NORTH AMERICAN TRUCKS
ALLOCATION OF NEXT ' YEAR’S IMPORTS
four-fifths to country USERS Conditions recommended by the Board of Trade for the distribution of new North American 15cwt trucks had been accepted by the Government, the Minister of Industries and Commerce day” J ’ T ' Watts) announced yester-
W Kr re .t™l lar *? those applying to new North American motor-cars, but simpler, as the number of trucks only e «r^ rt TO>. neXt yeaf WOT ’ ld be
At least four-fifths of the new trucks were to go to essential users in country areas, such as farmers, local bodies, sawmillers, and contractors, the Minister said The remainder would go to essential users in urban areas. As in the case of cars, applications were to be lodged with the motordealers concerned and neither the Government nor the Board of Trade would take part in the actual selection of lia 1 i ap P 1 icants ; Purchasers must not sell the trucks for a period of two lyeara, except back to the dealer.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27500, 6 November 1954, Page 6
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