The first shipment of Israel-made cars, 600 “Sabra” station wagons, was loaded today in Haifa port for transportation to the United States.
Israel-assembled cars have been exported for several years to various European, Latin American and African countries. The “Sabra” shipment is the first to the United States. The cars were loaded on the S. S. Gefen. They will sell for $2, 000, about $400 less than American-made station wagons and about the same as the European compact car of that size. Other shipments of the Sabra will soon be sent to Ceylon and Turkey and some African countries.
Additional details were disclosed today on the agreement between the Studebaker-Packard company and the Kaiser-Frazer firm in Haifa for assembly of Larks and Hawks at the Haifa plant. The agreement provides that there are no limits on the amount of Israel parts in the assemblies. The contract is for five years with an option of an additional five years.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
