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can be almost certain that road rt will continue its expansion during t 10 years; worldwide, the economy Mg. Within the EEC, road transport isolidate and improve its position in son with rail and inland waterways. s a rising proportion of high-value 3tured goods', while the siting of iron el and power plants close to ports :ing more and more transport of raw s and inflammable loads from rail and faterway to sea routes.
transport also benefits. from the 3lization policy of several European establishing industries in poor or ;ly agricultural areas where the railway is insufficient if not non-existent. And, ;ustorners demands for fast, door-to-vice cannot for the most part be met Jately by rail or by water as by road.
t, on the French market, the Berliet )n extends over our whole range, s from 6 tons gvw upwards, we particular reputation with our cusor our high-range vehicles of heavynstruction. Faced with an enlarged iity it would be logical for Berleit
t its efforts towards those models -e already well-regarded abroad.
.nalizations and mergers will certainly up and will probably include the Mon of British manufacturers. No-one ibt, as M. Agnelli, president of Fiat, I, that shortly there will only be room pe for three or four large motor :turers. This does not exclude the ty that certain highly specialized :turers could preserve some sort of )y within a more important group, e case with the specialized divisions large American groups.
position concerning the maximum ight and gross vehicle weight limits same as that expressed by the :ion for the Development of the vity of the Road Transport Industry poklet Why 13 tons? [The booklet the case for the 13-tonne axle and s gcw.
very hazardous to risk a forecast the next 20 years. However, the of automotive' technology, the size Jad transport industry and the delay ccurs in applying new techniques to production, suggest that one can
the possibility of fundamental Is. Future advancements should be oncerned with economy, the viability -ials, safety and the preservation of on ment .