AUTO PRODUCTION

The drop in auto production from the boom year of 1955 to the leaner days of 1958 comes into sharp focus in these tables compiled from industry statistics for each of the last four model years from first production to final changeover. 1958 1957 1956 1955 Chevrolet 1,283,052 1,552,471 1,617,398 1,766,013 Ford 961,236 1,655,068 1,468,734 1,451,157 Plymouth 399,236 662,824 526,852 672,130 Oldsmobile 296,369 384,392 485,459 583,181 Buick 241,908 405,086 572,024 738,814 Pontiac 217,282 334,041 405,730 554,090 Rambler 162,182 84,699 66,573 81,237 Dodge 138,166 281,359 233,686 273,286 Mercury 128,270 286,163 327,943 329,808 Cadillac 121,083 146,840 154,631 140,778 Edsel 60,754 Chrysler 60,601 115,858 120,721 147,605 De Soto 51,359 117,326 107,439 112,910 Studebaker 44,056 68,069 76,545 125,340 Thunderbird 34,000 21,380 (incl . in Ford total) Lincoln 28,504 41,123 50,322 27,222 Imperial 15,987 35,734 10,685 11,432 Packard 2,610 4,761 28,835 55,247 Nash 10,330 22,239 40,133 Hudson 4,180 10,671 20,321 Continental 587 2,413 (incl. 7 mos. 1955) 4,246,655* 6,212,291 6,288,700 7,130,704 * Plus estimated 80,000 Ford Motor Co. production before 1959 changeover.

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