17m. Commercial Vehicles
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IN 1938, there were 8m. commercial 1 vehicle's in the world, and in 1952 over 17m. In comparison, the number of private cars rose by only 60 per cent. These facts are revealed in a report onthe European steel industry published this week by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva.
A particularly rapid increase in the number of commercial vehicles occurred in Latin America, Africa and Asia, and the report avers that there is great scope in the undeveloped territories, such as these countries, for vehicles of the Land-Rover and Austin Champ type. It is also considered that greater use of buses would not necessarily reduce the overall demand for motor vehicles of all types, including, presumably, private cars.
The report urges European makers to achieve a greater degree of standardization of components.