Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-25 | Page 8 | Oldsmobile Truck Demand Causes Shortage

OLDSMOBILE OLDS E TRUCK DEMAND CAUSES SHORTAGE The heavy demand for Oldsmobile Economy trucks has caused a shortage In production affecting not only this country but also the export trade This report was received yesterday by A. A E. E of Oldsmobile Economy trucks In this territory from the Olds Motor Works at Lansing Mich lIch i iThe The export shortage Is now said to I amount to orders The Th fact that a shortage of Oldsmobile I Ihas hat hOI g bl bile Economy c trucks le for export r trade has been announced said Mr tot for these goes to show that tho the demand trucks is nationwide and even international International international as well as in the local field Ever since the Oldsmobile Economy came on the market last spring we have been practically swamped s with or orders orders orders or- or ders which have been filled as aa rapIdly rapidly rapidly rap- rap Idly as possible Similar demands received re received received re- re from all parts of the country fairly kept the manufacturers on the Jump night and day with several factory expansions ex- ex expansions expansions ex ex- made necessary that local By this It will be seen conditions ar are reflected throughout the I In country n and d the e gap between supply u I 7 ear ar- r-e r I and demand a aw w was as evident vl as I In Salt Lake Every dealer has spent the greater great great- er part of his time trying lOing to get In Increased increased In in- creased allotments of trucks and reat I deliveries deliveries de de- de liveries have been made almost Immediately Immediately immediately Imme Imme- after shipments were received Often our only truck o on hand d has 8 been our ede demonstrator demonstrator- demonstrator n t o and d do weve we've dh h had many I offers for It i While we have not been able to tomake tomake make deliveries with as much speed as aa I we desired there thero is increasing hope that well we'll be able to catch up In the very I near future However th the demand Is sure to continue to such an extent that prospective respective buyers are urged to place their orders without dela delay We Ve are also alson In n hopes that we may roay soon have on hand some of the new Oldsmobile passenger passenger passenger pas pas- cars for which we have had many inquiries