Evening star., 1932-12-04
In the Motor World
v YAsHINGTON's aut o mobile
"A I show is scheduled for Janu-
wv airy 28 to February 5, inclu-
v sive. Local dealers are al
By G. ADAMS HOWARD.

n show is scheduled for Janu'
wv airy 28 to February 5, inclu-
sive Local dealers are al
ready making plans for thi:
annual exhibit and prophesy that !,
i1ill be the greatest ever.
Just because 1892 was not the come
,ack year in the automotive industry
oes not keep members OF the WASH WASH
7gton Automotive Trade Association
rom believing that next year will be
Re real one Present indications point
, an increase in sales for 1888 and
ON some advance showings the new
. utomcbile will be worth while.
Signs Of Rainbows.
According to an editorial in the Au-
motive Daily News, trade publica-
ion, there are certain signs OF rain
] ows in one large branch OF the In
,.ustry This was brought out by q
.eport of the New York Automotive
1ervice Association. 1t was its opin-
on that the service industry ought to
-ver heretofore.
Nineteen thirty-three will be started
With fewer cars in service in the United
i'tates than were being operated at
he beginning of 1882. The average
age of these cars will be greater. A
;argc majority Of them will have reached
n stage where minor repairs are al
mcst an everyday matter.
It Is quite probable, 1t is stated, that
1888 is going to see an increase IN the
purchase of motor transportation. We
ilicle manufacturers feel that they will
10 Is to 20 per cent more business.
nevertheless, through the coming year
shere is going to be a vast feet OF
motor vehicles which have served their
owners long and we'll but now have
rcrle into a period where constant
-erv ce is necessary to keep them run
of service in the next six or eight
months is going to be larger than in
any period in automotive history.
One thing, according to the Daily,
the used car problem generally is
little less depressing than 1t has been
for many years. Instead Of customer
asking to see a good used car and the
salesman replying so would T." 1t is
reported that some dealers could sell
more good used cars than they are able
to supply.
Another Hopeful Sign.
Another hopeful sign is at hand. It's
time for the automobile industry to
write its ticket for 1888. says the cur
rent issue of Automotive Observations,
?ubliShed by credit company, high
authority in the field Of automobile
financing.
The publication states that next
Jsnuary's national shows will be the
most impressive in the history of the
industry and will surely whet the pub
TICS appetite for the new 1888 lines.
Millions of people want new cars
and enough millions actually need them
to provide one of the greatest markets
we have thus far seen, IL somehow all
of them could be induced to buy" the
publication says, in part:
Election over, Congress about to re-
assemble, financial conditions appar-
emily stable, employment better than 1t
was six months ago, and nothing as
dangerous in sight as many of the
crises we have passed through in the
past three years. Business in most lines
has held its own for several months
and in some lines is definitely better.
Every indicator seems to show that the
low of the present depression occurred
nearly six months ago."
Nineteen thirty three" the Obser-
vations say In another part, "appar-
emily has possibilities for every indus
try, more hopeful than those of any
year since 1929 Not that we can rea-
sonably expect to equal the 1880 sales
record. but that we can reasonably ex-
pect to progress, whereas in every year
since 1929 we have slipped backward.
Whether or not we shall progress, and,
If so, how much, depends entirely on
how much steam we put into our sales
drive
We're on the eve of something un-
predictable and what it will be will de-
pend almost exclusively on what we do
about it, With enough more fight we
can perhaps make 1888 a big improve
ment. If adverse trends set in our
fighting will limit their damage. Both
for offense and defense we must pre-
pare to fight with more intelligence.
resourcefulness and courage than the
industry has ever shown before"
At least there Is encouragement to be
found.
Attention, Col. Grant.