An assuring note in the recent statement by Mr. Harlow H. Curtice, ident and general manager of the ick. Division of General Motors, that Buick and other cars would be available in 1942, is one of the main reasons. for the high-spirited outlook on the local sales scale. Mr. Curtice in his statement to the American press declared that the quality of automobiles would remain on the same high level with even greater improvements noted.
In August, Mr. William S. Knudsen, director of the OPIN, said that the curtailed production schedule for the industry would be set within the next two weeks in Washington. This Statement was made to the press. Last year, automobile previews were made in the second week of August. This year in the United States, it is believed that there will not be many previews, although plans call for Several press parties.
It should be noted that all of the major companies have stopped 1941 production except Ford, which was expected to continue production on the old lines until the end of last month. This, however, only affects the 194! production of automobiles in the United States.
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