San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
ADVISE EARLY
PURCHASE Of
AUTOMOBILES
Another Car Shortage This
Year Declared Not
Improbable.
GOOD TIMES AHEAD
With Better Business in All
Lines Active Year
Indicated.
GOOD TIMES AHEAD

Buying Of automobiles in 1923 is
destined TO surpass the records of last
year, according to statement issued by
the National Automobile Dealers AS
ISOLATION.
The full statement follows:
1.-THE New York, Chicago and Cleve-
land shows have caused manufacturers
freely to predict that there will be a
shortage of automobiles again this
year. Last gear sales of automobiles 10
persons who had never before owned
car amounted to about 40 per cent OF
all sales. This year it is expected that
1,S00,00 motor cars will be needed for
replacement business alone.
"Sales of motor cars through No
vember and December continued well
up to the monthly averages for all of
1922. This great volume of business
kept many of the factories busy pro-
ducing cars for immediate sale. This
prevented the factories from establish
ing a reserve stock. 1t also prevented
the automobile dealers from establish
ing the usual reserve stocks that ordi-
narily have been stored through the
winter.
"The facts are offered for the infor-
nation of the motoring public. For the
last several years, buying of automo-
biles in the spring months has been
heavy.
Busy Year Indicated.
"Study of the generally prosperous
business conditions, the generally busy
industrial conditions, the money market,
the agricultural conditions of the South,
and other elements throughout the
country, give reason to believe that the
conditions in the United States in 1923
will be at least ordinarily busy and
prosperous.
"All of these things taken together,
have a bearing on the chance of getting
delivery of an automobile at a definite
time. They mean that the automobile
dealer is going to have difficulty in
getting. in the carly months of the
year. all of the cars that will be needed
"a person who desires an automobile
sometimes is impatient when delivery is
delayed. This impotence may be di'
rected toward the automobile dealer who
cannot avoid the delay.
"As conditions now exist and as al
information indicates, there may be con
siderable opportunity for dissatisfaction
and annoyance TO prospective buyers
One or two manufacturers of autOmo
biles already have been advertising al
expected shortage of cars. These man
ufacturers are following out the very
| idea that is contained in this story
They are urging that the persons VIII,
expect to buy this spring shall not de
lay in placing orders.
Best to Buy Early.
! 1.-THE automobile dealer will be con
sidcrably aided if the order is PLACED
early. 1t will enable him to give hi
factory early information as to the de
mand in his territory. 1t will enable
the factory TO make provision for in
creased allotments to this territory.
will enable the dealer TO give you you
automobile when you want it. Placing
your orders early will be an all-arount
advantage and the early buyers will &c
the early deliveries.
This information is presented by tn
members Of the National Automobile
Dealers Association. in the interest o
all automobile owners and prospective
| buyers and the interests of all auto
mobile dealers and business in general
1t is an unselfish desire to acQuain
the public with the facts. To Civ
you authentic information ms to tn
outlook in the supply of motor cars. tn
desire is TO aid you and it is hope
that the prospective buyers will remem
Der and take advantage of this infor
nation. Buy early to insure salts
factory deliveries and TO insure gettin
the car and the style you want"