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Show J :5 CHEVKOLKT SALES aid LAKGEST IX HISTORY DETROIT, Jan. 8 Chevrolet Motor company today announce.d that its total United States sales of cars and trucks in 1935 was 865, S42, making the third largest year in the history of the company, com-pany, exceeded only by the boom years of 1928 and 1929. Sales of new units in December were 80,327, a new record for that month. The previous high December was in 1930, with 46,-665 46,-665 sales. As significant of the change brought about by the industry's November introduction of new models, instead of in January, the announcement, issued by W. E. Holler, vice-president and general gen-eral sales manager, stated that sale' n the fourth quarter of 1935, totaling 207,140 units, set an all-time record. Every quarter during 1935 showed a gain over the corresponding corres-ponding period o 1934. Quarterly Quarter-ly sales were as follows: Quarter 1934 1935 1st 141.54S- 174,310 2nd 234,017 262,359 3rd 195,905 222,033 4th 134,353 207,140 Total 705,823 865,842 Used car sales by Chevrolet dealers in the United States for 1935 were 1,425,209, making a total of 2,291,051 sales of new and used units during the year. |