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Show MaV19. 1983VJ THE HERALD,' Provo, Utah ' - Page 13A; DoTrf KtHAUt I, I Americans Catching Up? offered by American makers was not up to par for the money being spent. Japan currently imports under a By CLARK H. CARAS Herald Staff Writer Despite studies showing Ameri- can car makers gaining some of tne market back, Rocky Nelson, Across the United States, sales manager of Mazda-Subar- u of bumper stickers have appeared on' Provo said, "No, we've not no-- , ticed a drop in sales. We've been cars which state: "Buy American made." As unemployment in the here for four years and our sales steel and auto industry increases are still consistent and at a level the question being asked is, "Is they should be." The selling points of foreign American or foreign better?" Imports, especially those from cars are, "Greater reliability, Japan, have invaded the American high gas mileage, ingenuity and market during the last decade, quality," Nelson said. The American people finally "woke-u- p to the catching American industries Nowhere has this been fact that the quality of car being more true than in the American auto industry. In 1979 the import market share of the auto industry was 18 percent. In 1982 that shared jumped Japanese makers have limited shipments here to 1.68 million vehicles for the past two years. But also under the agreement, the third year, 1983, was to have no limit pending Japanese review of Without A plus for all car makers, whether they are American or foreign, is that the public is more informed than they have ever been, Harrison said. "They are more knowledgable about buying a car than in past years. They know what they are looking f or. " The high demand for small front-whedrive cars has helped the Japanese. According to General Motors chairman, Roger B. y" Breaks in your windshield casued by stone damage can be repaired at a fraction of the cost of replacement. DOT & State Inspection, Insurance Co. Recommended & approved! Mett insurant CO. will waver th daductabl if you have it repaired. Open the situation. THE GLASS HOSPITAL 310 No. 100W. Provo 9-- 5 PM Mon-F- ri 2 373-810- Noon Sat, Boat Cover From And EiTiita YOU COULD BE SUNK ! He CCTg3M us cover your VALUABLE COUPON I DOAT & CAR COVERS Boat Top Boat Cover Outdoor Equipment OFF WITH PURCHASE OF A NEW COVER 1 COUPON PER CUSTOMER Whatever you have, we can cover it up! o Window Awnings o Pool Covers o Canopies o Auto Covers o Patio Covers o Tarps CUSTOMREPAIR CANVAS el Smith, "The Japanese already have very efficient production facilities to produce cars like this in high volume. They also have the advantage of less government regulation. Combined with undervalued Yen, this means they can ship these small cars at a very low cost." 6 A "I think the American auto makers saw the market they were losing and they had a rude awakening," Mark Harrison, salesman at Pages Inc. of Spanish Fork, turn-aroun- Call "voluntary trade agreement." In response to what auto makers consider a foreign threat, domestic auto makers are out to beat the imports at their own game. They are offering smaller cars with more options. But while Detroit auto makers are trimming down their models, Japanese auto makers are producing bigger models. car-for-c- ar REPAIR IT NOVUS METHODman 1982. which sells Chrysler and Dodge products. The foreign market had begun to take over, Harrison said. "But we've got the now, foreign market covered and can compete with Toyota, Mazda and the others." Chrysler has gone from a low of having a 8.8 percent share of the new car market to 10 percent, Harrison said. "I recently heard that Chrysler just bought a plant back from Volkswagen that they had gotten rid of a few years ago when things were bad for them," he said. Chrysler and the other can auto makers have made "a complete according to Harrison. "We offer a 50,000 mile warranty. On the whole, American cars have increased their gas mileage and people can know they are getting a good product for their money," he said. IT . . . This limits the exports of Japanese cars to the United States. Under terms of the agreement, off-guar- d. to 23 percent. At the same time, all domestic companies except Ford lost in their market share of new cars while imports gained a market share of 34.16 percent. General Motors lost the most in market share, giving up 6.5 percent during I o J5i2li f JOBS - WE DO THEM! Boat Covers Tent Repair Roll Goods Tarps Zippers Webbing Specialty Products .a unique expression of your personality. 1767 S. State, Orem (atop the Orem Hill) 225-151- 2 n |