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VIMERCIAL vehicle registrations continuing to flourish. The Society dotor Manufacturers and Traders )rts that April was yet another ■ rd month.
egistrations in Britain during April lied 26,999, the highest April figure • recorded. This is 4235 more than il 1977, representing an 18.6 per cent ease.
nce again, British manufacturers performed their rival foreign lorters, and the van market roved more than the heavier lorry strations.
ales of Ford, Bedford and Dodge e well up in the van sector, while don Atkinson and ERF did well in the lorry market.
Of the imported vans, Mazda, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz made the most improved headway into the British market last month. Imported lorries enjoying most success last month came from Fiat, Magirus Deutz, MercedesBenz and Scania.
The market share of imported vehicles has been decreasing over the past few months and during April it was 23.3 per cent.
Happily, British manufacturers have been able to respond to this upturn in demand and production has gone up. In March this year 50,381 commercial vehicles were produced, compared with 41,911 the previous March.