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gross four-wheeler market.
Taken all round, a merger between BMC and Jaguar appears to be to the advantage of operators. If there is to be co-ordination in sales and service this could give further advantage. I know from a recent visit to Guy that the company is in the course of reorganizing its service and spares activities and that considerable improvements are likely. The link with BMC could accelerate this.
P.S.V. viewpoint Oddly enough, general managers of bus undertakings, when approached for views on the merger, were reluctant to reply. "No comment" or "please don't quote me" were the type of answer received. Of whom are they afraid'?
Mr. Hanchett, general manager of Great Yarmouth Corporation Transport, one manager willing to be quoted, had two comments to make—he was not surprised, as the move had been forecast before in the Press, and he wondered what would now happen to Dennis. the only bus chassis manufacturer outside the large groups.
Another municipal manager commented that he was exceedingly sorry to see yet another virtually independent manufacturer being absorbed into a big group. He had already expressed regret at the link between Bristol and the Leyland Motor Corporation. But he was extremely relieved that it was not Leyland who had cap
tured Daimler and Guy. F.K.M.