British Motor Cars. £15,000,000 IN WAGES.

Progress, Volume II, Issue 7, 1 May 1907, Page 254

British Motor Cars. £15,000,000 IN WAGES.

More than £8,500,000 was subscribed by trie English public for motor car and associated ventures last year, and the outlook for British makers has never been brighter. British motor cars to value of £3,500,000 were sold during the twelve months. Continental competition has at last been met successfully, and the British cars are now more than holding their own. Some interesting figures have been compiled showing the present position. There are now 250,000 men engaged in motor occupations, 120,000 motor cars (tyre value at about £4,800,000) on British roads, 813 motor omnibuses in London, 157 motor makers in the London Post Office Directors. More than 5,000 omnibus horses disappeared from the London streets last year. There has been a decrease of nearly 500 in the number of horse omnibuses licensed, and an increase of 565 motor omnibuses. There are now twenty newspapers, weekly and monthly, in London devoted to motor topics. In the county of London there are 21,000 registered cars, £25,000 having been spent on driving licenses last year. The amount paid in wages to the 100,000 chauffeurs, and the 150,000 men employed in various ways in the motor industry, is estimated at over £15,000,000 for the year.