BRITISH MOTOR-CARS
ONE-SIXTH WORLD EXPORT 22 CARS TO SQUARE MILE (Received December 30, 6.5 p.m.) British Wireless RUGBY, Dec. 20 A survey of the trade in motor vehicles, which has been prepared by the Imperial Economic Committee, shows that while there are 15 times as many motor-cars in the United States as in Britain, the latter has more cars to each square mile of its area —namely 22 —than any other country. The next ! highest country is Belgium, with 13.5. I Ninety-four per cent of the motor ' vehicles sold in Britain are of home I manufacture, while the British share ! of the total world export of motor ! vehicles is approximately one-sixth.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22615, 31 December 1936, Page 9
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