The Archive · 1929

Car Nationalities

Statistics of all ears operating in Shanghai on October 1, 1929, do not bear out this ratio of Gontinental as against American made cars. No less than 13 makes of American cars may -be seen in Shanghai in excess of 100. Four British manufacturers have more than 100 cars here. There are two French and one Italian patent in this class, Sixteen American, firms have 48%

Shanghai thoroughfares—3,013. in the Settlement and 1,888 in the French Concession. Of British cars, 1,174 made by four firms, can be seen daily here, while the two larger French representations total 578 cars. The Italian Fiat has 417 ears here, The popularity of passenger cars in Shanghai follows:

Hake Total Internat, French sot

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