Evening star., 1923-03-27
AUTO PRODUCTION
GAINING IN SPEED
Enormous Demand Causes
New Output Records by
Many Leading Firms.
BY J. G. RoYLE.

! Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, March 27.-Therc IS
no sign of slackening today in the
demand for automobiles, either from
city or country districts, according to
reports from manufacturers. This
fact is substantiated by the increase
In the number of workers employed
The REQ Motor Car Company's adven-
ture into the taxicab manufacturing
field has proved an exceedingly wise
| move, according to r. c. RucschaW
sales manager Of the company. The
, taxicab business of the REQ has been
| made separate department, and Mr..
Rueshaw said today business was
! moving in from all over the country.
| REQ entered this field only after sew
! eral years OF the most exhaustive ex-
animation of its prospects, and Of
| ncials are convinced that this branch
of the company's production has pos
sibilities which Will equal in value
those of the speed wagon" which
has been such a distinct REQ success.
Farmers Buying Heavily.
The Oldsmobile Company reports
| that farmers are buying five times as
many automobiles today as they did a
year ago, with a tremendous volume
| OF business coming from Nebraska,
Montana, North and South Dakota,
Wyoming, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.
/ The export business of the company
gives promise of breaking all records
| this year In the first two months
| of the year the OldsmobiIes shipped
| abroad amounted TO more than so per
! cent of the total number exported III
1922
| Ford Beats All Records.
! The Ford Motor Company has vi
l lnnCn from
| is making production records toda%
| which were not due to be OBTAIN cd
until April. Not satisfied with break
! ing all previous records for day 5
| output within the last week, with a
mark of 5906 cars, the Ford fac
tories have showed the output beyond
the 5000 mark and by April I VIII
9be turning out $500 cars a ds%.
| able, as the company did not expect
! to touch the 5000 mark until well
| along in next month.
The Ford foreign sales also are
port business for the first two months
| of the year exceeded that for cor
responding months last year by 100
! per cent, the total number OF cars
shipped being 2l.113. as compared
with 9262. II this rate is continued
the foreign sales this year will touch
| 100000 cars and trucks Ford viii
easily make 100000 cars this year
| If the demand continues.
Ford Controls Own Materials.
| With the purchase of coal reserves
! sufficient for 100 years practically
! the only remaining unforged link IN
the Ford chain of supplies indepeE-
dent of outside sources. is the poe
session of iron ore lands. The In
perial mine in upper MichtganS which
| Is owned by him. does not begin 70
supply his needs, and while other
| holdings in the upper peninsula con-
| tain ore, the deposits are undevelop-
ed. 1t would not surprise the auto
I m obtle trade. therefore. to hear at any
time that the great manufacturer had
purchased additional iron properties
/ Pass MilIion-Car Mark
Two automobile companies turned
| out their millionth car within the last
! two weeks, Chevrolet passing the
mark but a day or two before the
! Buick company turned the trick,
These are the only other companies
besides Ford to gain the million-car
| output class Ford reached that goal
several years ago, and is now ap-
preaching the 100000 mark.
WHY'S Overland. Gray and Chevro-
let all are feeling the impetus OF tie
spring wave of car buying Willys-
! Overland production has been in
! creased to 900 cars a day, which win
make March output about $4,000, ana
| that for April about 10000.
Copyright, l823)