MOTOR INDUSTRY

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 80, 2 October 1933, Page 10

MOTOR INDUSTRY

BRITISH MANUFACTURERS

THE WORD "DEPRESSION"

On his seven months' tour -'/abroad the word "depression" was not mentioned, "said Mr. H. H. Eobinson, Neyr Zealand representative of the Standard Motor Co., who' returned 'to Wellington today by the Makura. "The word was not mentioned until my arrival on tho wharf," ho added. "I am very sorry to say that in New Zealaud the feeling of depression appears to exist to a very marked extent. While travelling through Australia Iwas struck by tho feeling of anti-depression, and in New Zealand it would seem necessary that all business men should concentrate more on getting results than mourning over exchange and sales taxation." r

Mr. Kobinson has been visiting his firm's factory in England, and generally making himself conversant with the conditions of the motor trade at Home. Ho was very gratified at the progress made in the trade, not only by his own company, but also by other manufacturers. They had made a truly phenomenal advance in'foreign markets, ho said. The secret of the success of the British mo-tor manufacturer could be accouifed for by his willingness now to adapt his product and factory to tho needs of the different "markets, in that the cars being supplied would give the necessary performance when carrying tho maximum number of adult passengers. .. Mr. Robinson was accompanied by his wife and two young sons. '