Albions for Panama: Albion Motors Ltd. have received an order
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from Panama—a stronghold for sales of North American vehicles—for 60 Chieftain trucks. Other recent orders from Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador for Albions bring the total value received from these Central American Republics to a total of £i-m, over the past few months.
New Dagenite Agents: The Dagenite batteries division of Electric Power Storage Ltd. has appointed three new service agents. They are: Hall and Homer, 2Ia St. Andrew's Street South, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk; Border Tyre Services, Church Street, Berwickon-Tweed; Wallace Arnold (Sales and Service) Ltd., 123 Hunslet Road, Leeds 10.
Feden intorim Profits: In the first 28 weeks of the current financial year, turnover of Fodens Ltd. was £4,064,000, an increase of 10.2 per cent compared with the same period of the previous year. Profits after charging depreciation (but before taxation) amounted to £302,000.
More Scammella for China: The China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation of Peking has placed a repeat order through Scammell agents, Matheson and Co. Ltd., of Hong Kong, for a third ScamMell 6 x 6 Constructor tractive unit and a Dyson 60-ton-capacity, low-bed semi-trailer.
Not Diesel: Because of incorrect information supplied to this journal, reference was recently made to a "Volkswagen diesel engine" being employed as an auxiliary power unit on a tipping semi-trailer. This was in fact a VW petrol engine, which can be run on propane with suitable induction equipment. Panthers for Southport: Southport Corporation transport committee has accepted the tender of Leyland Motors Ltd. for the supply of 12 Panther rearunderfoor-engined single-deckers at a fixed price of £3,049 15s. per chassis. Quotations are to be invited for the fitting of bodywork to the above chassis.
Bahamas for Ipswich: Ipswich Corporation transport committee has accepted the tenders of AEC Ltd. for four Reliance 6MU2RA chassis at a cost of £2,638 each and of Massey Bros. (Pemberton) Ltd. for four single-deck bus bodies at a cost of £2,965 each.
Kenning Extends at Bathgate: Extensions to the coachwork factory at Bathgate are to be made by The Kenning Motor Group. These alterations, which will result in a 21,000 sq. ft_ extension to the present paint and body shop, have now started and are estimated to cost around £55,000.
Taskers Expansion: Because of increasing demand for semi-trailers, Taskers of Andover (1932) Ltd. will now manufacture these at Skelmersdale as well as at Andover and Cumbernauld. The Skelmersdade factory is to be doubled in size and the labour force considerably increased.
Perkins Showing at Leipzig: The Perkins Group plans to exhibit a range of engines at the Leipzig Fair from March 6 to 15. These include the latest engine, the 170 b.h.p. V8.510 (the first vee engine made by the Group); the 43 b.h.p., three-cylinder 3.152, and other high-speed units.