The Washington times., 1923-11-13
FORD AIMS At
5000 CARS
DAILY
1924 to outrNaI Present
Years Production Accord
ing to Indications.
BY MARSHALL B. WALKER,
Cosmopolitan Newa service.

OOSmOpOutam News Service
DETROIT. Mich, Nov. 13.An-
nouncement that Ford Motor Com
paly has ordered speeding up Of
production the first Of next year
with the object Of reaching q peak
of 5000 cars daily lare in the
spring, adds evidence that the
present trend In the autonotiye
industry bids fair to continue 10
record breaking proportions in 1924.
This indorses the forecasts OF
President "A. p. Sloan and Vice
President Charles s. Mott of Cen
eraI Motors; John N. WHY'S, presi-
dent Of WHY'S Overland, and other
leading manufacturers that 1924 Will
be q bigger year than the present.
Closed Cars Popular.
Increased demand for closed cars.
so per cent Of Detroit sales being
for closed models, and among some
manufacturers being as high IS 90
per cent, is leading to unprece-
dented sales and consequent high
production for this time of year.
Many plantsNare behind orders and
plan to increase output during Mo-
vember.
The. situation at the Ford plant
ID said to be typical Of most fac
tories selling better-known cars,N
Willys-O Overland. which built 1928
cars in October, plans an output
of $4,000 this month, and the 1924
production schedule will call for an
output in excess Of the 100000
that will have been turned out by
the end OF tffs-vear.
Chevrolet Production.
President Sloan. of General Mo-
tors. has announced greatly In
creased production program at the
Chevrolet plant with the monthly
output ranging around $4,000. while
the steD-uD order at Buick IS about
as great In proportion. The same
is true Of Odds and Oakland, the
speed-up extending also to the
higher-grade automobiles. with Cad
lilac schedules. 1t il reported. ex.
ceeding those Of any production
program heretofore maintained.
Dodge Brothers, HndsOn-EsseX,
St1debakel. Packard, Lincoln, NIX
well. Chalmers. Paige-Jewett, REQ
and Rickenbacker are revising
schedules upward to meet what is
declared certain to be steadily
increasing demand with the coming
Of the new year and the stimulus
of the national shows in January.
Outside Of Detroit and Michigan,
manufacturers are equally optimts-
tic and are laying plans for bet
ter business year to come. Nash,
Marrnon, Jordan and Stutz off
cials already have announced in
creasing schedules for 1924.
800 Daily for Oakland.
Oakland has just completed extern
sive alterations and installation of
new equipment, practically rebuild
ing the interior and giving the com
pany an output of 300 cars daily.
October output of motor cars and
trucks tota1ed 360,924 rs compared
with 327,365 in September and $780,
191 in October. 1922. Ford domestic
production went to new nigh
mark Of 185,924.
General Motors production total
was about $500, which included
Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Oakland,
Oldsmobils and G.. M. =. trucks.
This was q high record. Materials
are being scheduled for an output
of 8S, 900 in January.
BUICK ~ SdIu " I've OHO ~ .AA
most active buyers in the market
today for materials, in anticipation
OF next years operations.
Nash sold 4,215 passenger cars
in October, as compared with 1928
in October, 1922, and November
business is expected to be unus-
uaIly heavy.
George w. Borg. owner OF Borb 4
Beck Company of Chicago, manu-.
tanturer OF clutches, has bought the
assets and business of Autcnotive
Parts Company of Detroit, also the
branches at Toledo, Ohio, and Grand
Rapid, Mich.