By JAMES V. HIGGINS UPI Auto Writer DETROIT (UPI) - The overall sales of used cars in the U.S. rose to a record 18.7 million in 1980 and the price of an average second- hand automobile increased just 5.3 per cent, enabling the used car market to avoid last year’s sales slump. Last year’s sales volume of 18.7 million units was up slightly from second-hand sales of 18.5 million in 1979, said the ‘Hertz Corp in its annual osed car survey. It was not the only way in the new and used = car markets last year, Hertz said. The average used car price rose 5.3 per cent to $3.794 last year from $3.602 in 1979. That compared with a price imcrease of ap proximately 12 per cent for new cars in the same period, the car rentablease company said. A Hertz poll indicated the lower overall ownership cost for used cars was the major factor im four of five pur- U.S. STUDY SHOWS the upswing chases. The company said the average used car costs about 40 per cent less to own and operate than a com- parable new car. The biggest savings on used cars is the lower ‘purchase price and the fact that cars depreciate more quickly in value in the first two years of ownership. The typical second-hand unit was 3.23 years old and had traveled 32.780 miles, compared with 2.86 years and 29,030 miles in 1979. -“The figures point up the fact ‘that motorists are buying smaller cars, driving them fewer miles per year and keeping them longer to combat the almost explosive increases in transportation expenses,” Hertz said. Hertz said its poll of used car buyers shows that new car dealerships account for about 42 per cent of total sales of second-hand cars. Since those dealers normally sell newer, more expensive cars, their revenues last year were $34.6 billion, almost half the total. Dealers handling only Farewell Datsun, hello Nissan TOKYO (UPI) — Th Nissan Motor Co. will change the name of its Datsun automobiles sold worldwide in favor of the name Nissan, a company official sand recently. The brand-name change will begin with the 1982 modcl, the officeal said Nissan. the second largest automaker in Japan, adoptcd a dual brand-namc system in 1949. Exports have carned the name Datsun while cars sold in Japan have always been called Nissan. The brand-name change in the U.S. fmrket will begin with “Stanza” senes_ ship- ments this fall, a company spokesman said. The officaal said Nissan decided to drop the Datsun brand 19 order to unify the brand name throughout the world. f you want to order a photo that appeared m the NEWS. call Lisa PHOTOS FOR SALE 40 years expenence TAYLORMOTIVE [iS BCAA APPROVED HOME OF THE AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALISTS Quatthed techewcians m each heki Many with 20 * AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ° COMPLETE GENERAL MECHANICAL ° WHEEL . 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