BRITISH CARS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19463, 9 November 1928, Page 5

BRITISH CARS.

NEW ZEALAND MARKET. (FBOM OTO OWH CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, October 2. Mr Keith N. Armstrong (Hastings), writing to "Autocar," says that as far as he can see the only two things wrong with English cars so far as New Zealand is concerned are their low power — 17 h.p. and over is what we want — and the bad material used in the hoods. Mr J. H. Beale (Auckland) writes to "The Times" on the same subject. He says: "I have for many years owned and driven an 11 h.p. English car in Auckland district in New Zealand, this district being notorious for bad country roads. I have never had any trouble of a serious nature, and could go where a foreign car would; but, in spite of this, many years have accustomed New Zealanders to high-powered cars. There are, however, two matters which I consider would make a difference in sales in my country, and they seem to me easy of adjustment:— (a) British manufacturers should not, in their own interests, appoint as thoir agents firms dealing in foreign agencies. This applies very forcibly when that foreign agency is a good seller. (b). Freighting charges should be brought to a more justifiable level from the old country to the Dominions, and one in keeping with charges between the United States and the Dominions."