There were 95,511 motor cajrs in Nqw Zealand at the end of September. Of these .(writes “Focus”) 8,415, or 9 per cent, were British. Wellington leads with 11% per cent, of English, cars. Palmerston North and Napier have 11 per cent., and Wanganui 10 per. cent, Christchurch has 9% pW cent., and Auckland is next with the Dominion average df 9 per cent Thames and Hamilton are strong American markets, and .they are last on the list with only 2% per cent, off British cars. Over one quarter of the cars in the Dominion are Fords. The actual number of the leading makes calculated up to within the last few months were : Ford, 27,670 ; Buick, 7965; Dodge 7628 ; Chevrolet 7035; Overland, 4639 ; Studebaker,. 4370 ; Essex, 2442 ; Oakland, 2397; Rugby, 1830 1 ; Hudson, 1673 ; Austin,. 1421; Morris, 1370; Chrysler, 1046.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5061, 6 December 1926, Page 2
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139Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5061, 6 December 1926, Page 2
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