Tyre Trade Outlook. Improves
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PRESENTING the report of the national council of the National Association of Tyre Specialists last week, Mr. A.E. Batt, the retiring pre..sident, said that the end of fuel rationing had Unproved the outlook for the tyra trade. It was apparent, however, that the Government's decision to abolish rationing had not arisen from . the pressure of public opinion, but
purely as " a matter of political expediency.
. Many retailers would now be able tO resume full-scale delivery services and this would promote tyre sales. The .Government might in the .near future.
ease restrictions • on the building
industry. Should this happen, many small builders and decorators would experience greater. activity, and this, in turn, would encourage greater tyre business.
Mr. Ban suggested that two lists of tyre manufacturers should be established, the A list containing the so-called "Big Five," and the B list the remaining manufacturers. Tyres from B-list manufacturers would sell at lower prices than tyres from A-list manufacturers.
The present policy of selling all tyres of the same size at the same plf.ce,• irrespective of make, meant that the purchaser was subsidizing the less popular makes. The position was artificial, and a speedy return should be made to a normal situation, where price was governed by demand and popular acceptance.