Automotive advances in 1931 promise better cars in 1932
The article notes 1931 as a peak year for engineering in autos with freewheeling, automatic clutch and silent transmission. It highlights larger engines, aluminum components, airwheel tires, dual ratio rear ends, and floating power suspensions. It also covers market shifts, new models, Canada-US trade moves, and a drop in production and sales amid higher imports duties.
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Automotive Manufactu.org
United States
de Vaux
New York
William C. Durant
Americas
Mathis
Mercer
Davis
Knute Rockne
Canada
Frontenac
Post-War Era To New Basis Warns Sisson In View
Francis H. Sisson of Guaranty Trust Co. argues the postwar era shifts to a new basis as 1930 ends. He notes Europe’s financial crises worsened, revealing deeply intertwined economies and undermining optimistic American business expectations. Early in the year showed some promise of recovery, with activity and prices pausing.
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Sisson
Francis H. Sisson
Guaranty Trust Company
New York
U.P
Europe
Work To Get Thing Wanted Sloan's Plan
Alfred P Sloan Jr argues for focusing on two fundamentals the desire to possess and willingness to work to possess as the basis for the economy’s future. He notes global financial shocks from Austria Germany Britain and gold standard suspension, with brief October optimism followed by renewed decline.
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Thing
Sloan
Austria
Germany
United States
London
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