Britain’s Recovery

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6519, 7 April 1931, Page 5

Britain’s Recovery

In 1914 Britain had already proved to the world that her ears could hold their own over swamp and desert. On the sands of Egypt, in the wastes of British East Africa, the British car trained, bv its reliability and good workmanship. It made the lot of the pioneer easier, and helped to blaze new tr Thcn came the Great War, when the whole resources of the young industry were placed at the disposal of the conntry The British lorry and the British tank took the place of the graceful sedan and roadster. British mechanical transport helped to win the war at the temporary sacrifice of all progress in design for peace-time purposes. .Lime alone can remove the consequences, direct or indirect, of the industry’s sacrifice to the war. To-day it may be estimated tnat 950 000 men and women are engaged directly in the manufacture of motors, and probably yet another 250,000 in the many allied trades from which the manufacturer obtains his raw materials and accessories. Motor production has, indeed, become one of the greatest industries of the Motherland. . British motor production jumped up to 132,000 vehicles in 1924, due to the production of popularly-priced models and from that date increased by 00,000 vehicles per annum, until to-day it has reached over the 200,000 mark.