The Washington times., 1925-09-16
HAS
MADE GREAT
RECORD
Two Million Cars Built by
Company in Il Years
of Existence

The two.rnillionth Chevrolet, built
September 8, establishes a new
record in automotive history. The
Chevrolet Motor Company ID the
first maker of selective gear shift
cars to attain this production.
Passing the two million produe-
ton mark emphasizes Chevrolet
progress according to factory Of
ficials. 1.-THE present record should
not be the last, az the company eS-
poets to produce close to half e
million cars during 1925, which will
exceed by a wide margin the 1923
Chevrolet peak production.
when the first Baby Grand
touring model was turned out at
the Flint plant in 1913. Chevrolet
production for that year totaled
only 5,9S7, which today would rep.
resent less than three days work.
The original plant would be lost
today among the huge buildings OF
the organization which include mo-
tor, pressed metal and assembly
plants at Flint, Mich; six
other assembly plants at larry
town, N. Y; st. Louis, Mo-; Oak
land, Cal; GAINESVILLE, Wis; Nor
wood, Ohio, and Buffalo, N. T.;
three factories at Detroit for the
manufacture of gears, ax1es and
forgings; transmission plant at
Toledo, Ohio: a small parts factory
at a. figure more than $500 below the
N. J. The company occupies 1e7
buildings with a total floor space
Of 6,555,227 square feet. The
various plants occupy 346 acres.
The first Chevrolet purchased by
the company a few years ago from
the original owner is still in per-
feet running condition. At the con-
sentative average of 10000 miles
per car the 1000, 900 Chevrolets pro-
duced since the completion Of this
first ChVerolet represent 20, OO0,.
100000 miles OF transportation, or
more than 10000 round trips be.
tween the earth and the moon.
Placed end to end the 1000 900
Chevrolets would form a traffic
jam 4,665 miles long.
The Chevrolet Motor Company at
twelve years old is comparative
newcomer in the aatoTnotive field.
The gigantic strides which 1t has
made are illustrated well BY the
fact that nearly 100000 OF the
1000, 900 cars produced SO far were
made during the last two years.
AS the. company grew, improved
machinery permitted more cars to
be built per efnploye, marvellous
precision equipment rendered posi-.
BILE quick and accurate assembling
and the resultant increase In pro-
duction gave the advantage of ire.
Taehdous purchasing power.
The factors formed an endless
chain continually pulling down the
cost of manufacture, an advantage
which consistently has been passed
on to the purchaser. The result
is that the two millionth Chevrolet,
a Fisher body coach with refine
Ynent, improvements and stamina
dreamed of a decade ago, now sells
at Bay City, Mich, and an export
price Of the original Chevrolet tour
ing car, which sold for $1,000.
The company's position in the
alltomotive industry was strength
ened further in 1918 when it be-
came one of the units OF the
gigantic General Motors Corpora
ton. The executive offices are in
the General Motors Building in
Detroit.
Disseminating the idea of yearly
models, constant efforts are being
made to improve the car. Hut
changes, even of the most n1inur
variety, are made only after long
and gruelling test over the reads
of the proving grounds at Milford,
Mich, not far from Detroit, where
seven Chevrolet cars, operating
night and day, are making q total
mileage of 200 monthly.