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Petrol Price Cut: The price of petrol in Switzerland was last week reduced by about 2d. a gallon.
Imports Freed: Restrictions on the import into India of any particular size of tyre have been withdrawn.
Swedish Registrations Down: The number of goods vehicles registered in Sweden in 1956 was 12,736-587 fewer than in 1955.
Czech Gift: Czechoslovakia has presented a mobile dental clinic costing about Rs.230,000 to the Government of Madras.
No Students: Employees of Newcastle upon Tyne Transport Department are to oppose the employment of students as conductors during the summer.
Leyland Landmark: The 200-year-old Earnshaw Bridge Inn, Leyland, is to be re-named the '' Leyland Tiger" by Groves and Whitnall, the brewers.
Club Merger: The Perkins Drivers' Club now incorporates the Perkins Agricultural Drivers' Club. Membership, now 20,0(X), is expected to exceed 35,000 by 1958.
Albion Stockists: Fergussons (Motor Engineers), Ltd., 137 Goldsmith Avenue, Portsmouth, have been appointed sparepan stockists by Albion Motors, Ltd.
Free Films: The Central Film Library, Government Building, Bromyard Avenue, London, W.3, has issued a list of the technical and industrial films available on loan without charge.
£34m. Contract: Leyland Motors, Ltd., are the main sub-contractors for a contract valued at £34m, which has been placed in Britain by West Germany for 2,800 armoured troop carriers.
B.M.C. Conferences: The first of a series of two-day conferences for principals of distributors was opened last Friday by Mr. G. W. Harriman, deputy chairman of the British Motor Corporation.
New Spares Depot: Charles Clark and Son, Ltd., Alexandra Street, Wolverhampton, have opened a new service and spares department for the full range of B.M,C.
vehicles. Stock comprises over 20,000 different parts.
Safe Drivers: Awards for safe driving were won by 571 drivers of the Express Dairy, Ltd.. in 1956. Mileage covered was. 16.5m. Accidents of all kinds averaged one per 66,000 miles, and blameworthy accidents one per 250.000 miles.
Leyland Output lip: During the first eight weeks of this year, output of Leyland Motors, Ltd.. was almost 16 per cent. higher than in the comparable period of 1956, a record year for production. More than 65 per cent, of the vehicles produced were for export.
Housing Workers: The Maudslay Motor Co., Ltd., Alcester. plan to build houses near their factory for employees to buy or rent. Seventy per cent, of the 1,0011 Maudslay workers travel a long way to work, and the company spend £1,500 a year on providing a bus service.
Facing Difficulties: Because of the difficulties of the motor industry. Rootes Motors, Ltd.. have incurred losses during the first six months of the current financial year, but ample reserves enable a dividend to be paid on the 5 per cent. redeemable cumulative preference shares.
Compressors Described: The Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd., Redditch, have published a leaflet describing their range of Hymatic-Hydrovane portable compressors, built on the rotary-vane principle, varying in output from 7 c.f.m. to 60 c.f.m. at a working pressure of 100 p.s.i.