Automotive Industry Shifts To Service Driven Growth
Chrysler executives push service as a growth lever citing that most new car buyers already own cars. The plan includes standardized maintenance, factory service schools in Detroit, and expanding dealer service departments under Chrysler policies to boost long term sales and loyalty. Historical notes on diatomaceous earth and Oldsmobile beam tech run as side topics amid broader auto manufacturing context. Buick history details show early plants with 199 workers in 1904 and growth toward 12,000 jobs at Fisher Body with wider supplier payroll expansion.
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Buick Motor Company
Buick
Flint
Fisner Body Corporation
Souge Brothers New Victory Six Used by Exploring Party
The article describes the Souge brothers adapting a new Victory Six for an exploring party trip. A gas station stop prompts reflection on fuel choices and the reasons behind the selected engine and vehicle setup.
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Souge Brothers
Exploring Party
New Oldsmobile Engine Strength and Rigidity Highlighted
Oldsmobile engineers borrowed ski scraper design concepts to boost strength and rigidity in the new engine. They added two double ribbrods along both sides of the engine and extended ribbing on bearing support webs and crankcase walls to reduce vibration.
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Oldsmobile
Jand
Flint’s Auto Boom Seen As City’s Driving Force
March report notes Flint’s rapid growth driven by a single industry, the automobile. Analysts call the Buick operation a turning point as the city’s economy expands with automotive manufacturing.
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Flint
BUICK
Mid
Waris
Oakland assembly plant to begin production in April
Pontiac and Oakland Six models will roll from a new $3.9 million plant in Pontiac, Michigan. Production starts April 10 after the old facility closes March 24 for machinery transfer. The modern steel and concrete complex features electrically driven machines and an indoor rail system to feed two parallel assembly lines.
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Oakland
Pontiac
Mich
Oakland Ponte
Chevrolet Oil Filter Guidance Warns of Engine Savings
O E Hunt, Chevrolet engineer, explains how oil filter upkeep reduces repair costs. AC Spark Plug tests show grit in filters after 10 000 miles that could damage cylinders and pistons if not replaced. Replacing the oil filter at Chevrolet service stations prolongs engine life and lowers overall maintenance bills.
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O E Hunt
Chevrolet Motor Kompan
AC Spark Plug Company
Hunt
Chevrolet
Chevrale
Marmon Builds On Engineering Skill In Auto Progress
The article emphasizes that the automobile industry's advances come from engineering brains over sheer bulk. Marmon is highlighted as a company that prioritizes engineering talent and scientific principles to improve performance, economy, and longevity, with former race drivers contributing to practical design.
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Automotive firm forms top engineering group
Star company, led by former SAE presidents Col Howard Marmon and Thomas J. Little Jr., has built an engineering powerhouse with talent from all branches of the automotive field.
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Society of Automotive Engineers
Col Howard Marmon
Thomas J. Little, Jr
Goodrich Opens New Los Angeles Silvertown Cord Tire Plant
The Pacific Goodrich Rubber Company marks a milestone as its Los Angeles factory produces the first Silvertown tire on March 16. Oscar Dunn notes the achievement while Dupe Motors announces dealer shipments from Akron. The plant spans a quarter mile by 400 feet, with rapid construction and a seven month interval from groundbreaking to the first production.
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Goodrich Silvertown
Los Angeles
Dupe Motors Company
Toteal Goodrich
Akron
Oscar Dunn
Ats Brothers
Friar Silvertown
Pacific Goodrich Rubber Company
Goodrich
Silvertown
Hudson Builds New Deluxe Model for 1928
The 1928 Hudson Super-Six deluxe model debuts at Hart-Lepper Co Hudson-Essex dealer. Designers emphasize silent durable doors that enhance appearance and weather-light performance.
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Hue
son-Essex
Bods
Hudson
Lepper
Aluminum in Auto Bodies and Global Use Highlighted
A description notes lightweight aluminum body panels replacing steel in certain car models to save weight and improve fuel economy and speed. It mentions a strong slender steel frame for window support and claims aluminum is more widespread and abundant, making up over eight percent of the earth's crust.
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