THE EMPIRE'S WAR ACTIVITIES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 76, 10 July 1942, Page 3

THE EMPIRE'S WAR ACTIVITIES

ARMS PRODUCTION

GENERAL MOTORS SETS

STANDARD

Although no figures were given, Mr G. E. Wilson, President of General Motors has revealed that of the United Slates colossal Arms ihogramme, General Motors alone will produce one-third of all the machine guns, about half of the Army trucks, more than half of the Navy's diesel engines, -10 per cent of America's nviatlen engines, three different fyoes of complete Avar planes, a subslanlin! quantity of anti-tank guns, ps well as many other items. General Motors are quoted by "Time" March MO, 19-12) as being America's No. 1 arms producer. New Zealand, Russia, England, Australia, and Allied Forces on all fronts have a lot to thank lite American automotiveindustry lor. The Automotive industry is used ;.o quick and revolutionary changes. When the greatest change in all history w;v; asked of Ihom —a complete jettisoning of civil production—they responded in a manner which has been responsible, for sending America's arms production soaring. Today the Automotive industry of America is producing 20 per cent of America's total war production, and of America's whole war production, General Motors alone is responsible -'or 10 per cent.