WORLD PRODUCTION

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 234, 15 September 1934, Page 11

WORLD PRODUCTION

America Has Huge Total

A study of the world production and exports of motor vehicles, compiled by tho United States Department of Commerce, reveals last year’s tremendous activity in the motor industry all over the world. Comparisons between 1932 and .1933 show a marked increase in production for 1933 in every country. The world production of passenger cars, trucks and buses during 1933 totalled 2,715,575 units, compared with 1,976,963 units in 1932. Passenger cars accounted for 2,187,710 units in 1933. No other country can compare with the United States for production totals for in 1933 she produced 1,959,945 units, compared with 1,370,678 units in 1932. The nearest to this enormous figure is the United Kingdom with 280,526 units in 1933, -compared with 244,434 units in 1932. For the rest, France increased to 191,929 from 170,955 units; Germany to .105,832 from 50,417; Canada to 65,924 from 60,816; Soviet Russia to 49,743 from 26,849; and Italy to 42,000 from 29,100. Consideration must however, bo given when comparing these production figures, to the total areas and road facilities of the various countries.

When it comes to exports the figures are not so divergent, but the U.S.A, is still well in the lead —the total foreign sales of U.S.A, motor vehicles in 1933 being 107,03] units, compared with 65,492 units in 1932. Next in order was the United Kingdom, whose foreign shipments totalled 51,692 units, as against 40,178 units in 1932; France rose to 25,466 from 19,206; Canada to 20,403 from 12,534; Germany (o 13,350 from 11,025; and Italy to <589 from 6511.