European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 05, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 5, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 13 1,700 firms of display wares Frankfurt Auto show opens next week the 51st Frankfurt International Auto show opens Natl week with More than 1.700 manufacturers and suppliers rum 37 countries displaying their wares. The 11-Day exhibition one of lie world s largest opens on thursday. Sept. 12. And runs through sunday sept. 22. The Auto 99 years Young is the theme of this year s show one that takes place Only one year before the i shh anniversary Celebration of the automobile s invention. Held biennially at the Frankfurt exhibition Center Fairgrounds the show will Fea Ture new cars As Well is trucks buses no lord orcs campers trailers accessories tools and other automotive items. West German firms lop the show list with 917 businesses represented while Italy follows with 165, France with 88, the United kingdom with 73 and the United states with 70. Among German firms Daimler Benz will introduce its news class cars and t series station wagons while Bow will show its new 3-scrics models including the 325i convertible. Audi Volkswagen and porsche All will feature new Model developments with porsche showing its new 959 sports car one that tops out at More than 180 Mph and costs $140,000. Opel meanwhile w ill introduce its Notchback a adult and four wheel drive Kadi to ral Lye car White Ford will show its four wheel drive Scorpio. Several japanese firms will also be introducing new models at Frankfurt. Concept cars s x its cars the Ferrari Testa Rossa for instance and exotics of All varieties also will be among the attractions to be displayed in the two main Passen Ger car exhibition Halls Halls 8 and 9. The entire show will be housed in nine Halls along with seven open air sections. Visitors will find huge parking areas near the Fairgrounds with buses and streetcars running from the car Parks to the exhibition Center. Public transportation is also Avail Able with streetcars nos. 16, i u and 19 running Between the main Frankfurt railway station and the Fairgrounds. One Day tickets Cost 12 Marks except for the first weekend sept. 14 and 15 when the Cost is 15 Marks. Cost for children up to 14 years is 5 Marks. Schoolchildren students apprentices and nato forces members who Are in supervised groups of at least 10 people or who As individuals produce the necessary identification pay 5 Marks per person. Tick Els will not be sold in Advance. Daily hours Are 9 . To 6 30 ., with hours on fridays extended from 9 . To 8 30  Randy Barnett one for the show 300 so Mercedes Wagon to debut Bow to present 32si convertible opel s new Kadi to rally porsche s 450-hp 959 sup car new Subaru it with 4-Whel drive Toyota outgrowing subcompact is raises its sights by Edward Miller Detroit a Toyota motor corp. Will move increasingly into the Market for larger More expensive cars As its current customers get older and As new companies move into the subcompact segment a company official says. Bob Mccurry senior vice president of the subsidiary Toyota motor sales Usa inc., said that Toyota is outgrowing the subcompact class which launched the company As a world automotive Power. Cars from South Korea and Yugoslavia Are making inroads in the . Car scene and in the next few years imports from Taiwan and Mexico also Are expected. These cars will further crowd a Market where profit margins Are Low. We Sec the subcompact As a questionable Market Toyota s Mccurry said in an interview in Detroit. There s going to be a real shootout Down  he said that Toyota will continue making subcompact cars but will increase its attention on larger More upscale models. The lower priced luxury Market is growing now and will grow bigger he said citing the increasing popularity of such makes As Bow and Jaguar. The base for this move will be the Toyota camry a sporty compact which the company has decided to build in the United states Mccurry said. Toyota Japan s leading automaker has announced that it would build an Assembly Plant in the United slates following the Lead of Nissan motor co. Ltd., Honda motor co. Lid., and Mazda motor corp. Mitsubishi motors corp. Also is looking for a Plant site having narrowed its choices to Illinois Indiana Ohio and Michigan. Toyota executives in Japan have formed a task Force to narrow the list of Sites my Curry said adding that the company has received proposals on 30 to 35 Sites. Mccurry who worked for 28 years As a top official of Chrysler corp., said Toyota won t turn to its . Executives for guid Ance until most of the site selection work is done. They will ask our input when they get Down to the last two or three places he said. They re being very thorough. My Hope is that it would be by the end of the  asked what areas might meet Toyota s standards for a parts supplier network favourable labor Pool and location he replied i would recommend the Kansas Missouri area Texas maybe the Carolinas Tennes . However emphasized that he was speaking in general terms and that the places he mentioned did not constitute a list of of Sites. Toyota already operates the Chevrolet Nova car Assembly Plant in Fremont calif., which it owns jointly with general motors corp. This Plant is capable of turn ing out some 250,000 cars a year. Toyota dealers eventually will get 50,000 Toyota Corolla cars a year from the fre Mont Plant and Toyota has an option to buy it outright in eight years