▁although ▁the ▁comm enc ement ▁of ▁the ▁G AW ▁provision ▁would ▁not ▁apply ▁to ▁American ▁Mot ors ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁months . ▁ ▁September ▁ 3 ▁- ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁revers ed ▁a ▁prior ▁policy ▁in ▁announ cing ▁that , ▁subject ▁to ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁government , ▁it ▁would ▁begin ▁s elling ▁autom ob iles ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁and ▁its ▁satellite ▁countries . ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 2 ▁- ▁Ch rys ler ▁hosted ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁newspaper , ▁radio ▁and ▁television ▁rep or ters ▁at ▁its ▁prov ing ▁ground ▁in ▁Ch else a , ▁Michigan . ▁In ▁an ▁elaborate ▁stage ▁presentation ▁titled ▁" F light ▁' 5 6 ", ▁company ▁president ▁L . ▁L . ▁" Tex " ▁Col bert ▁a ▁new ▁push - button ▁automatic ▁g ear ▁shift , ▁a ▁Highway ▁Hi Fi ▁record ▁player , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁features , ▁including ▁the ▁first ▁seat ▁bel ts ▁in ▁the ▁industry ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁av iation ▁safety ▁standards ▁and ▁new ▁safety ▁l atch es ▁for ▁car ▁doors . ▁Ch rys ler ▁also ▁preview ed ▁its ▁new ▁models ▁featuring ▁desc ending ▁h ood ▁lines ▁and ▁elev ated ▁tail ▁fins ▁sim ulating ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁a ▁jet ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 3 ▁- ▁During ▁a ▁preview ▁of ▁Ford ' s ▁new ▁models , ▁Robert ▁Mc N am ara , ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Ford ▁Division , ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Ford ▁Division ▁had ▁expanded ▁its ▁production ▁capacity ▁by ▁ 2 5 0 , 0 0