The Archive · 1939

British Cars Export Position Very Much

Improved London, Dec. 12.

The recent statement in the House bt Commons by Mr, Oliver Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, on ihe improvement of the British export position is supported by figures made public by the Society of Motor Manufacturers, Between August 1, and November 30, sales of British commercial vehicles abroad were 86 per cent, higher than in the corres-Ponding period in 1938. Exports to Australia were up 39 per cent. and those to the West Indies by 45 per cent. Orders for one make of car from Holland increased by 61 per cent.—Reuter, Ask For The

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