1979 GM Cars Make Appearance
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PACKARD ELECTRIC / 1979 GM cars make appearance by Allan Csiky General Motors has officially announced its starting line-up for what corporation executives predict will be another pennant-winning *"'4 year. Coming off a 1978 model year 91 *, If expected to yield 5.3 million car and - 1.6 million truck sales when Septem- ber figures are added, F. James McDonald, GM executive vice- president for North American automotive operations, predicts more of the same for 1979. Total vehicle sales in the U.S. should reach 15.4 million units this year and exceed 15.5 million units next year, - McDonald said. - And GM has an encore ready to ds=r , move to center stage for 1979. Heading the starting line-up, to get back to the original metaphor, 1j are the redesigned "E" body cars featured by three GM divisions; the Eli Cadillac Eldorado, Oldsmobile „ . Toronado and the newcomer to front wheel drive, Buick's Riviera. The restyled Eldorado, Riviera and Toronado have refinements added. The '79s are all part of the cor- The 1979 Riviera represents the drawn much attention as they make their 1979 poration's goal ofclean running, economicalcars, a fifth generation of Buick's luxury appearance, but all of GM's new car offerings have goal estimated to cost $45 billion through 1985. Continued on Page 5 Citing violations of Constitutional aid of what it only termed an safeguards against illegal search "economic study." and seizure, burdensome paperwork The suit asked that a declaratory costs in excess of $110 million to GM judgment be issued that the FTC's alone, and the resulting competitive investigatory resolution is uncon- injury to the American automobile stitutional and exceeds the commis- industry, General Motors, two GM sion's authority under its own statutes dealers, American Motors and and rules, that the resulting industry- Chrysler Corporation filed suit wide investigation is unlawful and Sept. 11 against the Federal Trade that any outstanding subpoenas are Commission in the ILS. District unlawful and void. Court for the Eastern District of In describing the heavy costs in Michigan. money and personnel placed on The plantiffs challenge the use of domestic automobile manufacturers "inquisitorial powers" by the FTC in responding to the Fit subpoena, in obtaining information for an General Motors noted that GM staff GM joins lawsuit "economic study" of the automobile personnel would be required to industry without stating-as required review some 200 million pages of by law - the specific scope or purpose records going back over 30 years in citing violations of the study, or charging that there many instances, and to spend more are any suspected law violations on than $110 million to locate and the part of the industry. produce the documents demanded. Charnock Olds., Inc., of Dearborn, A GM spokesman added, "It is , of Constitution Mich., and Charles Dalgleish remarkable that at a time when Cadillac, Detroit, are the two GM governments of other countries are dealers who have joined in the suit pushing their automobile industries to seek injunctive relief from the forward in many different ways to FTC subpoena. improve thir competitive position The suit contains three principal and their national economies, our claims: government would be placing need- • that the FTC had failed to provide less, costly and competitively harmful notice of the purpose and scope of burdens on the domestic industry." the investigation in violation of 'rhe FTC investigation being the Fourth Amendment to the challenged was opened on August 2, U.S. Constitution. 1976. In the resolution initiating the • that the FTC failed to observe investigation, it stated: "The Federal its own regulations in violation Trade Commission hereby resolves of due process of law. and directs that any and all com- • that the FIT: lacked authority to pulsory processes (subpoenas) force compliance with its available to it be used in connection , dematids for information in with this investigation." - Page 2 The Cablegram, September 28, 1978 Eleven to serve as JA advisors News- Eleven packard employes in Warren program as exectitive advis(,rs by Employes advising the c ompanies have volunteered to be advisors to lending their expertise to Ihe clim- arc. .Iames Butts, application engi· two Packard panics whirli are operated by high rieer, Jiin Gintner, engint'er, Andrew I lallochak, engineer, Chri3topher -briefs eliti . '1': . Electric-sponsored schoolLast year,studictitsPackardfrom3ponsoredarea *c·hix,Is,four ':f Junior Achieve- Mas(in, engineer, Karlene AIorgan, C, 1 ::7 ment companies comi,artie, with a tc,tal of 26 adviworu. applicatioii ·ngineer, Danny Morris, The cost of savings , ·'9,f during the 1978- Serving ar executive advis(,r, thif industrial engineer, Vitality Anyone who thinks gasoline is : 79 school year. year are William Prcxtor, ext,·litive Pechentlk, tool Nx,m (ingineer, Robin getting expensive should see the In addition, engineer in Product Engineering, Reeves, safety engineer, and William bill for saving it. Currently il's a two InaIiagerK and (;(ird<,n \Vhite, inanager of laboi ri i plc'ti, plant tx'rs(,nnel repre- costing GM about $1 billion for Butts will serve the relations. sentative. each half mile per gallon increase , f .4 -* . 1 in average fuel economy. Roughly 6 0 , ////1 half the annual capital expenses /17Li/// . GM must make in North America are for fuel economy purposes. 'Sillill;a A r*.1 1 ./liqi/E/ i i ' 6 kie#Alligiv 2.1. , GM's capital spending could _ « i -as 1 ' ' U'-,.9 It V.... approach $5 billion a year in the - i ., 54/ early 19805, the bulk of it to i j J fl w (1]EA achieve fuel economy goals. That's 9/b I more than twice what GM spent Morgan Triplett Gintner Pechenuk White Proctor in 1975 or 1976 and well above the record $3.6 billion spent in 1977. 2. .1 2 3= :2 Passive restraint Import inventories - program planned line to buy many foreign cars and --1- U ,UP beginning in '82 there was no haggling over the /.Imi price. But currently, U.S. docks Frcint-seat passive restraints will be phased inti) passenger c·ars, Japanese cars as a year ago. ..DRI ' 01 4 beginning wilh 1982-model full-size Consumer magazines have been Reeves Morris Mason Hollochak cars, then 1983 mid-sizes and com- carrying more ads from abroad pads, auid on all cars by the 1981 lately than from Detroit, and some In South Africa m ,del year. of the biggest importers have -I'Iii. mandat ·, issited lajit year by resorted to special incentives- DO-1' Secretary Brcx k Adams, bonuses of $200 to $300 for eac:h retidcied mix,t the long (·ontroversy vehicle sold. The big American Racial discrimination over the relativc' merits of ac·tive and market that has been so receptive Imssive restraints. Now that NEITSA to imports for so long has started to 1 as issucil a final kule, ancl Congress turn chilly, Newsweek magazine target of GM plans has let it stand, GM is doing its said in a recent story. |)('St to meet the tandard. The BEtSI General Motors President Ellic,tt "Gencral Motors is in business in Since all cars sold iii the mid. M. Estes announced recently that Sciutli Afric'a tc, serve the market to the eighties will h: ve som(' fc,rm of A group of Michigan educators passive restrairit, the only question and businessmen calling them- GM's South African sulmidiary will best of our abilitv whil(· 01)(·ying the spend approximately $.1.5 1Iiillic,!1 to law, of South Afric·a and tht· [Inited ix what kind. GM's programs to im- selves "BELSI" (Better Education prove ix)[h passive belts and air- through Spelling Improvement) facilitate further integration <,f its States," Estes said. "We prcivide operations and to improve ec·011(,inic jobs for abotit 4,000 people directly, cushicin restraints have been given wants all of us to write words the higli priority. Two project renters way they sound-as in "enuf iz opportunities for African and other and niany thotisaiids incire are em- non-white eniployes i,1 the Port ployed by out dealers and suppliers. have been vpecific·ally organi,ed to enuf" and "anser thu telafon." dcv{·1(,p GM'3 passive restaints, incor· under the BEtSI plan, it would Elizabeth area. We are protid of the leadership role Esu·s said General M(}tors Sotith take about 40 years for everyone to we have taken c,wr the years in porating the lat<:st techm,logy. get used to spelling words African (Pty.) Ltd. will upgrade and adi·ancing econi,Tnic· opportuijity for 721 (1('termine ptiblic acceptance of our Afric·ati and other nc,ii-white exactly the way they sound when fully integrate dining facilities, passive restraints and to prepare for spoken. New spelling changes comfort and locker rocims, and employes through our educational an orderly and efficient start-ui) of could be introduced at four year provide additional training facilities and traiiiing prc,gi·am6, atid in theii· full-volumi· prodliction, (:M is intervals as the system is slowly to preparrgreater numbers of Afric·ans improving the quality of life by offering some passive ic'stiaims as and other non-whites for supervisory providiiig lic,u1ing assistance and ati (,ptic,ti, iii NitivancY of th< tailored to our daily lives. Its bin and management positions. tryd bfor, foks, lotsa luk! rect·eatiolial facilitic·s fc,roiliemploves mandatoi·y dates: I-he liew prograni announced and other i·itizens <,f our i)lani • Aii 111!(imatic· 311<,zild<·r-belt Unleaded price hike today is an()ther major advancement coninjunities." opticin <with : stickc,· 1),icro[ $50) was The price of unleaded gas might in our continuing efforts to end nic·ial Genent] Motfirs, in IMisiness in made available on Clievettes in May, be goihg up...more than anti- discrimination in the workplace and South Africa sincr 1926, iS iI,volved 1978.