Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
AUTO DEPENDENT
ON TEAMWORK
No One Man in Any Factory
Responsible for Pro-
duction.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch 10 Inc Star'
DETROIT, May 1.-THE process by
which the modern automobile Is
planned, designed and manufactured
depends not on any one man, but on
the teamwork of groups Of men whose
efforts are co-ordinated. Such is the
procedure of today in the great fac
tories that build individual and family
transportation for America and the
orld.
Conclusion Drawn From Talk.
This Is the conclusion to be drawn
from a talk given before . student
group of the Society of Automotive En-.
gineers by o. e. Hunt, vice president OF
| General Motors Corporation. 1nctden-
tally, Mr.. Hunt outlined the successive
steps involved in the creation of q car
| from the idea to the finished product
ready for volume production and mar
keting.
For a theoretical car Of which he
traced the development, Mr.. Hunt chose
one In the lowest price class, because 1t
represented the greatest volume posi-
bilities.
And" he told the students. I'VE want
| the business to be big enough so that
there will be work enough for all.
Then Mr.. Hunt made 1t plain that
the modern car Is designed from the
outside in, not from the inside out or
from the ground up.
Essential Features.
As the essential features Of such q
car, he listed:
i. Appearance that will turn heads
on the street.
2. Performance that will take the
lead in the race away from the trafnc
light.
8. Comfort that will make q full
days journey enjoyable.
4. Dependability that inspires con-
fdence that long journeys can be
undertaken without thought OF 1ncon-
venience.
S. Economy of operation that Is not
excelled in the whole car field.
6. Price that is within the reach Of
any man who can afford to own motor
car at all.
To get these factors lined up in
concrete form, the first step Is to build
I'D a full size model in which are
incorporated the ideas Of passenger
accommodation and general eye appeal.
But" Mr.. Hunt went on, addressing
the students as II they were engineers
intrusted with such Job, you say We
are mechanical engineers and don't
know how to produce artistic appear
ance. Very well, We won't try to do
something we are not qualified to do.
We will call in some one especially ex-
perienced In such matters and add him
to our staff. We all will cooperate
with him and modify some Of our
mechanical ideas, If necessary, to give
him fair opportunity and insure the
best balanced Job.
Have Pretty Good idea.
I'VE feel that we ourselves have a
pretty good idea Of what constitutes
sitting comfort in a car. because We
are in ourselves examples of the type
of unit that goes to make up the load.
So we will undertake to make the size
and general interior arrangement work
out on the Job ourselves.
However, when 1t comes to the ques-
ton of interior appointments and the
fabrics to be used. and their applica-
ton to give the best interior effect and
the best Of comfort In the seating, we
will have TO again recognize our limita-
tions and call in others especially fitted
by experience to help us.
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