THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1930.
THE PARIS SHOW. America could show, but it may be
Progress in French
Industry.
recalled that in 1919 the automo- bile production of France
Caramounted to only 18,000 cars,
INCREASED TRADE.
Factorien were quickly trane. farmed from munitions works to their old purposes, nud in the fol- lowing - year the output ronched | 40,000. Every year since has re-
gistered a marked incrense.
In 1928.41 per cent more cars [By Minott Saunders.) were produred than in 1927 and last year the increased percentage Paris, Oct. 21nt-Such vast
was ten. This represented HIX strides has France made in motor-times the total of 1020.
car production since her indus- European rivals of Franco laat
trial and financial lossen In the war that the now is surpassed in volume only by the United States. In quality of production it was generally agreed at the recent Paris Salon that French care could hold their own against all Tivals.
year were Great Britain
with
225,526, Germany with 131,000, Italy with 60,000. Czechoslovakia with 10,000, Austria with 9,300. Belgium with 7,700, Russia with 2.000 and Sweden with 1,850. These figures further indicate how for the United States leads in the
The total value of the French
output st year was roughly
$250,000,000.
While France leads other Euro-business. peun countries in nutput, statis- ties for 1929, now available, indi- cate the dominance of the American automobile industry in world trade. Last Fear France Produced 246,610 ears, while the combined output of the United States is here quoted as 5,630,000, In the United States there is one motor-car to every 4.6 persons, while in France there is
one to every 31 persons.
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Installment Sales Help. Official returna show that there now 1.332,387 motor vehicles of all kinds.in use in France, or 18 per cent. more than in 1828. An incentive in the trade has been the growing popularity of the instaliment purchase system. In 1929 about 20 per cent, of the new cars in France were sold on the percentage was only three. credit, while three years previous-
In the United States the propor-| tion of
nach Hates hina been estimated at 80 per cent.
foreign cars every two
ing
in under difeulties
cannot Last year France exported 25|brought into France last year, this market, but
hit back per cent. of her output, being country shipped five to foreign where automobiles are concerned |
in exportation to Italy, buyers. Of the 23,400 foreign because last year France only ex-
brought in America sent| ported 117 Cars to the United ; Factories directly employ 110,000 with 40 per cent. The British ex-cars
port last year was 20 per cent, and 19,600, and of these 14,000 enter States.
France is moving rapidly, how. ever, in this industry which is of the greatest importance in her economic life. In one form another, it provides employment | for 420,000 persons, or abanit one- fifth dess than those engaged on the railways and about the same percentage more than those gaged in the cotheries,
Accessories occupy
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45,000, tyres 25,000, repair shops 120,000, and agents and deaders are estimated at 30,900.
Big Jump in Decade. These figures appear ridiculous. ly small compared with what
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that of the United States only 15. ed in the form of spare parts; Stain took 7,215 French cars, which were assembled here.
| Germany – 4497, Great Britain| The importation of cars into 13,878, Belgium 3,817 and Italy France will probably show
2,430. Forty per cent, of the decided drop in 1930, because of French exports went to the the increased taxation of foreign colonies.
Tears, American makers are work
this
CLOSED CARS LEAD.
Automotive figures show that eloped ears comprised 89 per cent. of the American automobile out- put in 1929.
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