wɪð pˈiːs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv ɐ tʃˈeɪndʒ wʌz ɪmˈiːdɪətli mˌeɪd tə sɪvˈɪliən pɹədˈʌkʃən bˌʌt bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə pˈoʊstwˈɔːɹ faɪnˈænʃəl kɹˈaɪsɪs ðə kˈɑːɹz wɜː nˌɪɹli ˈɔːl ɛkspˈoːɹɾᵻd, wɪððə fˈɜːst wˈʌn ɚɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv.
With peace in 1945 a change was immediately made to civilian production but because of the post-war financial crisis the cars were nearly all exported, with the first one arriving in the United States in July 1945.