Auto manufacturing during the depression

Preparing for an up-coming show at the museum, I came up- with some figures tp0o show the effect on sales during the "bad times."

Year Total of the top four cars sold (1000s) Stude rating

1925 2572 (2 1/2 million) 7 1926 2489 11 1927 2637 10 1928 2118 9 1929 3000 12 1930 2071 11 1931 1362 10 1932 717 6 1933 1163 6 1934 1644 9 1935 2390 11 1936 2519 9 1937 2469 13 1938 1372 10 1939 1761 8 1940 2315 8 1941 2277 9 1942 130 8

These are calendar years. These are roiugh, unaidited figures which may have been misadded. (I are a Math Majo!)

Some sad times back then. My dad was Navy, so had a job, but servicemen got a big paycut. Karl

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