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Show BUSINESS SURVEY JUSTIFIES INCREASING AUTO PRODUCTION CHEVROLET CHANGES ITS PLANS AFTER OFFICIALS STUDY WESTERN FIELD Detroit, March 18. That there will be an upward revision of Chevrolet 1929 production schedule, calling for an output of 1,350,000 units instead of the 1,250,000 quota originally established, es-tablished, was indicated today by R. H. Grant, the company's vice-president in charge of sales, who has just returned here after 6 weeks spent conducting con-ducting dealer meetings in the northern north-ern and western sections of the country. coun-try. This alteration in production plans, j Mr. Grant explained, was considered only after very thorough surveys of business conditions undertaken by him and other Chevrolet officials. In the course of this year's dealer metings, officials divided into three groups and visited 37 metropolitan centers. Exhaustive Ex-haustive studies of sectional conditions condi-tions were made possible by the cooperation co-operation of thousands of dealers, bankers and businessmen. "At this time the new 6-cylinder ear was announced, we predicted a volume of 1,250,000 unite for 1929," Mr. Grant said. "As a result of my visit to 13 widely scattered sections and similar visits to other sections by my associates I feel that we are warrented in raising that figure to 1,-350,00. 1,-350,00. Beyond that mark we cannot can-not go with our present facilities but these can be quickly increased if the demand justifies. "While we feel that there will be a ready market for this huge volume of cars and trucks they will be produced pro-duced only if they can be absorbed In a natural way. We do not want in any way to crowd dealers or overload over-load them. The dealers however seem to feel that thiB great volume will not be difficult to handle." Mr. Grant seemed highly enthus- jastic in his forecast for continued prosperity. Everywhere he traveled, be said, indications pointed to a year of unusual promise. "The farmers of the northwest, due to ideal weather ' conditions which have prevailed throughout last fall and during the 'winter, anticipate bumper wheat harvests. har-vests. Increased wage scales in the Butte mining districts together with the best outlook for the copper industries in-dustries in years, impressed me forcefully. force-fully. Since the establishment of a Chevrolet zone office at Butte, two years ago, the volume of our sales has been more than doubled, and the company com-pany now contemplates the establishment establish-ment of a new parts depot and warehouse ware-house at Great Falls to be opened probably in July. "In Portland and Seattle we found business generally on the up-grade. Present activity in San Francisco and its wide trading ; area 'throughout northern California seems to augur a year of unusual prosperity. Building permits in Los Angeles during January Jan-uary were eight per cent greater than during the same month last year and the trading in building materials is consequently brisk. Bank clearings during January passed the billion-dollar billion-dollar mark surpassing all monthly records." |