WORLD AUTO OUTPUT.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 17 August 1929, Page 7

WORLD AUTO OUTPUT.

SET RECORD IN 1928. 5.2( 13,139 VEHICLES PRODUCED. WASHINGTON. .July G. World automobile production increased by more than 1,000,1 XX) 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 881 per cent, of the total, contributed l 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 cent, of the passenger cars and 26 per cent, of the trucks were exported, Of Canada’s total production. 55,012 passenger cars and 1 23.770 trucks were exported. Eighyt-five per cent, of the passenger cars produced in the United 1 States were of the closed type. That percentage has ripen from 10 per cent, in 1919.

More than 55 per cent, of the total world production of automobiles was required for replacements, as compared I with approximately 50 per cent, in 1.927. 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. ; Other countries—Austria. Belgium. Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary. Italy. Japan, Russia. Sweden and Switzerland —all ishowed gains. Largest percentage gains were registered by Hungary with 64 per cent., and Bussia with 55 per cent., while the greatest increase by number was made by France with a gain of 20.690 vehicles, followed bv Germany with a' out. 12,000.