Exports Well Up To Target
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EXPORTS in February of 8,041 1-Adelivery vans and utilities, trolleybuses, motorbuses and coaches, industrial trucks, other descriptions," road haulage tractors and trailers compared with the record figure of 9,592 set up in January. Value declined from £3,941,903 in January to £3,530,461 in February. The target figure for the end of the year is £3,500,000, so that the industry is more than pulling its
weight. Moreover, February was a short month.
Figures compiled by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show also that in the first two months of the year, 312 used commercial vehicles (i167,507), 17,706 farm tractors (£4,817,233), and parts and accessories valued at £5,716,970 were exported.
The following table shows shipments of new vehicles by classes: