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Operations•by Bob Lewis•December 1, 1965

Report From the Editor

One of the big mysteries to me has been to find an accurate way to decipher the modern nomenclature now common in government communiqués to the business community.

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Operations•by Ed Bobit•October 1, 1965

A current progress report . . .

The new model car year begins as one with high optimism for continued strength in the fleet and leasing business. While it may be a match for 1965 in terms of volume for total registrations it would appear from our research that a large amount of cyclical sales are in the offing during the ‘66 model year.

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Operations•by Bob Lewis•September 1, 1965

Report From the Editor

It is hard to be philosophical about an increase in depreciation of fleet cars this year, even though we may consider the demise of the Excise Tax a long-term blessing.

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Operations•by Bob Lewis•August 1, 1965

Report From the Editor

The National Drivers Test came into our house on May 24th via the shell Oil Company, the National Safety Council, CBS News and a 17-inch screen.

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Operations•by Bob Lewis•July 1, 1965

Report from the Editor

Leasing companies should be able to salvage something out of the costly excise tax reductions.

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Operations•by Staff•June 1, 1965

Newest Mercury

Newest Mercury is this Park Lane Custom Lim­ousine which was shown for the first time at the New York International Auto Show

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Operations•by Staff•June 1, 1965

3-Speed Transmission For Olds 4-4-2

A new fully synchronized, 3-speed manual trans­mission is now standard equipment on 1965 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 high-performance sports option.

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Operations•by Staff•June 1, 1965

California Eases Smog Rule

Thousands of complaints from California's 10 mil­lion motorists have caused the State Department of Motor Vehicles to cancel the requirements for a signed affidavit that their car has been equipped with required smog-control devices.

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Operations•by Bob Lewis•June 1, 1965

Report from the Editor

At the time someone said: "Only two things are inevitable-death and taxes," it was unlikely that one could be contributory to the other. Today all this is changed.

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Operations•by Bob Lewis•May 1, 1965

Report From the Editor

Although at this writing, legislation has not been introduced, there is no doubt that a major attempt will be made this year to reduce or eliminate the 10% federal excise tax on new cars.

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