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U.S. Year Car Production

MANUFACTURERS' OBJECTIVE 3,500,000 UNITS

Looking back 011 the initial quarterly period of the present year, the automobile manufactur- ers find that the plants have built more than 1.000.000 vehicles and are on the way to at least 2,000,000 by the time the second quarter completes the first six months of the year, writes E. Y. Watson.

The objective of the manufactur- ers for the entire year is 3,500,000. vehicles or more.. The second quarter of operations should exceed the first quarter in volume, it is säld, and continuation for the re- mainder of the year of the ar- rangement suggested by President Roosevelt, whereby new model pro- duction for 1936 shall be advanced by approximately two months, will Increase the year's volume.

This plan. formulated with the aim of making employment more continuous over twelve months. will bring the Introduction period for new clrs to centre around November 1 Instead of January 1. Current talk among company executives is reported as favouring the holding of automobile shows In the early part of November. with a New York show to be spon- sored by the compantes tastead of the distribution agencles that con- ducted the 1935 exhibition. It is understood that meeting.soon to be held will decide' the show question. FREEDOM FROM MAJOR DELAYS

Whether of not the industry reaches the objective of 3,500,000 is contingent upon freedom from major celays. With body and

parts divisions of manufacturing for the present free of strike im- pediments, trouble from "another quarter has been threatened. It is in the form

of labour agitation

that may tie up tyre production in the plants at Akron. Reports of the week point toward postpone- ment of action for an eight-day period that is to expire shortly: During this time, plant elections are being beld in the Good-year, Firestone and Goodrich factories. This was written before the labour troubles in Chevrolet plants.

To the more than 1,000.000-unit total of vehicles produced during the first three months, Chrysler's five divisions-Plymouth, De Soto, Dodge. Chrysler and Fargo-are credited with adding 245,064 Passenger cars and trucks. the greatest volume that the organiza- tion has ever recorded.

Flymouth during the period shilpped" 136.040 units. Its plants In Detroit and Los Angeles are averaging 2.000 ears a day.

1.000.000 MOTORCARS THIS YEAR

Optimism Prevailing In

Ford Factories

According to an articlé from · the "Automotive Daily News," an independent automobile publica- tion, published at Detroit, Michi- gan, as of April 20-"Figures re- leased to-day by the Ford Motor Company tend to prove that the projection of the founder of the company made last year--1,000,- 000 cars and trucks in 1935- wasn't a wild guess on his part. Providing demand holds up 25 anticipated, it is expected Dearborn that the goal will be reached as predicted.

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"This anticipation" is based, on returns made by Mr. W. C. Cow- ling, general sales manager. which

show that, in the first quarter of this year and up to April 10, Ford sales had totalled 334,437 cars and trucks. By the end of the month, Dearborn does.. not hesitate to say, the company will have produced better than 500,000-four months' production.

"One can better appreciate the pace at which Ford has been go- ing this year by comparing the sales from January 1 to April 10 with what was done in the entire Year of 1932, when the count was 328,807 for the entire twelve months. This count Merudes both cars and trucks, of course.

"As demonstrating the activity at Dearborn this spring, the Ford company also announces that an all time, record in the parchase of materials and supplies for the Ford V-8 was set in March when the bills totalled $81,000,000." The best previous high mark reached in April, 1930, when the Company's purchases totalled $78,000,000. And in this same month the Ford payroll totalled $16,500,000,"

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O the General Motors divisions, Pontiac's quarterly output went to 51,809

passenger vehicles. with March accounting for 17,802 : The April schedule of this producer has been advanced to 19,000.

Oldsmobile has reported 44.441 units produced up to March 30, which is a maximum for the or- ganization. The factory is exceed~. Ing 4,500 cars weekly.

.. Through one year of organized effort the Society of Automotive Engineers has formulated a new set of standards for steel that vir- tually make this metal a "talior- made "material in so far as the automobile manufacturers are con- cerned with it. The work has in- volved collaboration of 29 mete}- lurgists representative Of that many companies covering both the steel and automotive manufactur- Ing fields.

EXPORT HANDICAPPED Export offalals of factories that belong to the Automobile Manfac- turers' "Association assembled re- cently in New York in one of the periodical meeting that are being beld to promote foreign trade. Before them. George F. Bacer. who for years has acted as the indus- try's trade envoy abroad, reported progress on reciprocal agreements are being negotiated "with that seventeen foreign countries looking toward relaxed tariffs on cars from America

Mr. Bauer reported that an un- derstanding had been reached by the

Belgium." government with whereby American models are to enter that country on a fifteen per cent. reduction from duties that have prevalled in the past. With the Belgian arrangement in effect, there will be three transoceanic countries that have seen ft to lower tariff bags on 'America's au- tomotive products in return Bke concessions of them. on 'com- modities Imported to America. Other countries with which freer trade is under negotiation include Italy. Sweden, Canada. Mertain Central-American republies and

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The "almost prohibitive handicaps under which export of cars from América is carried on are shown by one regulation that has been enforced by foreign governments. This calls for expensive boxing and. packing of cars for steam shipment

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1935.

MOTOR

JOTTINGS

NOT ACCORDING THIS AND THAT

TO SCHEDULE

Ignore The Time- Table

Most of us are slaves to time and habity circumstance is chiefly to blame for this state of axairs.

Thus we all get up, start out for business, have our meals, соде home, and go to bed at approxim- ately the same time as everybody else.

vital factor

Time

pere work is opcerned; without it there would be chaos and disaster, With pleasure its observance is not always so necessary, and yet motorists usually set for at the conventional hours, causing themselves much needless incon- ventence.

To rise about two o'clock ön a midsummer morning, and motor out on deserted roads to same spot like the Hog's Back, "where the sunrise can be watched in all its splendour, is an experience few people can say they have enjoyed

Travelling through the night. especially if there be a moon, is a sheer delight, for the roads that carry a procession of cars by day show only the fantastic shadows of trees and hedges on their gleaming surfaces. And when you stop for a meal-you get hun- grier at night than by day-you will be able to picnic in solitude. without having to consume ex- haust gases with your sandwiches.

The week-end motorist, if he is wise, sets out early in the morn- ing. He accomplishes the Journey in half the tame, has a much more enjoyable trip, and is at his des- tination when his laggardly bre- thren are starting up their en- gines,

It is a sound plan. If you ar- range it, to commence your holl- days on a week-day. Monday.. such

an unpopular day when. there is work to de dobe, is a excellent day for you to your spell of leisure.

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To make a habit of breaking away from habit is not so par- adoxical as it sounds.

and adds approximately thirteen EASY STARTING

per cent to the cost of a carlald down in an overseas port.

An exort is being made by Mr. Bauer and his associates to have this rule modified so that the liners can accept unhoxed cars.

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AUSTIN 7" AMAZING

SPEED

Pat Driscoll, driving the Austin Seven Special which broke the Mountain Lap Record al the opening" meeting at Brocklands. established recently on the same track new International Class H. records for the standing kilome- tre and mile with speeds of 77.43 m.p. and 85.98 m.p.h", respec- tively.

The first of these ngures re- presenta

2 an advance of over m.p.h, over the previous kilometre record held by W. G. Everitt with an.M. G. Midget.»

Pat Driscoll, the driver, states that despite bad weather the car behaved perfectly.

It is Interesting to note that this diminutive, record breaker is claimed to be the fastest side- valve engined car in the world. ir- respective of size,

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TURRET-TOP CARS TESTED

On A Hill

Interest, has been stimulated in the question of easy starting on a gradient by "The Scribe's" remarks in recent issues of "The Autocar," He pointed out the need for a device which would over-come the difficulty of re- leasing a stiff plunger on the centre release type of hand trake. and of reaching forward to in- accessible brake levers

Fer some months Bowden (En- gineers), Ltd, Willesden Junction, London, N.W.10, have been ex- perimenting with a device which very largely overcomes these pro- blems, and does away with the need of a combined manipula- tion of hand brake. clutch, and accelerator, which to the in- experienced driver is so always a difficulty.

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The device has to steering wheel control as The Scribe". wanted, but obtains its effect by a simple connection of the rear ..brakes

the clutch pedal. After the clutch pedal has been depressed.

disconnect the elutch further depression operates the rear brakes. The advantages of this arrangement are appre- clated when the car is driven.

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If one halts on a gradient be- hind other traffic one can hold the car steady without lifting the ΤΟ prove the heat-resisting

left foot from the clutch pedal and without touching the qualities of the turret-top Gener- al Motors

dinary foot or hand brake. cars, four models-a

order to restart one accelerates Chevrolet, a Pontiac, an Oldsmo-,

with the right foot and releases bile and a La Salle were taken

the clutch pedal with the left recently to Key West, Fla., where

foot in the ordinary way. The the variation in average Winter

hand brake is thus eliminated. and Summer temperatures is slight..

One test showed, it is said, that it took longer for the sun's heat to penetrate the solid-steel top than ordinary constructions The reasons given for this are that the turret top defects, rather than absorbs, the sun's rays; that the heat which is absorbed spreads throughout the metal and that the layer of felt, together with the dead-air space between it and the lining, prevents much of

the heat from passing into the

car

An important addition is 3 ratchet, which can hold the plutch-brake pedal down, since it Would be tiring if ope, had to keep the brake on with the foot for a long time.

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The ratchet 1s operated by a push-button on the instrument board, through one of the Bow cen controla. which are, course. the main output of the factory. On depressing the pedal further the ratchet is automa- tically released,

It would take a little time to become used, to th's device in

From Here And There

Unnecessary speed-limited areas are losing as much as an hour a day to business and professional men travelling between North Wales and Lancashire towns, ac- cording to a petition framed by Mr. J. Andrew Hallmark, Llandudno, and "approved, by the R.A.C.

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MOBILE POLICEMEN'S. SCHOOL At the new Metropolitan police driving school at Hendon forty mobile police

trained for duty

each month, instruction

·lasting that time.

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MR. HORE-BELISHA?—NEVER HEARD OF HIM

A motor cyclist summonsed for exceeding the speed limit at Bet- tws-y-Coed sal he rarely read the newspapers, and was not aware of the 30 m.p.h. limit,

NO LAUGHING MATTER The Chancellor

EX- of the chequer and his supporters laugh- ed heartily at the opposition in the House of Commons when the raid on the Road Fund was at- tacked.

treat They seemed to the raid as a joke.

CROSSING STUD BLAMED

A cyclist is suing Hampstead Borough Council for damages. He asserts that he was thrown from

the his bicycle owing to front wheel catching the edge of"

pedestrain marking a A stud crossing.

A FAMOUS VOICE. Siz Malcolm Campbell's latest activity is to become an editor of British Movietone News, and it

understood that owing to his excellent speaking volce he will do a certair: amount of the com- mentary speaking to the news reels,

A RECORD IN SIGHT? Although strongly opposed. It has been decided to introduce a ten-mile limit on Filey pro="" menade during July, August and September.

CYCLIST PROSECUTIONS Ins 1933. the latest year for which particulars - are available, 47,550 pecel cyclists were pro- secuted for highway offences, in Great Britain.

IN BRIEF

Three speed limit summonses at Ealing Cou1t were dismissed.. as the constables concerned ar- rived too late.

The rst section of the large scheme of automatic traffe signals for Glasgow is now in operation.

None of the driving licences wäs endorsed of those. In the first tafch of Ave, summcnsed for speed limit offences in Manches- ter. «

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A memorial plate bearing the word "Pax" has been inlaid the road on the spot in Marseli- les where King Alexander assassinated.

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Compulsory driving tests are held in twenty-four countries in Europe.

Presumably owing to the gene- ral good behaviour, it has been decided to reduce the number of moblie controls,

A petrol station is to be erect- ed lo Park Lane, Londer.

SIX-FIGURE SERVICE FOR THE MORRIS

I thought you would be inter- ested to hear of the really extra- ordinary performance of my Mor- ris Cowley 1932 saloon, writes a pleased owner. It has been on the road practically every day since January, 1932, and in my capacity as commercial represent- ative I have covered approximate- ly 100,000 miles since that date "with the same car.

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The engine has. never been re- bored, neither have the bearings.... or piston rings ever been touched, and it is in such perfect condition. that it only uses a gallon of ol ta 4,000 miles, which I consider is a remarkable performance for a car in this price category.

This statement can be verified by my garage proprietor, who has attended the car regularly since I bought it in Carlisle

order that the clutch should not be depressed too far so that the brakes Were touched when changing gear, but once, learned, and this should not be difficult, it should prove quite an aid to enster, dziving.

OUR BLESSINGS

The other day, in company with several motorists of very long ex- perience, I fell to discussing mod- ern cars as opposed to those on which my friends and myself had done our early motoring, writes a correspondent,

We agreed we had a lot of fun with cars when we were very young. But we also agreed that probably the glamour was more Imaginary then real,

So we discussed" what develop- ments, ・ during pur experiences. have done most to make 'motor cars the things of real utility and of pleasurable use they are to- day. After a good deal of argu- ment we agreed om the follow- ing:-

1. Detachable wheels. 2. Splin- terless glass, 3 Chromium plate. 4. Four wheel brakes. 5. Easy Jacking systems. 6. Electric start- ing. 7. Sliding roots. 8. Really good oll. 9. Steel coachwork, 10, Easy gear changes, including synchro- mesh. 11. Improved luggage carry- ing 12. Water temperature control. And just to show that none of us felt overwhelmed with grati- tude at what manufacturers offer us to-day, we added a rider that we would be grateful if the fol- lowing points could be attended to:-

1. Electrical systems proof against modern methods of wash- Ing cars. "2. Mudguards that keep the mud, wet and spray off our own cars and from sousing the windscreens of others encountered on wet roads. 3. Doar catches and window winders equal to at least twenty-thousand miles without developing rattles, 4. Good lamps which cannot dazzle, 5. Cheap" open-closed coachwork. opened

and closed by a spring and oper ated by an electric switch. 6. Au- tomatically variable-acting shock absorbers. 7. Engine-operated tyre pump.

I know quite well that some of these are obtainable on some cars. But I want them all on all cars.

Why not? A windscreen was once an extre.

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