The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-14
A Page Devoted to the Automobile Ir1dus{
FOREIGNERS LIKE
AMERICAN CARS

Washington. - e. December ~
Tie use OF the motor car and truck is
,apidly increasing in ali countries.
will" III. outl"ok for the cheaper,
American cars * improving, according
10 lhe Consular and Trade Report of
this lat. Germany il especially pros
porous ~ the motor car line. tn" per
"cntaGe Of Increase IN the number OF
cars IN rs" b"inr higher than in any
previous year. -AbouI 2i.0"" ears Were.
quilt in ISL. whii" some 5000 were
Imported. In italy. $3.50 ears We're
pr"dnced in th- same year and 1000
ears az" increasing in number.
Denmark j. len"rted as having 5000
lttivm. on.-thild "f these cars n"in=
Of American make III" preference" :
shown for cars 81 low npkeep Th-
interest iii cycle cars is very marked.
most of these being German three
tn" =cou Danish roads.
Portugal. with population of
b.rro."oo. has fewer than z.Uc" cars ia
ne from "a" following countries.
France. .'1i. italy. 3Ni. l,-l"iuiu. lji.
itnEiand, Is". ierInany, 80. United
-t"i"s. 80. Switzerland. 10 Neither
i.NH3. .,huut 500 cars were Imported
~. i"i2 as against 3Uu Tia. year bcfnr.
e" that interest is increasing. l:ussia
- uHhin- almost no motor ears.
10 m"tc than 5."pc.0 600. About 3.5uu
cars were IMPORTED anu bui 100 made
IN ltuSsla lie fl:i company has =
branch factory ia Russia Seventeen
per cent of tn. machines Imported
we're motor trucks. which showed the
greatest gam.
TN report from France mentions
briefly the cyclecir and motorcycle
gain. but presents no figures ON the
siNen oyer to publicity on a new
sl,ring tir" d-vic" to b. tested by til.
mii!itary authorities. soon.
The imports to Norway are greatly
OF entry received more than double
the number of cars IN 1912. which
S2t1,3Ii or more than to tn. cutir"
country the Year before.
Thc increasing interest ia The Amer
lean car is worth ii"tice. TINS being al
most entirely ia connection with TIL.
small types OF low prices. Held not
catered I" BY foreign manufacturers.
except iu Eng nd, where tn" n-w
cNclcc;;r movement has brought out e
large nuinbcv Of small cars, but lew
cy"!.cars.
The competitions OF American cars In
Germany has not yet been felt, for.
says TIA" report The Gcrnan buyer
prefers, ana will prefer. 10 pay q little
Il number of years, than 10 buy = cheap
american car. which, may not render
ton 10 this statement therc follows the
reuark that the upkccp and operating
EXPENSES for a car is 50 important an
item that these are likely to be- con
Sid"red rather than the mere question
Of original cost.
The main American competition. 1t
follows. viii he in the noU,r truck
field rather than in passenger cars
Altogether the report so uVeruocs til"
arguments proving the American car
To Toe out Of the question that one
might imply a fear that there was
some feeling i'm the matter after all.
The report from SaNony states that
there is a distinct field Tor the Amer
lean cars ii direct agents could he in
charge.
Italy presents different criticisms
while admitting a ready market fo..
American cars, the original order for
iiTe cars disposed OF al the Milan cX-
hibition is considered worth notice and
an indication OF a field and demand
The upholstery OF American cars is
criticized as being too sloppily done
heads exposed. The dark color of the
cars consumes much Of the space OF
IN" criticism. for with the Italian
buyer tho idea is against tho stern
busincsslike appearance Of the dark
colors, and cries for bright colors
" W%icn he! !ti, p ;h aeGessories
opinion of prosperity The metric
system also is advised for the measur-
ing ing ana; ana manufacinring OF parts, as
Spccdometers should read in kilo-
meters, for reasons which arc oh
ViOus.
Denmark openly approves of the
american cheap cars. the average
buyer ii is said, looking more to up
Keep cost imam to first price and hence
prcferring the light cars OF low horse
power. This has brought many Of the
German three wheeled cyclccars into
use. these being very applicable To the
smooth. perfect roads OF the islands
These sell particularly I" the younger
generation.
Portugal is favorable to American
cars hut cites the freight rates and
the nearness Of European markets as
against them. the former being high
and the latter making il easier To Eel
of I,nrnIa.t ~
In Russia the American car has had
favor. especially about odessa. The
distances between towns in Russia are
frequent. so that motor ears are a
necessity. The cars most favored are
those for which spare parts can be
most quickly had. In 1912 there were
thirteen German. fifteen French. one
Austrian two Italian and ten British
France is cited field open for
makers OF sid" cars for motorcycles
Try being OF English make The motor
cycle is comparatively now in France
as sport. and has only recently walked
up 10 any proportions. The cyclccar
mas not rs Yet taken u strong hold MS
the factories turning these vehicles
out are very crampcd ~ the present
TINE, ana are not pushing the move
ment with vigor. The press as well
win any aSgressivcness. Another
year VIII see 4 growth in the now line
Norway would seem TO be an open
held Tor American cars, and the coun-
business methods used in handling
them. The roads Of NORWAY arr, very
narrow. beautifully surfaced, and with
long distances between stops. There
should he Il great demand for narrow
tread cyclecars for these roads
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