THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. . SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1931.
It Gives us Pleasure
To Demonstrate The-
Το
FIAT 520
SIX-CYLINDERS
A TRULY EXCELLENT CAR
At a Reasonable Price.
TRADE FUTURE.
Better Times Ahead.
EXPERT'S VIEWS.
James D. Mooney, Vice- 'realdent of General Motors charge of Corporation in
Oversens Operations.
Facts which encourage the hope that the downward economic trend has been checked In the world as whole were made public by James D. Mooney. Vice-President of General Motors Corporation in charge of overseas operations, upon his return to New York City recently from a five weeks busi- ness trip to Eurupe.
Mr. Mooney pointed out that the downward trend in General Motors world automotive sales, in effect Hince last June, was checked in December with a substantial rise occurring each month since.
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FIAT GARAGE
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Winsome Anita Page, star of "War Nurse" and a dozen other film successes, is shown Like many another of Almdom's in her new Ford Standard Coupe setting out for the studio. famous, Miss Page prefers to drive her own car and finds, s he says, many happy hours of real relazation behind the wheel of her easily-handle d. comfortable Ford..
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BAN UNSAFE CARS. economie depression most of the where the same seasonal treets cars sold in many countries were hold good, our nine aerations had
New Jersey has before it enra which were bullt by labour sales total in December which employed in 1929. Inventories was 21 per cent, over November, measure calling for compulsory to-day are clean for the first time in January, despite the normal periodle inspection of nil cars to en- seasonal drop.able highway authorities to ban un- in many months, and as a result expectancy of a the cars now being sold, the there was a 23 per cent, increase safe cars from the roads. Certifi- demand for which I found to be ever December and again,
cutes of approval will be issued to increasing in Europe, represent February, there was a substantial owners of satisfactory autos. and will continue to represent afincrease over January, February full pay-envelope for just that sales, in fact, were higher than many more of the working men they have been for seven months engaged in making or assembling past.
these cars and their accesories. "Four of our onerations, thei
WORLD CAR INCREASE.
Motor vehicles registered at the
"In the world as a whole. Aprit plants in England, Belgium, Den- beginning of 1930, throughout the and May normally are the peak mark and Sweden, had the biggest world increased 9 per cent. over the 18. Department of Commerce. There months for automoblie sales, with January in their entire Bistories, previous year according to the U. sales beginning to taper off in " all depressions of the past are now more than 35,000,000 motor for "The improved demand
a century, the automo-vehicics in the world. June. January and February nor quarter automotive products is definitely mally are the lowest months for tive industry has been the first to encouraging news for labour as males. However, the total
sales by
show definite signs of recovery. well as employers throughout the le
General Motors
and has led all others back up the sald Mr. world,"
Mooney versens
the twenty-four
operations tend
road to prosperity. If history is
The International Harvester Co. "Almost every automobile that is
showing the seasonal drop in
repeating itself again, in this sold outside the United States and January actually increased a 15
present Instance, we certainly has secured from Soviet Russia an December Canada this year will represent
an have
feclarder for 12,000 tractors. again In February there was encouraged from the signs I was the fruits of labour actunity em-stantially
1.Dut 1931. plored in because of the unavoidable inven- further increase over January.
"To be more specific, in Europe, tory-situation precipitated by the
year,
over
every
reason
to
RUSSIA BUYS TRACTORS.
in
Deliveries will commence able to read during my stay in December of this year, and the tractors will cost 7,000,000 dollars. Europe,"
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