The Archive · 1930

British Cars and the Shanghai Market

To the Editor of the "Nowti-Cawa Dairy News."

Si—A short time ago T was in the market for a new car and, having' been recently. in "England where I saw a number of com: paratively low priced and attractive British cars on the roads, such as Rileys, Humber, "Snipes" Rovers and Tillmans, 1 made inguities of local garages, only to find that with the Morris and rious efforts are ade to sell British ears here, Commission is. shortly to. sail for the Far East to inquire into the causson underlying the falling off of British exports to China and ake recommendations which hoped will lead eventually toa covery of the lost ground, Here, surely, is a subject for clove scruto iny. "ithe demand for the. cheaper class of motor vehicles of all kinds already good, potentially it is a seroot deal better, New roads are tinder construction in various parts of China and. Provinces. as. far distant as Szechuan are absorbing constantly increasing. number of cars, yet there is little evidence to show that Home manufacturers are alive to the situation.

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