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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. TATURDAY, JULY 4, 1931.

FRANCE BUYING CARS.

Led World in New Registrations Last Year, Passing, United States.

exported in January and Fobruary visible on the return leg of his fell 12.6 per cent., and Imports Journey in contrast with the tumbled by the astounding figure dismal outlook foreseen by the of 69.2 er cent.

motor industries of these, coun- Most American importers.con-tries at the commencement of his tinue to keep an expensive show. trip. place in Paris merely for advertis In Germany," he said, "the ing purposes, but the famous motor equipment manufacturers Avenue des Champs Elysees has are now revising schedules up- ilost the stands of Studebaker,ward for the Summer months, Graham Palge and Auburn. Ford, more than concelling the previous of course, continues to assembledownward rovision, For the first time in the historyį

while in- France standa to-day where his model within the country and quiries are everywhere increas of the amazing dévelopment of America was in 1917 with respect with automobile unge, France, in 1930, | to motorization. The

constantly growing per-ing." nasumed the crown for the largest States at that time passed the the annual report last year it was United contnge of French materials. In increase in motor vehicle circula-mark of one car for every 28 per-stated that the increased cost to tion, displacing the United States, sons. Will it take fourteen years Ford of France due to the writes Lennard A. Drake to the for France to acquire one motor tarift would amount to only 4 per Now York Times. According to car for each family unit? The ent. The retail price was not

"American Automobile." Answer seems to be that a con- France registered an addition to siderably longer period etrculation of 178,000 earn during required."

the

with: in contrast

may be

the past year

If we compare

percentage

French Republic Remains Agrarinn.

creases. the azhievement

only 126,094 in the United State

of

now

SAFEST VEHICLES.

Commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and taxicabs, are raised.

John Lawrence, European re-safer thon private passenger cars, presentative of the National Auto-the U. S. National Safety Council Imobile Chamber of Commerce, has

Passenger cara parts. [just returned to his Parts head-involved in 37 per cent, moru; quarters from a six weeks' tour of accidents in 1980 than they were

werd

France ven more emphatically! Nearly two-thirds of the French the Baltic countries, Germany, Po-In 1927. Trucks were implicated stands forth, a B.5 per cent, repeople still toll on the land and land,

Estonia, Latvia and in 14 per cent. fewer accidents, being recorded against 0.5 conservatism. They will in time marked

theso pensants are renowned for Lithuania. He reports on the buses in 19 per cent. less, and eent, for the United States.

sentiment inxicabs 25 per cent. lers,

The dozen countries of thee the benefis of the mater car, world leading all others in new will come slowly and tank

the trurk and tractor, but vision motor ear registrations at the counts will be tappel withi

elous of 1930 are as folfowe

New Car Registraůms, Finnre

United States

Great Britain

Germany Canada

Italy

Argentina

Belgium

Holland

New Zealand

South Africa

*4*1*1

BE-

re

greatest, caution. It is in the vities and larger towns that the rator salesman must atli find lis 178,000 market. Paris contains OBC- 126.100 noveath of the total French

83,200 gistration, with a ear for every 10.700

19 Inhabitants. 15.6700)

In total automobiło registratión, 28,000 France ranks #lightly, behind 21,700 Great Britain but seems avameed 17,740 of disqincing her neighbour this 17400 year to gain second position be- I hid the United States. French 13.60 etresintios gained papulover th 14,300 English during 1980 and neede

the latter

Being the last of the world's im only to portant

The Bank in 1999) to reach a higher économie depression. Franco was tołaf'enrolment of motor vehicles. talled in 1980 to continue the The five pountries with largest healthy progress toward minotriza, els catation are.

tion which should be expeeted in

rich and civilized State of the fret magnitude. Horse, bevele United States and ox-tram still supply

Great Britain

portant place int Frenet county: France and town transportation, but one Canada

8008 everywhere this rapid Germany useendancy of the gasoline-driven | "friend of man."

January 1, 19030,

26,691,000j

1,568,000

1,500,000

1,215,000

659,000

That the sharp tariff rise ou (automobiles passed by the French There is one car in France for Parliament in April, 1930, is tak every 28 people, a record for ing avere tull on the foreign Europe but a still backward show business done in this country cau ing in eaulrast with the Bolted he strikingly illustrated from the States where every 4.6, pernons are, import-export figures just made represented with an automobile, available for January and or with the population per motor February. Production withite vebilele of 75 in Canula and New France la off about 20 per cent. Zealand and 10 in Australia,

from a year ago. Passenger cars)

change

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LEPT

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