Prospects of New Motor Cars
The. prospects, for that new ear are not bright for 191(> ii it is assumed that at least the 80,000 mot r o'rists whose ears are .10 years old or more want to replace them urgently. The existing import licences will allow for the importation of between 7000 and 8000 British cars in 19-16'. Dealers will be allowed to import up to 75 per cent, of their quota for 1908 when 28,000 ears were landed in New Zealand. Ihe licenses arc however, based on value, and the landed cost is likely to be double that of 1908. The British 10 horsey-power car will sell at around £6OO. At present, -10.2 sper cent, of New Zealand’s 192,621 cars are 10 years or older, near 51 per cent, ol light trucks are the same age, and 16.35 per cent, of the heavy trucks. The number of commercial vehicles likely to be imported as the position now stands is about 900. j
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 37, 22 January 1946, Page 6
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164Prospects of New Motor Cars Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 37, 22 January 1946, Page 6
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