Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
MOTOR LEADERS
SEE IMPROVEMENT
Knudsen, Chrysler, Nash and
Seller Comment on
Conditions.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT, Mich, April 19.-Opinions
voiced by leading executives of the
automobile industry point to improve
ment in conditions throughout the
country. The improvement, according
to the belief here, will be reflected in
increased schedules of manufacturing
in the weeks to come.
Among those who made statements
were william S. Knudsen, president Of
the Chevrolet Motor Co.. Walter P.
Chrysler, Charles w. Nash and Paul w.
Seller, president of the General Motors
Truck Co.
Mr.. Knudsen, with H. ]. Klingler
vice president in charge of sales Of the
Chevrolet organization, has been max
ing a survey tour of the United States
since January !. The pair have covered
the Pacific Coast from Seattle to Ell
Paso and the Middle West region from
Fargo, N. Dak to Oklahoma City. They
also have been through New York State.
West Coast Business Good.
"on the Pacific Coast" Mr.. Knudsen
said, I'VE found business very good,
| chiefly because they have not had much
Middle West we found generally in
creasing business activity. The general
result of our trip has been that we have
picked up an increase of $4,000 cars
in our schedules"
1--WE calculate" Mr.. Knudsen added,
that we will be able to forget all the
depression talk by August l."
The Chevrolet chief, after two days in
Detroit, left again for another tour that
will cover Pennsylvania, the CarolinaS
| and the southeastern centers of the
l fryy mill
Following the annual meeting of the
| Chrysler corporation, Mr.. Chrysler
issued statement in which he said
| that examination of fundamental fac
tors underlying the business situation
| tends to be reassuring, despite the re-
stricted purchase of automobiles by the
public in the last several months.
Deliveries Are Cited.
Compared with the average for the
last six years." he said, retail deliveries
of all motor cars in the United States
| for the best year-1929-were 81 per
cent above the average, and for the
poorest year-1927-they were Is per
| cent below.
This indicates a stabilized demand
for motor cars and a market which in
point of variation from normal would
compare favorably with most of the
/
/ same period. The number of passenger
cars in use in the United States has In
recent years increased at the rate OF
about per cent per annum.
THE replacement of worn out cars
retired from use each year is an even
more important market for new cars
Adding to these the requirements OF
the export market, there is every indi-
cation that the average demand fol-
+, automobiles during the next five or siz
years, should substantially exceed the
average annual volume of production
during the last five or six years.
Demand Unlikely to Be Disturbed.
1.-THE position occupied by the auto.
mobile in the social and economic life
of this country today is such as to make
it unlikely that anything could serious
ly disturb this demand, and unless the
economic stability and future progress.
of the United States as a whole can be
successfully challenged. it is difficult tc
see now the present recession in thu
automobile industry can be regarded a!
anything but temporary
In announcing dividend action by
Nash Motors, c. w. Nash added thu
comment that conditions are lookinl
much brighter for business In the i'm.
mediate future.
I'm the last week." he said, many o.