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DUR1NG the past financial year, the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., exported more than 20,000 commercial vehicles based on A40 and A70 chassis. This figure represents an increase of 12 per cent. over the previous year's. shipments. A record was also set Up by shipping -nearly 20,000 commercial vehicles of the heavier -type. Exports to the U.S.A. and Canada brought in $21,671,597.
Mr. L. P. Lord, chairman of ,the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., 'gave these figures to shareholders at the annual general meeting, last week. He added: " It would be wrong of me to express easy confidence as to the future of car and commercial-vehicle exports. It is already clear that this year will be one of growing difficulties, but . . . . in the first 17 weeks of the current year the turnover of our exporting subsidiary, the Austin Motor Export Corporation, advanced by 18 per cent, over the previous year.'' Mr. Lord hoped that the company's immense programme of production for rearmament would be additional to the normal output of cars and commercial vehicles. He said that he expected to Visit Australia and New . Zealand early twit year, as he had been prevented from making the trip this year.
TRANSPORT FOR SAILORS NEEDED
THREE bus operators applied to the I Scottish Licensing Authority last week for permission to run a service to carry sailors between Faslane naval base and Glasgow. They were W. Alexander and Sons, Ltd., Garelochhead Coach Services. Ltd., and Messrs. Richard Rinn.
Capt. G. T. Lambert, chief officer in charge of the Clyde-based reserve fleet, said that, of 2,000 naval personnel at Faslane, 150-200 travelled up from Glasgow each day. Some had great difficulty in reporting for duty on time and it was his unpleasant task to have
to punish' them. Because of anxiety about arriving on time, many men became sick. Some bld to leave Glasgow at 6.30 a.m., and Motherwell at 4 a.m. Few travelled by train, as it was too expensive.
Alexander's application was rejected and the other two applicants were asked to draw up a co-ordinated running schedule, so that each would have a share in the traffic.
1.11.F. PARIS OFFICE PRESIDENT
AT a recent inaugural meeting, M. G. Gallienne, delegate general of the Union Rouare de France; was elected president of the Paris office of the International Road Federation. Other Appointments included that of M. A.
• Charon, president of Shell . Francaise, as vice-president, and M. J. Boyer, president of Kleber-Colombes, Paris, as treasurer.
The.board of directors includes M. P. Berard, .president of SOcony-VacuuM Franeaise, M,.Bouralon
Michelin Tyre Co; Paris, Mr, 0.
Brondum, managing director of Ford A.B., Stockholm, M. P. W. Copelin, director-general, 'General Motors S.A., Paris, M. M. Dutreux, president, 'Dunlop, Paris, and Prof. Valletta, president, Fiat S.A., Turin.
Al the meeting, theGerman, Norwegian and Spanish road federations were accepted as national members of the I.R.F.
BUSES BANNED FROM PARK
THE use of the .town's free vehicle park has been denied to Cumberland Wain. Services, Ltd., by Aspatrta (West Cumberland) Parish Council. It is stated that the counciltook exception to a "curt" reply received from the company to a suggestion that the concern should put the park into a state of repair.
It has been felt that the surface hail been spoilt by the buses. The company refused to accept responsibility and pointed out that the park was also used by lorries and fairground vehicles.
LICENCE FOR ANTIQUES
THE need to foster the antique trade as an important dollar-earner was one of the reasons given by, the Metropolitan Deputy Licensing .AuthOrity when he granted Mr. J.'S. Rees, Finsbury Park, London, N.4, a B licence for one vehicle.
Mr. R. Cropper for the applicant. pointed out that Mr. Rees already had four vehicles ori an A licence, which were substantially engaged on the carriage of antiques. Mr. Rees' wanted the additional _vehicle because he intended to do a certain amount of antique dealing himself.
426 A.E.C.s FOR EXPORT
ORDERS for 426 A.E.C. vehicles for overseas have recently been placed, as follows:—Australia. 130 goods and 50 passenger models; New Zealand, 17 goods; Brazil, 36 passenger and 52 goods; Uruguay, 13 passenger; Chile, 12 goods; South Africa, 27 goods; Rhodesia, 12 goods; Uganda, four goods; Egypt, 10,goods and .eight passenger; Morocco;. two passenger and four goods; Nigeria, 10 goods;. Sweden, 10 passenger and three goods; Belgium. 12 passenger. and .1.1 other A.E.C. models; and Holland, three goods.
PROTEST TO OIL COMPANIES A PROTEST . against the decision of
certain oil companies that . transport operators must buy.all their fuel supplies from one concern in order to obtain a rebate, has been made by the road transport committee of Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. It has been decided to seek the support of the Traders' Road Transport Association with a view to joint representations being made to the oil companies concerned,.