Leyland Assemble 60 a Month in Australia
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THE assembly section of the new plant operated by Leyland Motors, Ltd., at West Footscray, Melbourne, is now handling some 60 vehicles a month. These range from the 4-ton Albion Claymore to the 230 b.h.p. Leyland Buffalo. Some 300 varieties of truck and bus chassis can now be offered to Australian operators.
Wherever possible, the Australian content of the vehicles is being increased, consistent with economy and standards of quality equal to those of the British factory. Nearly all chassis assembly for the Australian ,States is undertaken at Footscray, the exception being orders for Western Australia, which are shipped through Perth.
The new plant has a separate vehicle repair shop in which the unit-exchange scheme is operated. There are also a fuelpump test room and an engine test house, and a large bay is under construction for the assembly of the new Leyland Vista-Vue driver's cab.
UNNOTICED BRUSH APPEAL WINS
A SUCCESSFUL appeal was made by 1-1 a coach proprietor, at the North Riding Appeals Committee, at Northallerton, last week, against two convictions at Malton. Mr. Albert Eric Gillard, Altofts Road. Normanton, had been fined £10 for failing to stop after an accident with a motor coach and failing to report the accident.
At the appeal it was submitted that as the motor coach weighed more than nine tons, a brush with a small car would be unnoticed. The chairman said he felt that the defence had proved that Gillard had no knowledge that the accident had happened and therefore could not be expected to stop or report it.