WORLD MOTOR OUTPUT

Evening Star, Issue 20255, 16 August 1929, Page 6

WORLD MOTOR OUTPUT

SET RECORD IN 1928 6,203,139 VEHICLES PRODUCED. WASHINGTON, July 2G. World automobile production increased by more than 1,000,000 vehicles in 1928, as compared with 1927, and set a record total output for the industry, according to a report made public by the Department of Commerce. World production of automotive vehicles last year was 5,203,139, an increase of 1,044,173 over 1927. The United States and Canada, whose combined output in 1928 was 4,601,141 cars, or 88} per cent, of the total, contributed 1,020,761 of the increase, the remaining 23,412 being distributed among other producing countries. Of the 1928 output in this country 94 per cenV of the passenger cars and 26 per cent, of the, trucks were exported. Of Capada’s total production 55,012 passenger cars and 23,776 trucks wore exported. Eighty-five per cent, of the passenger cars produced in the United States were of the closed type. That percentage has risen from 10 per cent, in 1919. Alore than 55 per cent, of the total world production of automobiles was required for replacements, as compared with approximately 50 per cent, in 1927. 37 per cent, in 1926, and a like percentage in 1925. Only three automobile manufacturing countries failed to show higher output last year—England. Spain, and Denmark. British production declined from 231.920 to 11.877 vehicles. Spanish from 585 to 325. and D.anish from 190 to 165.

Other countries—Austria, Belgium, Czecho-Slovakia and France, Germany,] Hungary,'ltaly, Japan, Russia. Sweden, and Switzerland—all showed gains. Largest percentage gains were registered by Hungary with 64 per cent., and Russia with no per cent., while the greatest increase by number was made by France with a gain of 20.000 vehicles. fnMowed by Germany with about 12,000.