April Output Below Average
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COMMERCIAL vehicles were pro duced at the rate of 6.395 a week during April. compared with a weekly average of 7.081 for the first four months of the year. Of 25,581 vehicles manufactured during the month, 14,239 were allocated to the home market and 11,342 to overseas customers. the S.M.M. and T. announce.
Goods vehicles, road haulage tractors and special types numbered 24,779 (13,761 under 15 cwt. capacity, 3,810 from 15 cwt.-3 tons, 4.838 from 3-6 Ions. and 2,370 over 6 tons). Of the 691 passenger vehicles, 498 were single
deck and 181 were double-deck motorbuses, and 12 were trolleybuse.s. Battery-electries numbered Ill.
Output in the first four months totalled 120,389, divided as follows:116,305 goods vehicles, road haulage tractors and special types (65,007 under 15 cwt.. 19,594 from 15 cwt.-3 tons, 21,774 from 3-6 tons, and 9,930 over (a tons); 3,527 passenger vehicles; and 557 electrics.
April's exports of 14,366 vehicles (£9,332.841) brought the total for the first four months to 57,693 U36369.4081,