Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-21 | Page 1 | U. S. Curtails Output of Cars

U. U IU UIS SI CUR CURTAILS T AILS OUTPUT OF G. G CARS RS 26 2 1 Per Cent Cut Cut CutIn CutIn In 10 N New y w Quotas WASHINGTON Aug 21 INS The The nations nation's motor car industry Thursday was ordered to cut au automobile automobile au- au to production 26 per cent the next f four ur months and progressively progressively progressively pro pro- curtail future operations operations opera opera- I until they reach a total 50 per cent cut for the model y year ar ending next July The curtailment was ordered by byO byo O 0 P M Director William S. S Knudsen Knudsen Knud Knud- sen sea and Federal Price Administrator Administrator Adminis Adminis- Leon Henderson at a meeting meeting meeting meet meet meet- ing with 18 of the nations nation's automobile automobile auto auto- mobile and parts producers Curtailment of passenger c cars rs was asked but a substantial al in increase increase in in- increase crease was ordered in the output of motor trucks in ire order to meet vital transport transportation tion and military needs Special arrangements ts were made for the smaller motor car producers so that their cuts willbe will willbe willbe be smaller than the so-called so big three three General General Motors Chrysler and Ford Some 0 P M experts estimate that more than a quarter million men will be temporarily thrown wn out of work by the passenger car cut Under the quota set only passenger cars will be produced produced produced pro pro- in August September October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober and November compared with corresponding period last year and in the four months months' ending the old Sold model year July 31 of this this' year yearn The joint O P O M-O P A C S an announcement announcement announcement an- an said sald In the model year just ended passenger cars rolled off assembly lines Under the quotas it t is expected that total output In m the present model year willbe will willbe be DC about