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Poland's Potential Purchases By S. L. Sadowski Commercial Counsellor to the Polish Embassy.
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THE road traffic in Poland underwent relatively considerable development during the post-war years, .although the progress made was deterred greatly by the ravages done to the road system of the country during the four years of hostilities. Thus, whilst in other European countries less affected by war damages the development of road traffic within the past decade made enormous strides, in Poland it had, of necessity, to be slower. Nevertheless, it can be said that the years of economic activity preceding the present world-wide crisis have witnessed in Poland increasing efforts to develop the traffic between industrial and commercial centres by means of commercial motors. This progress, unfortunately, has not only been arrested, but, owing to the difficult times which both the industry and trade of the country have been experiencing since1930, a substantial drop in commercial motor vehicles in use on the Polish road system has been registered. Thus, although the number of commercial motor vehicles in Poland had reached 7,000 by the year 1930, it has since dwindled to 5,800. These figures illustrate the detrimental
effect on motor traffic caused by the industrial crisis.
As can be seen from the above remarks, Poland, with its 32,000,000 population, presents wide possibilities as regards the development of its commercial motor traffic. So far Poland's needs in this connection have been met partly by the home industry and partly by the importation of motor vehicles and their parts from abroad. With the advent of more normal times there is no doubt that the demand for industrial vehicles will vastly increase, and for some time the country will have to draw part of its supplies of motor vehicles from abroad.
In view of the excellent opinion held in Poland of British-made commercial motors, there seems to be no reason why the British products should not find a good market. To attain this, however, it would be necessary for British manufacturers to offer to prospective Polish buyers such conditions as regards price, payments and delivery, as have been given in the past by manufacturers of commercial motors of other countries, which have, in the paste given favourable terms.