WORLD TRUCK SWING TO DIESEL POWER
19th May 1967, Page 46
19th May 1967
Page 46
Page 46, 19th May 1967
— WORLD TRUCK SWING TO DIESEL POWER
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WORLD truck production—only 1,918,000 in 1952—has now rocketed to 5m. vehicles a year and the world-wide commercial vehicle total has reached the 40m. mark. Biggest single factor in this rapid growth of commercial vehicles has been the economical diesel engine.
In the United States, where nearly 13,800,000 trucks are in use, a major changeover from gasoline to diesel has been taking place. There are now about 1,570,000 trucks on the roads of Great Britain, with diesels predominating in all categories from three tons upwards.