Vauxhall Output Record
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FOR the first time, Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., last year built over 100,000
vehicles. During the past five years, more than £14m. has been spent on tooling for new models and improvement of production facilities.
These facts are given in the company's report for 1953, which records the export of 66,435 vehicles-17 per cent. more than in 1952 and 60 per cent. of factory output. Exports earned £28m. from 134 countries, notably Australia, Belgium, New Zealand, South Africa, Denmark and Sweden. Canadian earnings totalled 41m. dollars. Better results arc expected for 1954.
Home sales totalled 43,706 vehicles, 90 per cent. more than in 1952. Purchase tax, however, retarded sales and the complete abolition of this duty on commercial vehicles was hoped for. Criticism is also made in the report about fuel tax and poor roads.
An increasing amount of experimental testing was being done overseas to improve the quality of vehicles, in which connection General Motors were giving valuable help.
Total income amounted to £58,717,635 32 per cent, more than in the previous year. The net profit was £3,426,723. Taxation absorbed £13i m.
A sum of £305,451-24 times as much as in 1952—has been paid to 12,142 Vauxhall Motors' employees under a profit-sharing scheme.
NICE COACH RALLY THE seventh international Rallye Touristique Europe-Cote d'Azur will be held in Nice from May 28-30. A concours d'elegance and coach gymkhana are included in the events.
British operators, tourist agencies and clubs are qualified to compete in the events. There will also be competitions for passengers travelling in the participating vehicles.
Intending competitors should notify the Secretariat, 44 rue de la Bienfaisance, Paris 8, by letter as soon as possible, enclosing 1,000 French fr. (a little more than £1) for each vehicle participating.
The final entrance fee is 2,000 fr. for coaches seating fewer than 20 persons and 4,000 fr. for coaches with greater seating capacities.
Copies_ of the programme and rules can be obtained from the address given.
CARDIFF LOSS £143,370 BY 1956 UNLESS . . .
SUPPORTI NG an application by &-"Cardiff Trassport Department for permission to shorten fare stages by half-a-mile, the Cardiff city treasurer, Mr. R. L. Davies, told the South Wales Licensing Authority recently that if it were refused the department would have a deficit of £143,370 by March 31, 1956.
The proposals were expected to bring in an extra £52,700, said Mr. J. F. Siddall, general manager.
Decision was reserved.