OUTPUT KEEPS UP: 138,921 VEHICLES IN 11 MONTHS MOVEMBER'S production
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of 13,734 1 commercial vehicles raised the output for the first 11 months of last year to 138,921 units, and compared with the year's monthly average of 12,628. All of November's output was for civilian purposes; 5,102 units were exported and 8,632 were taken into the home market.
• Production y classes was as follows: —Under 15 cwt., 5,422; 15 cwt, and under 6 tons, 6,677; 6 tons and over, 398; and motorbuses and trolleybuses, 1,237. ..
Of the 11 months' output, 138,535. units were for civilian service, of which 44,456 were exported and 94,079 were for home operation. Vehicles under 15 cwt. numbered 52,818; between 15 cwt. and uni.-r 6 tons, 70,873; 6 tons and over, 3,543; and motorbuses and trolleybuses, 11,301.
To these figuret must be added 2,306 battery-electrics produced in the first nine months of last year, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
RESISTORS TO BE COMPULSORY?
AT some future date the Government proposes to introduce legislation to compel those who own or operate apparatus which causes interference with television reception to take steps to relieve the effects, says the National Road Transport Federation. Presumably, motor vehicles would be included among such " apparatus.'
The Federation has been asked by the Radio Industry Council to assist in the elimination ot interference with television reception. Operators are urged A26 to fit a 10,000-ohm or 15,000-ohm resistor into the high-tension lead from the coil to the distributor of each vehicle. A resistor costs about Is. 6d., and can be fitted in a few minutes. • PRICES, QUALITY AND WAGES
A MAJOR problem for 1948 is how .1--1 to reduce prices, at the same time maintaining quality and wages, Mr. Sydney S. Guy, chairman and managing director of Guy Motors, Ltd., Wolverhampton, told employees at a presentation of long-service awards.
"1 want you all to help me with.that
problem," he added. " A year ago markets all over the world were crying out for deliveries, price did not matter. Within the past few months things have changed. Now we get comments that our price; are not competitive with those ot Ame:ican factories. The sellers' market is finished; the buyers' market is coming."
Altogether 224 Guy employees have now received certificates for completing 20 years' service.