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MOTORING SECTION

BRITISH CARS.

GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRY.

Mr. H. Thornton Rutter in the "London Daily graph:"

DETAILS OF A UNIQUE ORGANISATION.

Alan R. Fenn, and Lieut. Colonel 100,000 MILE CLUBS. A. Hacking, D.S.O. (secretary of the Society of Motor Manufac- turers and Traders), will leave England early in March, visiting every State in Australia and in writes.vestigating the conditions in New Zealand and South Africa. They intend to return to England to- wards the end of "August.

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As the year 1928 drew to a close there were 060 members of the Studebaker 100,000 Mile Club, according to 'An announcement made by the Studebaker Corpora- Despite the disturbing effects. While all success must be wish-tion of America on December 21.

Studebaker 100,000 Mile Club is of the coal strike, the record of ed for this mission, it must be re-

unique organisation. It is the British motor industry for membered that the home market 1926 represents no small achieve is the backbone of the British composed of motorists who ment. For the first time in his motor industry. Here again the Studebaker cars which have travel- tory the export of British motor official Agures reveal a pheno- led 100,000 miles and are still in both menal growth in production of service. A prospective member vehicles has exceeded,

car is fully qualified before admis- numerically and in value. the the British factories. According must satisfy Studebaker that his impor In 1925 the imports to the Ministry of Transport's ression is granted. Then the new vehicles, turns, the greatest number of member is given, a plate, similar to the ordinary licence plate, which is to be placed on the rear of the car. This plate announces owner's membership in the Club,

Wile there are 960 members of the Studebaker 100,000 Mile Club there are more than 150 Studebak as that have passed the 200,000 mile mark, more than 50 have been driven over 300.000 miles and at least a dozen more than 400,000 miles. And all are still in aervice.

amounted to 49,849

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Of these 1.618 were re-exported, motor-vehicles licensed to use the leaving a balance of 47,731 to be roads in 1925 was 3,510,000, in vold in Great Britain. In the cluding 580,000 cars, 572,000 amounted motor-cycles, 224,000 commercial year exports 29,041. vehicles. In the motor vehicles, and 99,000 motor- matter of value the difference hackney, cabs, omnibuses, chara was not so great, the average bancs, etc. For 1926 the total in- 1,690,000 vehicles value of British exports being creased to. considerably higher than the licensed, including 676.000 cars, motor-cycles, 248,000 value of foreign imports into this 630,000 ecuntry. The exporta were commercial wagons, and 99,000 This repre- valued in round figures at 87.412-hackney vehicles. 000, whereas imports were valued sents, omitting the motor cycles, at 48,526,000, so that there was an increase from 958,000 vehicles an adverse trade balance, of well in 1925 to 1,060,000 vehicles in over £1,000,000 as far as the in-1926, so that 122.000 additional motor-vehicles were placed on our dustry was concerned.

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The honour member of the 100,- 000-Mile Club at the present time is Charles Marmeri, Chisholm, Minn. When last reported, Mr. It is still go. led 419,384 miles. Marmeri's Studebaker had travel-

INDIAN IMPORTS OF CARS. "

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A very different state of affairs roads in 1926. Therefore, deducting strong. was seen in 1926. The total iming the 22,000 imported vehicles. brts amounted to 23.211 vehicles, sold in Great Britain that year, which 1,550 were re-exported British motor factories supplied NEW SEASON GINGERving a balance of 21,861 vehi-100.000 of this large increase.

They also exported over 33,000 From a report of the Department cles to be sold in Great Britain vehicles, so it is evident from of Overseas Trade it appears that Exports, however amounted to 33,237 vehicles, thus exceeding these facts that 138,000 motors during the period April-September. imports by some 11.400 vehicles. were built in Great Britain in 1926, the number of motor vehicles When we consider the values in 1926. To these have to be added imported into British India showed each case the results are even the new vehicles to replace those a steady expansion, more striking. The total value of worn out and scrapped. No exactber of cars received was 5,962, of British notor exports was rough-figures can be given fer this ad- which 2:299 came ly £7,301,000, and the total valusditional source of output, as Bri- 12.049 from U. S. A., 709 1. m Great GF imports was rather under tish motor manufacturing firms Britain, 696 from Italy, and 206 £9,462,000 Thus the value of our do not disclose their total annual from France.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1927.

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ALBIONS IN SYDNEY..

That the British motor manufae turere are pushing their machines

motor exports was

a motor-car at twelve years, this double the value of our imports, would represent on the total of giving favourable trade balance of the year of not much less than 1925 of 938.000 something like 000 vehicles of all kinds. Thus,' £4,000,000, It will be noticed an addition of 80,000 replacement wonderful as these figures are. that, though mure vehicles were vehicles, bringing up the final the British industry is advanc exported in 1926 than in 1925, total of British motor productions 1ng, while that of America is and sales to 213,000 cars, vans, practically marking time. Tak- the total value of the exports went down slightly. The reason and hackney carriages for 1926.ing the total export figures of both for this is that owing to the tariff In 1913 the total British produc- countries on a percentage basis of arrangements to establish coach-tion was about 26,000 motors. so the total production, America ex- building industries in countries that to-day the demand for Bri-ported about 12% per cent. of her where motor chassis are not con- tish motor-vehicles is nearly ten output last year, as compared with structed, a larger proportion of ex times as great. With a home de- an export of over 15 per cent. of

vehicles: ports now consists of bare chassis mand of at least 180,000 vehicles the total number of British motor as opposed to complete vehicles, this year," which is likely to be

It is interesting to note that very effectively in Australia is in- Undoubtedly another factor in re-supplemented by the export of ducing the stated value of exports 50,000 cars and chassis, the Brithe various State reports reveal dicated by the fact that in one week

tish motor manufacturing firms is the general lowering of prices can look forward to selling some that 22,330,000 motor vehicles no less than six repeat orders for by British motor manufacturers,

Passenger notified to the factory in Glasgow States of America. rendered possible by the increase thing approaching a quarter of a are registered in the United Albion, commercial vehicles were

million cars in 1927.

cars are 19,520,000 and cominer-by their agent in Sydney. Sach in their dutput to meet an enlarg-

cial motor vehicles 2,810,000. Ac- well-known firmis as Nestles and ed demand both in the homie and

Of the total of 33,237 vehicles cording to the statistics issued by Anglo-Swias Milk Company and the overseas.

One of the factors that has of British make exported during the National Automobile Cham-British Australian Tobacco Com- assisted in reducing imports has 1926 more than one-third, or, to ber of Commerce, the world regis-pany are included in this list. been the application of import be exact, 11,700 vehicles were tration of motor vehicles is duties, first to motor-cars, and exported during the last three 27,500,000, so that 81 per cent. of more recently to commercial and months of the year. The export all the motors of the world run public service motor vehicles. during this last quarter was some on the roads and surfaced high- States of Another has been the growing 35 per cent. greater than it has ways of the United realisation on the part of the ever been in any previous quarter.America. Out of the 3,950,000 British public of the merits of

To some extent this may have passenger American cars produc- British cars and of the fact that, been due to the coal stoppage and ed in 1926, 74 per cent. whatever may have been the case the subsequent delays in securing closed cars, although there is a in years gone by, the motorist raw materials tending to hold upgoo demand for roadstera" or no longer has to buy other than deliveries, which should have been open touring cars, according to: British goods if he wants a made earlier in the year. The reports at the recent New York thoroughly satisfactory article at main factor however, is unques- Motor Show. The average retail a thoroughly moderate price. The tionably to be found in the fact price obtained for new cars was tendency to buy British has been that round about the last Olympia £173 48. and £218 for commercial reinforced by a well-conducted Show enormous steady orders for motor vehicles. This is very lew campaign on the part of British export were placed with several indeed, and shows how keen, is the manufacturers. who have pointed British manufacturers, and de-competition amongst the Ameri- out to the public in sober and reliveries were begun to be made can manufacturers. Still, if one strained terms the many advan-under these contracts. It will be considers that the home market tages of buying the products of surprising if the total of exports in the States has risen from home factories,

during 1927 does not exceed the 20,000,000 vehicles registered in Markets Overseas.

total for 1926 by at least 60 or 401925 to 22,880,000 vehicles regie- "On the other hand, tered in 1926, with an absorption Success in 1926 is not to be per cent allowed to put any brake on the America is diminishing her out-of-4.000,000 cars and trucks- efforts of those connected with put for 1927, and expects her ex- 2,000,000 new owners and 2,000.- the motor industry still further to ports to British Dominions to fall, 1000 replacements of old vehicles she hopes that Latin-it will be seen that the turnover increase this trade. both at home while

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and abroad. In addition to acti-America will replace the markets on quantity production allowa vities by individual manufac-in which the British manufac-such prices. Yet there is actual turers, it has been decided to turer is making headway against ly little change in average price in the past year, as the average adopt a suggestion put forward all rivals.

As a matter of fact, whereas in retail price of American motors by the Prime Ministers and other representatives of the 'Dominions 1925 the total production of the recorded in "The Daily Tele during their visit here, that on American and Canadian factories, i graph" of January 28, 1928, was and £270.for behalf of the industry as a whole including commercial vehicles, 2178 4s. for cars an official delegation should be was 4,336,754. in 1926 the num-trucks. In fact, it is the commer despatched to Australasia and ber had only increased to 4,480-cial vehicle, which has lowered ite South Africa. This delegation, 000 vehicles, and the programme price and not the passenger car consisting of Major Sir A. Boyd- this year, as laid down at present, which is precisely as it stood the Carpenter, M.P. for Coventry, Mr.is to build not more than 4,000,- previous year,

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