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Some statisticians additionally had Ford ahead in calendar-year quantity for the primary time since 1935, though the final rating confirmed Chevy ahead by a mere 130 cars. With the Korean conflict ended, Ford Division constructed 1.2 million automobiles to edge Chevrolet for the mannequin year (Chevy consoled itself with calendar-yr supremacy), but solely by dumping cars on sellers in a manufacturing "blitz" so they could sell for "less than value." Ironically, Chevrolet wasn't a lot affected by this onslaught, but Studebaker, American Motors, and Kaiser-Willys have been, as a result of they couldn't afford to discount as a lot. Chevrolet offered over 1.1 million, however spent much more money to do so. She had a Dutch bonnet, resembling the ellipse emblem, with a pinafore apron over her dress and wood shoes. Despite the scandal, one poll conducted for Bild instructed that the majority of Germans (55 p.c) nonetheless have "nice religion" in Volkswagen, with over three-quarters believing that other carmakers are equally responsible of manipulation. At decade's end, it was additionally selling only about 400,000 extra vehicles per year than in 1960 -- regardless of enlargement into essential new markets: economic system compacts, intermediates, and sportier commonplace-dimension fashions. Lee A. Iacocca took charge as Ford Division general supervisor in 1960. George Walker left the following 12 months and Eugene Bordinat became Dearborn's design chief.