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Suspect International Combine. French farmers because many work
with American light trucks. FRANCE THREATENS U.S. CAR EXPORTS.nction in proposing to increase French firms handling the sale of It is believed that the French It is also estimated that :900 duties on imported cars is laked American Automobiles with an international move, com-parts would be entirely or partly and spare Paris, Feb. 18.-American au-, second bili, directed against foreign slovakia, Switzerland and Italy, as American companies in bringing prising Germany, Poland, Czecho- ruined and they are with the tomobiles will practically be driven automobiles assembled abroad and well as France, to protect national pressure against the bills. off the roads of France if two bills brought into the country complete.automobile industries against the On the other hand, French au- now before the Chamber of De stipulates increases in duties from invasion of American cars. This tomobilo puties become law. They call for 50 to 100 per cent. To meet these movement has been organized by Renault and Peugeot companies,
makers, increased tariffs that will com- increases.it would seem inipossible the federations of automobile manu-are own to be behind the bills in chiefly the pletely jam the growing traffic of for American firms to do business facturers of these countries during order to escape the American com- American cars here.
here. Both bills are government mea- The present duty on finished cars ed to encourage protective mea business. Citroen, maker of the the past few months and is design-petition which threatens their aures and stand an excellent chance imported into France is 60 per sures in conformity with the com-"French Ford," would probably of being passed unless the protests cent. The 90 per cent, increase en-mercial treaties of each country suffer by the bills because he buys of American automobile companies visaged would bring the duty to the While Germany aims to establish many parts in America for as- bring modifications, or threats of prohibitive, figure of 114 per cent, a yearly quota for imported cars,sembly here. The automobile in a widespread tariff quarrel between This means that an American, or France would seem to be adopting dustry not directly concerned with the two countries convince political other foreign car which cost $2000 the tariff system of protection. circles that the throttling of one at home would pay a duty alone American industry will sharply, of $2280 for coming into France. renet unfavourably to France. With transportation charges and
The first bill to be filed calls for other taxes, the cost of the raises of from 40 to 150 per cent. delivered here would be at least car on the duties of all automobile $5000, which would prohibit sound parts imported into France. The business.
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strongly supported by the French American goods favours the pro- tective measures and has been
press.
on imported parts reveals that the A study of the bill raising duties duty on Ford motors would be that increase in parts on Chevrolets boosted more than three times and and Buicks, the chief exports of
Fear Reprisals by U. S." the General Motora Corporation, French exporters fear disastrous would range from twice to three reprisals from the United States times the present rate. The change if the automobile bills become law. is based on a specific or weight, French manufacturers of silk, rather than an advalorem duty linen and other heavy export items which now is in force.
to America, comprising exports far
Ford and General Motors, the greater in value than American livo American concerns affected automobile imports, would be most vitally by the new duties, heavily hit if Congress altered its have issued a joint protest. Tak tariff bill to meet the French steps ing as a basis the 17,000-odd for protection in the one industry. American automabiles imported or Ambassador Walter E. Edge has l assembled in France and Algiers been conferring with representa-| during 1929, a valuation on them tives of American automobile com- is placed at 637,500,000 francs. Of panies and with officials of the this sum a gross revenue of 406, French government and has as- 000,000 francs goes to France, ap-sured the former that they will proximately two thirds of the total. have ample opportunity to present Considering the American car in their objections. France as a single unit, each ma- The automobile tariff bills pre- chine brings 14.200 francs în taxes sent in many aspects a repetition the French government, as of the effort to drive American against 4626 for each French car. movies from the French theatres. or a total loss to the treasury for American producers are now per- one year of 165;988,000 francs.
mitted to bring in seven feature films to each French filmi bought by Workers Would be Losers. American interests, but the ques- Workmen numbering 11,375 are after long acgotiation and the pro- tion is not yet definitely settled now employed in American motor tective campaign of the plants in France, which would be picture interests will be launched French forced to close down if the
new anew as soon as the French in- bills are passed. Unemployment dustry can begin to supply the and financial loss to workers would demand. result...
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Officials of all American aufight against the automobile bills It is believed, therefore, that the tomobile companies interested in means much to all American im- the French trade have prepared port business as a stand against memorandums aimed to arouse French French opinion
protection methods through economic appeal
and thereby block the bills. They point fout that France would lose heavily in taxes and other feas if the bills are passed. More than
general.
TWO CAR OWNERS.
100,000 French owners of American According to a recent survey of cars would be compelled to pay the United States, over 20 percent. enormously for spare parts and the of the automobile owners in the value of their cara depreciate ac- country maintain two or cordingly. This would hit the cars.
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