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Show 4 RV SHOW - Saturday, May 17, 1980 Talks resumed between them in 1977 cm mil aged by Sumitomo Hank, the (man rial baektmne of the huge Sumitomo mdustiial group whu h at the moment is the Bracing for a war of compacts TOKYO ford Motor and Toyo Kugyo (Md(1a) have reached agreement on , a financial completing the pairings between the Big Three U S president, Kohet Matsuda (presently chairman), paid a call at the head office of the C S auto maker in December IU6 By late 197(1 the two com pames had almost come to terms But their negotiations broke down at the final stage due to discord over how big a share Ford should bo given in Mada and what should be done with Mazda's rotary engine license try, as a whole, calmly reacted to the Kurd Mada linkup that came in the wake of ones matching Oeneral Motors with Mitsubishi Motor and Chrysler with By JAM US ABHAMS ( opley Sews Service Isuu Motor The partnership, under which Kurd will take a 2(1 to auto makers percent equity share III Mada. was a well anticipated development The Hiroshima based car producer was first tapped by Kurd for when Us financial 25 and their Japanese partners and setting the stage for a full si ale war of compact cars The Japanese auto indus tie-u- top shareholder in Mada Henry Ford II paid his second visit to Mada m June last year to remove what ever roadblocks remain in the wav to a capital tie up Japanese analysts take the financial tie as an amal gam of Ford's mteiest in strategy and Mazda's wish to rehabilitate its still floundering business which ran up a current loss of more than )H0 million in 1975 They also see the Ford move In the light of the threatening energy crunch that la forcing the U S auto manufacturers to put greater emphasis on compacts, for which the Japanese producers are specialists From the Japanese angle, it is the smaller auto mak- ers' battle for suivival against the two formidable Toyota and Nissan giants which share between them about 70 percent of the Japanese maiket In fact, both Isuu and Mitsubishi have reported better business results since forming capital lies with CM and Chrysler S linkage iri The Japan-the auto industry apparently has official endorsement The Ministry of International Trade and Industry has welcomed the Ford-Mad. commenting that such a capital rt would be in the interest of the Japanese producers which face severer competition overseas in the escalating war of compact cars Toyota and Nissan natu rally are somewhat nervous about the C S capital Inroads which will certainly intensify the scrambles m other parts of market analysts marketing Japan and Some Asia predict that they will move toward partnership with Kuropean producers lo counter a U S capital onslaught Honda Motor, the lone wolf in the Japanese automotive industry, on its part has agreed to give Britains stale-owneHI, Its production license for a new model, adding fuel ampfur or a month In loach men's versatile, tent camper. Designed tu accomodate Coachmen lent campers will sleep sis to eight a weekend value-price- a large family, persons. ENNIS BALLS 3 pack of Wilson extra duty felt tennis balls. 93 VENUS RACQUET Wood frame Chris tHERMDs Evert tennis racquet. WARNER BROS. INC. 1 980 Urethane insulation, rustproot molded base, plastic hinged lid. New no-til- t drain. tv COLEMAN ilacmbc m Your choice Coleman two mantle lantern, stove, 220 & 195, 425 E499. or two-burn- lnlSE Flexible at low temp- erature, rein- forced. V2"x25 FUEL Gallon can Coleman fuel for gas appliances. & X PANGEA L er VOLLEYBALL BADMINTON L SET Set contains racquets, SHIIIIIPDCJ 4 volley- ball, shuttlecocks, net, poles, stakes. ha m.HIE Coleman sleeping bag with 4 pounds Dacron Hollofil 808 fill, cotton cover, flannel lining, 33x75 . finished size. No. DIE i COOLER 8138-738- ce needed. Keeps food cold ' to hours. mv zm 5-AIL- SUMMER HATS ILE Wide selection of mens and Heavy gauge metal construction, the original "Jeep" can. size. women's summer caps and hats. l. AND UP me c STORE HOURS PRICES WEEKBAYS 9 a.m.-- EFFECTIVE 9 SUNDAYS 10 a.m.-- 7 THURSDAY, FRIDAY, 720 SATURDAY, SUNDAY E. AAAIN PRICE, UTAH Your i p.m. p.m. |