CV sales fall 20pc
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COMMERCIAL VEHICL sales last month were dom by around a fifth, compart with July 1979, and this reflected by growing shop time working and lay-of among the manufacturers.
The Society of Mot Manufacturers and Trade report lorry and van sales f from last year's 19,422 15,338, the British share dov from 15,839 to 12,643 and tl imported share — which i cludes some Dodge and Fo products — has fallen fro 3,583 to 2,695.
Ford still leads the Briti, league table with 4,920 sal (compared with 6,357), BL se 3.479 (against 3,896), which Leyland Vehicles so 790 (against 948), and Bedfo sold 2,870 (against 3,588).
Volkswagen, with sales f ling from 567 to 454, is still t leading importer, and Fiat down from 80 to 63. Fo Transcontinental from 1 5 seven, IVECO from 193 to 13 MAN from 27 to 12, Scar from 71 to 53 and Volvo down from 234 to 157.
At Dodge Trucks, whose Jt sales dropped from last yea 1,369 to 898, 50 per cent the Dunstable workforce is or four-day week_
Fodens, whose receiver Cc Gully says may not be sold ur some time next month in t absence of firm offers, have r most of their remaining wo force on a one-day week.
On the other hand, there better news from speciali: Hestair Dennis (sales up month from 34 to 38 lorrie and Shelvoke and Drew! Dennis' confidence is und, lined by a spokesman who tr CMthat five-day working shot continue for the rest of the ye
In the engine sector, Gal ner's foundry has been but ha to two-day working and t shop floor to threeanf four-d working.