The Washington times., 1925-09-09
FORD TRACTORS
REPLACE OXEN
IN EUROPE
Big Increase of Foreign Sales
Announced by Company;
New High Record

That the farmers of Europe and
South America are developing
crop-producing lana through use OF
motorized equipment to a higher
degree at this time than ever be-
fore in history Is Indicated in Ford.
son tractor foreign sales reports
just made public by the Ford Mo.
tor Company. Shipments of trac-
tors during the seven months of
than "A per cent greater than. dur
1924.
Foreign deliveries Of tractors
reached the new high record of
1910 during the first seven
months of 1925, and in view of the
rapidly mounting demand for power
farming machinery in the Old
World the outlook is bright. for
even greater increase in foreign
sales, Ii was stated. e
A feature in connection with the
European shipments is the fact
that in many instances the farm
ers have. advanced three or four
generations . in progress in turning
to the tractor for motive power.
On many of the picturesque farms
in France, Belgium: Russia and
the Slovak nations the Fordson is
taking over work which was here.
tofore done by oxen. In other in
stances. the new tractor Is merely
being added to a fleet on some of
the larger farms.
Foreign deliveries of Ford ears
and trucks, as well as Lincoln cars,
set a new record during the first
seven months of 1925. Sales of
Ford cars and trucks totaled 124,.
345, or $4,000 more than were de-
livered in foreign countries during
the corresponding period of 1924.
not including foreign and domestic
sale Of the Ford Motor Company
of Canada, Ltd, which totaled ST.
500 during the same months this
year.
Although the increase in absorp-
ton of cars and trucks is proper
tionate- over, Europe and South
America, the remarkable increase
in Fordson tractor deliveries is due
primarily to Europe's awakening
to the need of maximum production
from limited areas under cultiva-
ton. In South America, the trac-
tor has long held a place as stand
ard equipment and increased sales
there, although less spectacular
than in Europe are increasing to
cover the normal expansion OF ag-
riculture.
The Ford Motor Company OF
Mexico has been organized in Mex
leo City and is now turning out
assembled Ford cars and trucks for
distribution in that territory. In
all it's essential details, the Mexican
plant Is similar to Ford plants In
other foreign countries and the
United States. Production has be-
gun and while facilities at present
only permit assembly Of chassis,
additional equipment is now being
installed. This includes enameling
ovens and also facilities for build
ing bodies.
The Ford Motor Company is
Mexico's first automobile factory
and it's operation is regarded as
much show place of the city as
an industrial enterprise by the cltl-
zens and Mexican. government Of
ficials. The plant is housed in
two story building of $4,000 square
feet of floor space which has been
remodeled to conform with Ford
standards of production. General
offices of the company are located
in the building.
The company now has eighteen
foreign plants and associated com
panies. Others, in addition to Mex
leo City, established this year are
at Pernambuco, Brazil, and Yoke
hama, Japan.