Evening star., 1928-11-04

windshields. motor parts, shock alb
sorbers and other accessories and parts.
Imported cars for the first eight
months total 38,898. BY far the largest
number of these come from the United
States. During July and August of this
year the imports were 4,210 and 4,753,
respectively. During 1927 32,826 pas
senger cars and 1904 trucks were i'm
ported. Together with parts and acceS-
automobiles in the Dominion, the i'm
ports totaled S63,394,516, which is the
appraised customs value. OF this
amount the United States supplied 90
per cent. Engines imported totaled
107,941, valued at S12,345,19S in addi-
ton to the above figures. 1t Is inter-
esting here to note that England sup
piled 125 trucks and So passenger cars.
while other countries outside of the
United States and England supplied /
truck and passenger cars last year.
Exports Worldwide.
Canada does a considerable export
business in motor cars. Her list of
countries to which she exports is world
wide and includes the Orient, Austria
lasia, Europe and even the United
States. besides the parts of the British
Empire throughout the world. Foreign
cars also reach Canada first to some
extent before going to the United States
and the re-exports totaled 438 cars last
year. valued at $1230,278.
Australia and British India were the
, biggest customers last year, taking
nearly 10000 cars between them, India
buying nearly 10000 Preferred tariff
makes it cheaper for American cars
made in Canada to be exported from
the Dominion to other British domin-
ions than from the United States. The
United Kingdom bought most Of her
American cars from the Canadian fac
tories last year, buying over 1000 cars.
This export trade brings Canada more
than S30,000,000 annually and is a con-
siderable item in her production, more
than one-fourth of the total The value
OF cars exported is somewhat greater
than that of cars imported.
The same models that sell most in the
United States are made most in Can
ada. The trend in the two countries is
about the same. Models are also near
ly identical, there being variations in
some of the makes.
During 1928 there have been a con-
siderable number of additions made to
existing motor car factories. The VIII
lys-Overland at Toronto put up a new
section. and several additions are being
mace III JI1e WlnQSOr area, WI1lIe IIen-
eral Motors is understood to be erect
ing plant in the Canadian West, at
Regina, where they will make their own
bodies.
More than 100000 square feet of
building space is used in the industry
Three plants make their own engines
The rest are brought in from the
United States. Ford is gradually get
ting his Canadian plants in shape.
some of the first new Fords seen in
Canada having been completely import
ed from the Detroit plants.
Ontario has the most cars. her per-
centage according to population being
about II cars for every 100 people
Saskatchewan, British Columbia and
Alberta come nearest this figure, with
IL cars for every 100 population; Mari
toba follows next, then the three mari.
time Provinces, Quebec and the Yukon
On an average there is Q car to nearly
every nine persons out of a hundred
in Canada.
A financial paper of note in the Do
minion states that it is believed the
number of cash sales in Canada is
higher than in the United States.