The Washington times., 1923-09-25
CARS
PRODUCED
IN 1928
Auto Industry Said to Be in
Better Condition Than in
Many Months.
BY MARSHALL B. WALKER
Cosmopolltan News Service Staff
Correspondent.

C0rT0epOn0ont.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 25.--A
grand total Of 100000 motor We
hicle 50 far in 1929 win have been
manufactured by the end Of this
week, which marks the closing Of
the third quarter Of the year. At
this rate nearly 100000 cars and
trucks should be completed by Jan.
uary /, 1924.
Despite the fact that September
has had fewer working days, this
months total production will ex-
coed that Of August and the out
put will be considerably larger than
that Of September, 1892, which was
206, S49, according TO automobile
manufacturers.
Vast Gain In Production.
Production already this year has
exceeded total figures either for
1921 or 1922. Latest available and
definite figures show that for the
eight months Of this year. up to
September /, factories had turned
out 2,689, 1877 cars and trucks, while
the output for the twelve months
Of 1872 was only q little more than
2, 6a4, 900, and 1,6S2,364 in 1921.
The end OF this three-month
period sees the industry in far better
condition than II has been In many
months, and there Is every indica.
ton that the last quarter Of the
year will find motor companies
working at high speed with orders
coming in steadily. !.
Major car manufacturers report
capacity operations. In most cases,
while others are stepping prcduc-
ton up to the maximum. As q re-
suit, the next three months may
show still another increase, although
the early winter as q rule falls be-
low the summer season.
Closed Cars Popular.
Closed models win be the pre-
vatling style In demand from now
on and factories are turning more
attention to this type Of car. 1t
has been estimated that along the
Atlantic seaooard the demand for
so per cent this fall; In the Middle
West, Is per cent Of the orders
will be Tor closed models and along
the Pacific coast the percentage Of
closed orders will be about IS per
cent.
Increase In demand for this kind
Of car has been such this year It
ID probable that they will total
about IS per cent OF all sales for
1923.
Individual company reports indi.
cate the trend Of affairs better
than general summaries.
Ford, both in Canada and the
United States, Is as usual stepping
far out in the lead. Ford domestic
production 10 now In excess of
10000 a week. Ford, Of Canada,
reports total Of 59.e57 cars and
trucks made during the first eight
months in this year, as compared
with 46,418 In the corresponding
period OF 1922.
Buick is rushed with orders and
viii increase its output next month.
Cadillac 10 getting back into full
swing, following Introduction OF
new models. Durant output Is be-
ing increased with the production of
Flint Skies" and a new Star plant
will be ready for operation January
/. w. @. Durant Is Fastening con-
struction Of q new administration
Record Breaking Production.
Hupmobile IL continuing its
record breaking production. REQ
plants are operating close to ca.
pacity, with large numbers of
orders coming in.
Peerless reports from its agencies
say that September business will
break all former months sales
records.
Probably nothing has demon
strated 50 strongly the need for
more rigid examination of motorists
before being given licenses as the
tests being given here in Detroit.
During the last fifteen days, SO per
cent Of all Detroit applicants have
failed to pass the examination. The
majority were refused licenses be-
cause they failed to correctly
answer questions on traffic ordi.
nances but many were rejected be-
cause of illiteracy, insanity and
poor eyesight.