Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-04-11
CHEVROLET TO OPEN
MANY NEW WAREHOUSES;

DETROIT, March 26.-In prepar-
alton for Americas biggest motor
ing season, the Chevrolet Motor Com
pany announced here today the dew
elopment of comprehensive pro-
gram for the service protection Of
the millions of it's cars that will be In
use this spring.
/ Surveys made by the company in
dictate that automobile travel this
year will break all mileage records.
They show that the automobile will
be called on to shoulder an increas-
ing portion Of the nations transpor-
tation requirements and they point
out that the automobile will pioneer
its way this year into uncharted spots
and secluded recesses, where until
but few years ago service was miles
away and frequently uncertain.
1t was with view to making Chew
rolet service more accessible, thor
| ough, rapid and economical to the
owner that the present expansion
and perfection program was under
taken, j. P. Little, manager of the
parts and service division, explained.
So extensive has been the develop
ment of the service activities of the
company, he said, that there are now
20,960 points in the United States
where the Chevrolet owner may OBJ
tain authorized Chevrolet service or
genuine parts. This is perhaps the
| fullest service coverage ever offered
by an automobile manufacturer, Mr..
Little declared, and assures the Chew
rolet owner of the widest possible
parts and service protection.
| The program contemplates the
opening this year of II new parts
warehouses, in addition to the % now
in operation. Several of these will
be in operation in May, with others
opening at intervals until October
81 when the last Of the group will
be finished. New warehouses are be-
ling built or will be constructed this
year in the following cities. Indian
apolis, Ind; Birmingham, Ala; Salt
Lake City, Utah; Richmond, Va;
Great Falls, Mont; Ell Pasco, Texas;
Wichita, Kansas, and Knoxville, Tenn.
Sites for the remaining three ware
houses will be announced in few
weeks.
When completed this fall, the parts
warehouses programs will provide
Chevrolet with 100000 square feet
of floor space for the actual ware
housing and shipping of parts, ex-
elusive of the necessary office space
simultaneously with the announce
ment of the new six cylinder car
adequate parts supplies were shipped
to each of the % parts warehouses
In this connection, Mr.. Little ex.
planned that more than 5000 Chew
rolet mechanics in various sections
of the country have already attended
the special Chevrolet service schools
where under the supervision Of fac
tory experts they make a thorough
study of the new car and prepare
themselves to offer the owner prompt
and efficient service. Thirty-one of
these schools are now in operation.
The same tremendous manufactur-
ing facilities that are enabling the
company to- offer the new car at its
price, Mr.. Little pointed out, are per-
hitting Chevrolet to offer parts at
prices consistently low and we'll with.
4 in fhe price range of the four. He
caKed attention to the strategic To-
options of the large group Of parts
Warehouses stressing the fact that
4 sites had been selected with view
to getting parts closer to the public