European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 10 the stars and stripes january 1978 Corner Ith the Doujak in the news practically on a daily Loo often the target of gloomy predictions by financial How docs the situation affect sales of cars in Europe to got the answer to thut question and several i recently paid a visit to the general motors Continental Headquarters in that Headquarters directs sales of new pm cars not to but also to military and civilian personnel stationed in with the value of the Dollar obviously making cars More attractive to euro Pean buyers plus the shrinkage in ear it came As no Surprise to team that general motors sold vehicles during its 77 Calendar the major markets consisting of the Netherlands and and for it appears a much stronger according to sales operations who reported 017 orders already in As of that puts the figure so percent ahead of mid december a big Camaro leads what May come As a is that from those Cave hic Les sold in Europe last 17 percent went to the military and of the orders in for this have been placed by military and civilian according to the most popular pm car within the military Market is the Chevrolet noting Gas Progress in Cam ule the manager far military said thai pm Headquarters in Antwerp has expanded tenfold in five to seven Mil total employees now lopping the computer setup the latest accomplishment at the head cop pointed is the establish ment of a computer system with a direct Tine to Detroit that has sharply reduced de livery times both european and with our new computer cop if a person orders car it will be at the Dealership in it weeks or it could be eight weeks if the Mso manufacturer statement of origin for could be some states dont require an and in that an eight week delivery is As cop adding thai an Mso is not needed in a european shipment As the financing is already once the car leaves the its paid for and your cop the initial computer operation was launched in Antwerp in 1173 for the nether lands then expanded a year later include Belgium and since May of fast the system has been employed for All european including the How it works explaining How it Ludo goo manager of car there Are two transmissions a week from Antwerp to so if a dealer signs an order on lets and mails it to Antwerp and we receive it its possible to have tto order in the proper production Plant on that Marks a two week gain in itself compared to the old system when the order would go from Antwerp to the new York office and then on to Coovert said that once the main com Puter renter at gun Plant receives the it is then compute for warded to the proper manufacturing Divi Sion Pontiac or with All divisions also and according to military sales Man Ager if a military buyer is returning from Europe to his next station for example and wants to pick up his new car the computer will Mark the order for Assembly in the Dallas other advantages All orders Are cop and along with speeding Deli the system offers other requests for color changes can be made at later delivery location changes along with various option the computer will Flag an order Tor a certain option request a lets and youll get an answer Bock immediately on How Long this will an option request could conceivably delay the order up to five weeks even two or three unfortunately that happened simply because of a shortage of a certain option or some other but the computer will either accept the option immediately or reject the order and Tell you then once you know the prob its a question of Bow Long a if its too we go Back to the customer and ask him what he wants to were using the computer system for orders from the array and air Force change service cafes and for orders placed through european cop and theres no problem the cafes orders Are treated like any in the while the cars for european customers arc marked for pro regular production option for Kilometre european lighting systems and tires or sporty cars Lead about 81 percent of the cafes orders last year were for and cop said that the quickest method for delivery in Europe la from the pm Stock in Bremer with Lime of delivery about one we try in keep about 100 cars in Stock cop with As wide a Choice As but we emphasize cars like us Baur open air Bow the Stuttgart styling firm of a rvs working under approval from has created an open air Cabriolet design for the full line of Bow 3seriet Monza and Pontiac trans am be cause the military Market is made up of a younger age group and found they favor the sportier types of cop said that pm stocks campers and 4 wheel drive vehicles at but theres one pm Model that will remain among the if one orders a it must be exactly As he customer wants including the exact color and and that not possible in a general Stock cop Auto shows with production to begin in the Baur firm also was me for the open air styling of the 2kb and opels their continues in the belgian capital through sunday while the most prestigious Auto the Geneva International opens March i and continues through the 12th it Wilt to the 48th running of the Swiss considered the most Complete on the annual Auto show last More than makes from it were Hie Geneva organizer suggest that hotel accommodations booked Well in Advance by applying to the office of tour de he 1211 Geneva the phone is to the 56th annual Brussels International Auto with 16 countries displaying Gas 1 among military us Chevrolet sports style in and design come aunt Lor several Yean now with no major is the tar in the according to Gwi Chevrolet division la the Camaro it also t in pm sales on the Market eur Continental