May Registrations Show Trade Improvement
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REGISTRATIONS of new commercial vehicles in May, 1936, went up with a jump, compared with the figures for May, 1935. Goods-vehicle returns showed a gratifying improvement from 5,369 iP May, 1935, to 6,675 this year.
The number of new electrics registered increased from 50 to 67, steamers from 4 to 6, and petrol-engined vehicles from 5,179 to 6,472, but, as in April last, the number of oil-engined goods vehicles dropped slightly. The return for May, 1935, was 136 new goods "oilers: this year's figure was 130.
Two classes of petrol-engined vehicle take most of the credit for the increased registrations. In the category B24 for vehicles not exceeding 12 cwt., new registrations rose from 878 in 1935 to 1,339 this year, whilst a corresponding jump was shown in the 2-2i-ton class, the figures being 1,408 in 1935 and 2,079 this year.
It is curious that the registrations of oil-engined goods vehicles have, in most cases, decreased. The only rises were in the 5-6-ton class (from 7 to 23), 6-7-ton category (from 3 to 16) and in the 8-9-ton class (from 3 to 6).
All the agricultural vans and lorries registered were of the petrol-engined type, the 88 new machines put into service in May, 1936, comparing with 75 a year earlier.
A considerable number of new hack
ney vehicles appeared on the road in May this year, the total, at 1,148, comparing with 1,004 in May, 1935. The biggest increase was in respect of oilers, last year's figure being 346 and this year's, 451. Nevertheless, trolleybuses increased from 22 to 38, and petrol vehicles from 636 to 659. All the new trolleybuses were in the class for vehicles exceeding 64 seats.
In the oiler field, there were 124 new 26-32-seaters, compared with 97 in May, 1935, and 129 32-40-seaters, against 48 last year. In the Clasp' fOr 48-56-seaters, the rise was froth 80 to 177. A decline in the popularity, of 14-20-seaters and 40-48-seaters was discernible.