Time Clock, Jun. 9, 1958

CHEVROLET COMEBACK, after losing first place to Ford last year, is so strong that Chevy has produced more cars this year than all divisions of Ford Motor Co. Score: 578,181 Chevys v. 490,286 Fords, Mercurys, Edsels, Lincolns and Thunderbirds.

AUTO DEALERS are in the red this year for first time, says National Automobile Dealers Association. Gross profits in first quarter averaged $831 per car, but selling expenses (overhead, salesmen's bonuses, etc.) jumped to $877. Result: average dealer lost $46 per car.

ECONOMY FLIGHTS are whopping success on North Atlantic, comprise 45% of Pan Am's traffic, 50% of T.W.A.'s, 73% of Swissair's. One...

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