Show AUTOMOBILES Production Drop A spokesman for the automobile industry has predicted a sharp dip in the industry's production within the next five months Evidently many Americans have J already figured the same way because because because be be- 1 cause dealers throughout the country coun coun- j try report a great jump in orders for new automobiles In many localities lo 10 cali ties waiting lists have already I been formed The automobile Industry does not need a big volume of 01 war orders to curtail its civilian car and truck production All that is needed is the diversion of large amounts of steel to arms output Building automobiles automobiles auto auto- mobiles also takes a lot of critical materials besides steel It requires copper zinc aluminum lead and other such materials vital to aircraft aircraft aircraft air air- craft and other war weapons As a result estimates of at this years year's probable car and truck o output out t. t put were being revised downward Before Detore the Korean outbreak industry indus try try- sources agreed 1950 vehicle output output output out out- put would approximate units even with numerous shutdowns shutdowns shutdowns shut shut- downs for new model change Now most Informed sources dont don't want to guess how many vehicles will be added In the rest of the year to the built since January 1 |