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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

SATURATION POINT FOR market for cars deponds, he says,

AUTOMOBILES.

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ROOM FOR MORE 'EXPANSION.

Detroit, Mich... With automobile manufac- turors turning out 3,800,000 cars and 500,000 trucks in 1925, and with an approximate total re- gistration of 2,000,000 motor vehiclos now in the United States, the automobile industry is asking itself how long it can keep it up...

on the expansion of the paved highway programmos, on the pricon of the curs themselves and on the prosperity of the country.

EXECUTIVES' SIXTH SENSE.

Mr. C. D. Hastings, president of the Hupp Motor Company, answering the same question Bays the automobile business has to be run with a high degroo of common sens, and is susceptiblo to periods of depression like any other.

However, he says, the automobile executives have do veloped what amounts to a sixth senso in forecasting lulle in the "As a layman. I thought the trade, and, therefore, when these 'saturation point was imminent depressions do arrive, they have a good many years ago. Mr. been largely discounted. No im- Edward G. Wilmor, nowly-in- mediate limit is soen, he days, stalled head of Dodge Brothers, to the number of motor cars that told the reprosontative of tho may be sold to the world, for the press in a consensus of motor 20,000,000 cars already in circula- oxacutives on the subject, "but tion form a tremendous replace year after year has gone by, and mont market. No man who has. the market continues to hold up. ever ridden in a car, Mr. Hast Since that time others have atings points out, will voluntarily various points also expressed the go without an automobile. New belief that the so-called satura-markets in nations not seriously tlon point had hoon reached. The affected by the World War aro facts have shown, that our expanding, as in Austarlia, South forecasts were all wrong. The Africa, the Far East and South nation has all along shown itself America. able to absorb 'more automobiles than the manufacturors could turn out. I have nas the slightest idea when the point will be reached. Certainly thore ts no sign now that anything of ihe sort is imminent."

That the automobile industry is essentially stable despite its great expansion, is the opinion of other Detroit makers, answer. ing the same question put to Mr. Wilmer. They point to the great investment in the business, the vast and firm monetary founda- tion it has, the place of the motor-car in the social life of country, the replacement markets for automobiles aponing at home, and the new markets opening abroad. Such an industry, they declare, is as firm as any in the country.

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Mr. Roy D. Chapin,, head of the Hudson Motor Company, like Mr. Wilmer, soos no im- mediate falling off in automobile sales except perhaps in periods of occasional fluctuation. The continuance of the consumers

The world markot hasn't been scratched yet," added Mr. ' Hastings.

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Thore is now one motor vehicle to oyery four and a half or Byc people in the United States, says Mr. Alvan Macauley, prosident of the Packard Motor Company, who adds that as the American Population expands dow will. continuo to keep up this ratio. Mr. Macauloy lays stress on the big replacement market and adds that the maximum numbor of cars in the United' States has certainly not yet been reached.

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MOTOR TRUCKS,

As far as motor trucks go, Mr.. Martin T. Pulcher, "hoad of the, Federal Motor Truck Company, points out that the United States has a smaller percentage of trucks to touring cars than any other nation, indicating that whatever is the future for the motor car there is still plenty of. room for the motor truck. In" the United States, he says, the

NOW IS THE TIME

NEW TAIL LIGHT LAW.

truck is "bringing the farm to the city," permitting the estab- lishment of fresh fruit and vegetable markets in the middlo

A law in Australia makes it of urban areas, roplacing the in-" efficient labour of horses on necessary for the driver to leave farme and, also, in the shape of his car to extinguish the tail motor busos adding a now light. The lights are connected transportation method both in

BO that they cannot be ex- country and city.

tinguished from within the vohicle.

"The railroad has no quarrel with the motor bus or truck, Mr. Pulchor declares, "for" we are giving them 10 timos the business in traffic that we are taking from them. This includes the haulage of gasoline, of road material and of the raw material

for the production of motor cars themselves."

the

RENTER IS LIABLE

A person who rents a car and operates it is responsible for any accidents which result and the Mr. Pulcher believes future of the truck is as the short- automobile owner is held not distance hauler, supplementary responsible, according to a ruling to the railroad, which can carry in the District Court of the Congl things more cheaply than the truck on longer journeys.

Zong.

Ford

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1926.

If

you

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First Floor,

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THE TOURING CAR

Price with Balloon Tyres

and

SELF-STARTER

Delivered in Kowloon

`H.K. $1,080.00

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Sub-Dealer,

Queen's Road Central.

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It

is a car you will be proud to own.

ANDREW HARPER

Chatham Road, Hunghom, Kowloon: 6Queen's Road, Central.

HONGKONG.

Telephones: C 4895 & K 1216..

Ford Motor Company

Detroit, U.S.A.