Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-04-21 | Page 60 | Output Cut Half to 1500 Cars Daily

OUTPUT CUT HALF TO 1500 CARS DAILY Reports that thai the lie Ford For Motor company will wi abandon the tho manufacture of or passenger passenger ger ser cars aro are denied by factory officials In notices received in lii Los Angeles by hy dealers The Ford plant will trill b bo bp largely devoted to war work worl on airplane and submarine sub Rub marine destroyer parts with the tle result that J passenger car production will wi be CI cut about 50 per cent At present tho Ito norm norma normal nor nor- m ma mal output of ot tho Cae factory tor la is It about bout 2000 cars dal dally daily A reduction of or GO 50 0 per cent would bring this to 1 1500 OO cars a day rho Tho Ford company is behind with wih Its Is orders In practically ev every evry r section Beeton of the country country coun coun- try tr and tho time re resulting Jn cut in production will till wi naturally cause causo a count countrywide wIte shortage shortage short short- a age e In Ford curs cars as soon as h available supplies lin In branch plants are uRe used UI up Ford deas dealers r have havo been bon urging prospects to place orders carl early In order to tako take I care Cre of the I demand