European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Today s crossword a Lark in a Yugo by Henry Kamm new York times sometimes when John d. Scanlan the . Ambassador to Yugoslavia feels like a bit of a Lark he leaves his Armor placed regulation car in the garage. He has the ambassadorial Slas and stripes hoisted from the bumper of a tiny Yugo Hal the american embassy leases from the manufacturer Lor $1 a year. Then with the chauffeur at the wheel and Scanlan silting As ambassador Alty As one can in the Bacic seat of an Economy car he makes his Olli Cial Calls even on Premier Branka mimic. The Yugo is about 33 Economy As a car can get. It is advertised As is cheapest car on the american Market at 53,990. Ii is As its maker proudly claims in the advertising Basic but to yugoslavs the Deal Between Herr Vaslava automobile Plant in King Utovac and an american company headed by Malcolm Bricklin to adapt the Yugo to the american Market and import in in Quantity Means More than just another Effort to redress a painfully imbalance foreign currency account. It Means the prestige that David acquired irom his encounter with Goliath. Here is a Balkan country not an Industrial giant but by god they re marketing a Neal inexpensive car in Scanlan said. It s a source of National the Yugo got Oil to a Rocky Start when it entered the american Market in 1985 some consumer testing publications spoke harshly of its Gearbox and to uncomfortable it was. A senior vice president of Yugo America inc., Mac Yousri said constant changes wore being made 1o improve the product and make it More appealing aesthetically. He said four american Quality control experts went Over each car alter the usual Vaslava inspection. Nine americans work Al the Plant at Kru Gujevic in Serbia where 55,000 of the 175,000 inhabitants Hotd jobs at Zastava. The 150-year-old company also produces trucks machine tools and sporting arms. The Deputy Export director Toma Savic said Hal Yugo America As the company s Best customer exercised important influence in altering the car s specifications at the outset he said about 150 modifications were made mainly to comply with american safety and emission standards. Many More have been added to improve performance and appearance. Suter yuck Ruga first it . Martel Fri 1s buc Edthe Yugo a modification of a car originally i under License from fial now contains americ components Worth according to Scanlan Tea to $500. A convertible still in the planning stage. Wave an entirely american Buill roof Hal Savic a. Will represent a Quarter of the car s value. Last year Yugo America Bough of Ali Fly of Vaslava s car production. 40,000 owl ,000 vehicles. Savic said he expected this year mles to the United Stales to reach 65.000 for the yugoslav govern Mej he project represents an important step in ties to the american Market and the t up Notony of the leading Industrial Power. F with a foreign debt o 4arly �20 billion the government sees the Gitry s Mure heavily dependent on of porno the hard currency Markel and expanding ties wit Hub most developed Powers. I Don t see Arr Mer big Market for us but the american said had Kovacevic. Former minister without part Fol penalizing in economic relations with the West and Jefe new ambassador to the United Stales. To Kov he and other economic specialists with the High technology Industry of the it dec slates represent a Wall Means of keeping it scientists and engineers linked with the stale of Ihrl a continuing brain Drain Westward is ally joked not Only to the Magnet of boiler pay but also advances. For the consumer the Yugo s principal All action slow Cost appears assured despite a yearly Jinella Honrato of about 90 percent. The average Zastava worker s monthly pay has sen from Only 120,000 Dinar s a year ago to 160,000. Tha i is $260 at the present rate of Exchange which is declining Al an even faster Pace than the Dollar. Inn we fewer. Please ? a a i Ujj it -1 be w Moth Hack we Foj is taxpr36um? &. Across 4 1 Ontl t6 we peaks 12 actress i Ida 13 Del fuelling Siprin goof a on game approval do Wood one Type of code 2�onutedeep 32 totally stopped 35 Detroit product36 dutch treat 37 Zero 38 Mayda Call 40 night less birds42 picker i Tuffly one 4 Johnny note 5 Salty Fie id rate newsman Kunuty 7 showed Owr 8 com m stable ii Ticle 2-4 Driver s dts Artru Nick 16 Chapeau 8wuer dilutes 10 Ballet Down Garbi team 11 argument withal 12 acid x Lustrous 18 improved Gem 21 Felix a splits leg. Sold Tow Tine so bin. 7-zs we Lucy 31 the works ssh Eckof a Miller it a Campus 1� bitter Ness 41 Aroma 41 shuttle 43 angered45 got in Aon 4t football s Marino dance 53 extinct Bird 7-25 the far Side Etc am Aii a "j5 maj we last Era sf".--.-, xf8jgp 8jjgggpl.ljs.s 5il .j""r3ft i Antomo Honor ill re Page 18 the stars and stripes saturday. July 25.19b7
