European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 10 the stars and stripes january 1981 Corner after writing about a company that is just starting out in its always interesting and polite to Check Back later to see How things Are this can be a Happy of or a bad All in the Case of Dat Sun military things  be going much with product manager Donald Guyton All smiles and with Good in a generally rough time for the Auto his business has gained Spe tac the with its Headquarters in was featured last Spring in this column when Guyton and his sales chief Sim Muggins opened the first Dat Sun Nissan office in on March it was the first time that any specification japanese car had been offered for Sale in Europe by a Factor Yau theorized and it remains a first Only 10 months Guyton and Muggins happily count a total of 14 sales locations in Germany and they plan to open five More including one in England by service stressed while Guyton directs Overall operations from Muggins opens the military sales in the Guy who lives in hotels and out of and theres no end in Muggins adding quickly not that i when the first sales Center was opened in Fuerth last Guyton stressed what he termed the vital element of service for the Dat Sun and said we dont wan to sell More models than we can provide service we plan to limit our sales for now to the Economy 210 the More expensive 310  and the sports that How it went during and that How it remains although Guyton said the firm does plan to add the new 810 Maxima luxury Dat Sun to the lineup this hopefully by May throughout its Dat Sun military sales works closely with both the Nissan Home office in Japan and the German Nissan Watsun Divi Sion in near acceptance of our program by the Mili tary Community has been exceptionally Guyton said during a recent inter adding that were especially Happy that approximately 35 percent of our sates have come on a customer referral basis customer loyalty if you our firs year customers obviously have been satisfied with the car and with the our timing was Guyton Dat Sun got a lot of publicity last year when their cars finished first and second in the african safari rally and a Victory in a famous event like that Doest exactly go Dat Sun has been Strong in and it helps especially to have a Guy like Paul Newman winning races in a Dat Sun Zyx sports discussing the military sales program in Europe in Guyton said we keep 200 or so cars in Stock for immediate but if the customer he May order the car and pick it up in Bremer if he the Price is guaranteed for 120 the Dat suns arrive in Bremerhaven Nissan has a huge preparation Center there directly from Guyton there Are no stops along the and this guarantees against Overland transportation damage corrosion exposure due to carlot and that the cars Are tax free and Brand we even had 1981 models available in the Nissan Center at of prepares both German spec Dat suns for delivery in Europe As Well As the specification models for american custom regarding servicing and Guyton said that the German mechanics who work on Dat Sun cars All have been trained at Nissan German Headquarters in and that servicing is Avail Able in every City where a Dat Sun military sales firm is these firms also have the mos needed Guyton although they dont have All in its not necessary that they because most parts Are available from the Nissan warehouse in Neuss within 48 and if Neuss Doest have the it will be air freighted to Germany from Japan within 72 the Dat Sun 310 the  Dat Sun 310 is one of the series models being featured by Dat Sun military whose Headquarters Are in Frank ticking off the sales locations that Fol Lowed the initial Fuerth Guyton listed aug Lahr Hanau and the five offices to open by May will be located in Berlin and also the sales centers All Are located near pm one May phone Frankfurt civilian 0611664055 for information on exact locations or general information on Dat Sun Model service or other Good news for Chrysler the Chrysler corporation has some Good news to Start the year its sales depart ment reporting that the new front wheel drive k car Dodge Aries and Plymouth reliant logged its Best Selling rate Ever in the final 10 Days of Chrysler Selling 132 More cars a Day than in the initial introductory period during the k car Selling rate for that period in october was compared to for the final 10 Days of total de Cember k car sales hit compared to the firm also offers the 210 series and the 280zx sports also in Dat suns 810 Maxima luxury Model will be available in late for the october introduction of the up 12 percent on a daily Selling Chrysler executive Jerry Pyle also pointed out that the Dodge Omni and Plymouth horizon sales for december were up by More than 20 percent Over the december 1979 Chrysler was also up in total december car with compared to for december of a decline in Calendar year sales for ended the Good news for Chrysler with cars and trucks sold compared to 1979 Calendar year sales of cars and car show in Stuttgart the 12th annual International racing car show Cut 81 gets under Way on saturday at the Killenberg Park Fairgrounds in with Many regu Lar cars and one off Type cars to be Fea tured along with the racing the among the largest and Best presented annually in runs through sports caravans and boats and travel displays will be featured along with automobiles and their Access Randy Barnett belts fact and car crashes Are on the upswing and motorists arc still refusing to use their safety the transportation depart ment reported that was the beginning of a Story from Washington which appeared in the stars and stripes recently and it went on to say that fatalities Are increasing even though total Miles driven Are it was also noted that a National Highway traffic safety administration Survey put the use of seat belts at Only one out of every nine Drivers in buckling up has always been advocated on this motoring and the Fol lowing article from Driver Magazine helps sort some Seatbelt facts from some seat Belt reprinted from published by the air Force for americas armed this As in past restraint sys tems again will fail to save thousands of fail to prevent millions of and fail to reduce personal financial loss from accidents by billions of Why because people wont be wearing these restraint if every Driver and Pas Senger used the Bel harness 000 to lives would be saved in the United states each restraint sys tems Are now Standard so Why Doest everyone use these systems Here Are some of the reasons people and not one will stand up to fiction belts dont really in a Bud youve had it fact restraint systems save lives every the fact is that wearers of the seat Bel shoulder harness system Are not Likely to be involved in a fatality at speeds below 60 fiction might be saved if in thrown Clear of the fact the probability of death is five times greater if youre thrown from the there is almost no situation in which people Are not better off inside the Lehi the forces in an Accident Are far greater than most of us can peo ple ejected from automobiles Are Flung 40 or 50 sometimes As far As 150 whether the distance is covered through the scraping along the or the human body is just too frail to take if a car door Springs open during the Accident and a person Falls the car May Roll Over and crush despite any emotional fantasies about being thrown sheer common sense and a great Many studies its much safer to remain in the fiction am better Able to make Quick responsive Maneu vers to avoid a collision if in not fact when a Driver is belted he is much better Able to maintain control of the taking a Corner too fast can throw the unrestrained Driver off so can hitting a foreign object in the sides wiping a parked or simply sneezing hard a couple of fiction the restraint system can trap me in a burning or submerged Lehi fact unless you Are you Are Likely to be dazed or stunned by the increasing the time it takes to get out of the belted the Driver and passengers Are More Likely to be and capable of getting out quickly therefore the restraint system will Speed rather than slow the fire and submersion actually occur in less than on half of one percent of All serious if you include the less serious accidents the fender benders the percentage is even much fiction Lap belts Are Okay but the shoulder harness can break your fact the single Point seat Bel Shoul Der harness systems on new cars use the martial harness retractors which allow for proper fit and Complete Freedom of move ment when the vehicle sensitive movement is activated automatically when the Force of collision the Standard shoulder Belt installed on older must first be adjusted or Safe and proper it is properly adjusted when you can fit your clenched fist Between your breastbone and the Belt a injuries caused by belts Are slight in comparison with injuries suffered by per sons not wearing belts in the same Acci better a bruised shoulder than a fractured people offer a lot of other trivial Rea sons for not using restraint such As they Arent comfortable they mess my clothes too much trouble belts Are worn Only by old people you insult the Driver if you Wear them just slipped my these Are emotional not sup ported by thoughtful if youve been known to use such take a minute and ask yourself if they make any