Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
Fly f. Y. WATSON,
Special Dispatch to The Star and the North
American New spaper Alliance.

Special Dispatch to The Star and the North
American Newspaper Alliance.
DETROIT. Mich. May 11-Manu-
facture of motor cars not for the United
States and other English-speaking
countries alone. but for the entire
world-a prospect requiring years to
build up-has just been brought out
in bold relief by variety of happen
ings.
Leaders of the industry organized as
a delegation under the National Auto
mobile Chamber of Commerce consulted
President Hoover and members of his
cabinet on the foreign trade outlook
as a preliminary to greater expansion
this year than ever before.
The automobile builders were headed
by Roy d. Chaplin. president of the
board of directors of the Hudson Co.
and former president of the National
Automobile Chamber.
The conference was on foreign re-
strictions against the automobile trade
abroad. and it also considered Fed
eral transportation board to study CO.
ordination of airways, railways, water
ways and highways.
Auto Demand World Wide.
Referring to the future of foreign
trade, Mr.. Chaplin said the demand for
automobiles was world wide. Every
where the automobile has been recog-
nized as necessary to transportation,
and when it is realized that as yet
only 20 per cent of the cars. now in
service are running outside the United
States. some conception may be formed
of what the future offers.
AS another evidence of this coun-
try's increasing scope in Europe's auto
mobile industry, group of Germans
identified with automobile manufac-
turing has visited Detroit in the last
few days and inspected the Ford. Cen
eral Motors, Chrysler and other plants.
The object of the Germans was to
learn at first hand the experience of
America in motor-car taxation and
with this knowledge to frame pro-
gram by which Germany will avoid
mistakes made here.
The visiting group. representing
makers. dealers. fuel producers. high
way builders and tire manufacturers,
was headed by Herr Kaufman, former
general director of the Public Autobus
Association of Berlin. 1t consisted Of
IL persons.
At the same time DR.. Fritz Opel,
chief engineer of the Adam Opel Co.,
German plant recently acquired for
General Motors use in Germany has
been the guest of General Motors here,
visiting the various plants and getting
an insight into American manufac-
turing methods which he will put into
practice as the executive head of the
German plant now undergoing expan-
sion.
Delegation from Italy.
This week. also. there has been
delegation here from Italy consisting
of officials of the Fiat Co. This was
the third visit of such a group. The
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plans with regard to any possible
American afflliation.
A summary of the development of
the export trade may be conveyed in
the statement that American shipments
OF automobiles and kindred products
in me last six years have increased
400 per cent.
Last year the total was $552,097, 974,
gain of % per cent over 1927. The
number of cars involved in this inter
national trade. of which the United
States was the source, was 1928.
This was 416 per cent more than ship
mentS in 1922.
According to figures given out by
Alfred Reeves. general manager of the
National Automobile Chamber of Com
merce, American cars are now being
shipped from Detroit to lot countries
Mr.. Reeves in large measure credits
ny
ica's factories in the first three months
of this year to increased demand from
foreign lands. The market abroad. he
asserts, Is now absorbing 18 per cent
of the entire output of the American
industry. which this year is certain to
reach 100000 cars. at least.
Broader Marketing Aim.
Mr.. Reeves secuted a theory that
growth of the motor industry must be
at the expense of certain companies
losing out in the fight for a limited
market. He said that the belief of
manufacturers was that the oppor-
tunity now is world wide, with the
makers of this and other countries
working together for broader markets
Il all lands.
How added export affects large pro-
ducers is demonstrated by Hudson fig
ures of this week. showing that in
January, February. March and April
27,071 Hudson and Essex cars were
shipped abroad, the total being a gain
of % per cent over 21,214 cars shipped
in the same period of 1929 Officials
estimate that 10000 cars will be re-