Оккупация Страны Насекомыми. Шевролет спасает Америку. CHEVROLET AUTOMOBILES VS. FOREIGN CARS 1970s PROMOTIONAL FILM 43054

Produced in the early 1970s as rising foreign imports caused the American auto industry to undergo a sea change, this color film touts the importance of American craftsmanship. It begins with a vitriolic assessment of how the number of foreignmade cars had increased on American roadways since the 1950s. In 1950, we are told at mark 01:20, less than one car in 1, 000 came from overseas. Twenty years later the number stood at 170 out of every 1, 000 vehicles. On that note, we are introduced to the Chevrolet production, The Bug and the Beetle. Beginning at mark 02:00, we see scenes of Volkswagen being unloaded from ships in Boston and Baltimore as the narrator says with disgust, Just a few miles away theyre rolling right past the plant where Chevrolets are assembled, headed for our customers. The same problem exists on the West Coast, where just before mark 03:00 there are more scenes of Japanese products such Toyota, Nissan, and Datsun, and the revelation that 41 percent of all cars in Los Angeles County