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...Buick-Chevrolet-Pontiac Dealer Lee Anderson of Lake Orion, Mich., who complained that the company permitted employees to but cars at a discount for resale, had his facts wrong. Employees could buy only one car a year, had to promise not to sell it until introduction of the next model. G.M. canceled his franchise only after Anderson publicly and repeatedly "bitterly criticized" G.M. policies. But Anderson was not ruined; between 1946 and 1954, Anderson made $700,000 in salaries and profits...
...Travis Jr., a St. Charles, Mo. Buick, Pontiac and G.M.C. truck dealer, lost his franchise because "he simply did not meet the challenge presented by the current automobile market...
GENERAL MOTORS will shoot for an even bigger share of the auto market in 1956 despite antimonopoly rumblings from the Justice Department. With 50% of U.S. auto sales thus far in 1955, G.M. is boosting prices on 1956 models less than its competitors, has upped Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile and Cadillac between 2% and 5% v. increases of 3% to 8% for competing Ford and Chrysler models...
Sales Force. In Los Angeles, the Phil Hall Buick Co. got a $20.93 bill from the traffic department after the elephant it rented as a promotion stunt tore the top off a parking meter, smashed it on the sidewalk...
...Buick made only minor changes, announced that its new models will go on sale the first week in November. After elbowing Plymouth out of the industry's No. 3 spot last year, Buick Manager Ivan L. Wiles has fixed his sights on the No. 2 spot, now alternating between Ford and Chevrolet. Buick will up production by 100,000 cars to 900,000 in '56, and to a round...