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Production and Export Figures
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DRODUCTION and export figures for goods and public service vehicles have been issued by the Board of Trade and are as 'follows: in the third quarter of this year 92,818 goods vehicles were produced, showing a drop as crimpared with 99,849 produced in the corresponding period of 1961. In the case of public service vehicles, however, 3,941 were produced, in the third quarter of this year, showing a slight increase over 3,776 for the corresponding period of 1961. Export figures for the third quarter of this year are, in the case of goods vehicles, 32,004, and in the case of p.s.v.s 1,636. The figures for the corresponding periods of last year are, respectively, 34,607 and 1,777, showing a slight fall in both cases.
Atkinson Improve Sales and Service T. improve sales and service , of its range of vehicles in the south-west of England, Atkinson Vehicles Ltd. has now divided the territory between two main
distributors. Commercial Vehicles (Southern) Ltd., Station Road, Cullompton, Devon (telephone: Cullompton 3191), represent the company in Devon and Cornwall, and Coventry and Jeffs Ltd., Stafford Street. Bedminster, Bristol 3, will continue to cover Gloucestershire, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire.
In the north-east, representation in Northumberland and the northern section of County Durham will be handled by North Eastern Motors Ltd., Railway Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 4 (telephone: Newcastle-upon-Tyne 36234). Comberhill (Durham) Garages Ltd., Valley Street North, Darlington, County Durham (telephone: Darlington 67477), has been appointed main distributor for south Durham. Mr. Wilfrid Newland, having established the recently, formed export subsidiary Simms Motor Units (International), Ltd., as a fully operational organization, has -whilst remaining managing director of that company— assumed responsibility for all the selling and servicing activities of the parent company, Simms Motor Units, Ltd.
Mr, G. Smith, at present assistant secretary of Eastern Counties Omnibus Co. Ltd., has been appointed secretary of the Midland Genera! Omnibus Co. Ltd., and its associated companies,
Mr. S. A. Ryall has been appointed acting marketing services' manager of Black and Decker Ltd., following the resignation of Mr. R. K. Symmons, who has left to take up another appointment.
Mr„ L. Hocking has been appointed general Manager of the automation division of U.S. Industries Inc. Engineering Ltd.
Mr. T. R. Beady, assistant technical director of Eaton Axles, Ltd., of Warrington, has been elected chairman of the North West Centre, Automobile Division of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
Mr. R. E. J. Parr has been appointed Europabus representative in Great Britain with his headquarters at Victoria Coach Station, Buckingham Palace Road, London, S.W,1 (telephone: Sloane 3466).
Brigadier C. A. Langley is retiring from his Ministry of Transport post as chief inspecting officer of railways at the end of next January. His place will be taken by Colonel D. McMullen.
New York Traffic Commissioner, Mr. Henry Barnes, is currently on an informal visit to Britain. He is regarded as America's leading traffic expert.
Mr. A. J. Prague!l has retired from his post as traffic officer of B.R.S. (Pickfords) Ltd.
Mr. A. F. G. Miles has been appointed assistant divisional superintendent (South), Central Buses, of London Transport.