B9 - Wedmesday, December 16, 1981 - North Shore News

sold 431,726 cars, down ‘from 529,288 a year ago. This was a daily ° rate of 17,988 cars - the |

DETROIT (UPD - Car sales plunged in November to the lowest sales rate since 1959, the U.S.’s five automakers

‘drop of the Big “Three . automakers. General month after posting sales Motors Corp. ‘and.’ Ford ins i Motor Co. en

of 1981. November Chrysler

reported last week, and one

analyst said fear of the.

‘economic future has paralyzed the wallets of potential customers.

The sale of cars was down 18.43 per cent from a year ago, but the sales in the last 10 days of the month im- proved and were down just 6.3 per cent.

In November automakers

the rate.of 15,595.

in November 1959.

In the final 10 days, 140,000 autos were sold compared to 150,075 in the last third of November 1980.

Figures for foreign automakers were not available.

Chrysler continued its customer rebate program and posted the smallest sales

Polish your car the manual way

Polishing your car with buffing heads that come with electric sanders might seem like a good idea.

Wrong.

This is one time when doing the job by hand is better than letting a machine do the work. A sander can cause serious damage to a car’s painted surface. Here's why: As the heads of the polisher spin, heat is generated at the outer edge of the buffing pads which can mar the car's surface with burns, gouges and the like. And, even if the buffing is done correctly, the sander can leave obvious swirl marks.

Trade deficit worse

TORONTO (UPC) - Canada's auto trade deficit with the United States was $2.1 billion over the first 10 months of 1981, $132.1 million higher than the same period last year, the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Associaton of Canada said Wednesday. Total imports increased 19.7 per cent to $11.6 billion and total exports increased 23.1 per cent to $9.4 billion. Canada posted ai $3.9 billion deficit in auto parts alone in the 12 month period ending Oct. 31 with imports increasing $1.3' billion to $7.1 billion and exports going up.only $726.5 million to $3.2 billion. ~ Canada Had 5 million

$23.2 surplus in

automolive trade with the .

United States in October 1981 because of,a significant

32.1. per cent decline” in imports of assembled vehicles.

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Paint damage done by a sander/polisher is per- manent. The only _ real remedy is a new paint job. To have a high-gloss shine put on your car, it makes sense to take it to a professional. Meanwhile elbow grease is still the best do-it-yourself polishing system.

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sales of 45,011 were down 15

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Sales for the final third of November were down 17 per cent to 12,613 versus 15,275 sold last year.

Ford sales were down 20.2 per cent last month, dipping. to 97,646 from 122,356 in 1980. The automaker sold 30,365 autos.in the last 10 - days of the month, down 14 per cent from 35,498 sold in the final third of November.

A Ford analyst said the figures were better™ than expected but that customers ‘are’. still” too worried about their economic futures to

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sold far is year. G down 6.9 per cent from 3 844,478: ‘sold in the first 11 months of 1980. _

The industry giant offered

‘no direct customer’ rebates.

during the month although dealers were offered - in- centives to get rid of 1981.X- — cars. GM's 12.9..per .cent auto loan financing program expired Nov. 11. American Motors Corp. recorded a 30 per cent sales slide in November. AMC sold 9,448 cars down from

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Volkswagen of “America, - sold 9,423 autos in November versus 10,383 in ‘November,:1980 = 7a 13.1 per cent drop. In the final 10 days of the month, VW_s0ld:4;031 autos - down 3.6 per.cent from the’ 4, 137 sold in. the last thind of November, 1980. ‘So far this. year, the. newest domestic automaker has:‘sold 150,971 autos. compared with 166,003 in 1980.

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