Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
In the Motor World
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD.

can be bought from so cents up
do not help the situation.
Compulsory inspection of all
cars once or twice a year would
alleviate such deplorable condi-
tionS. Mr.. Harland requested the
enactment of regulations to this
effect more than a year and half
ago. Other cities have such re-
quirementS and many States. OPP
position to this plan is made on
the grounds that a lot of graft
would be manifest by appointed
service stations for inspection and
the issuing of certificates. This
might be so, but better a little
graft than the present situation.
A check upon the places of in
Spectlon by the Police Department
would take care of this condition.
AT a meeting of the Washington
Automotive Trade Association last
week a pleasing picture was de-
scrlbed over the local outlook. In
creased registration of automo-
biles over last year and an in
crease of $50 uSed-car sales were
the basis for the report. May this
representation be realized.
Factory heads may be pleased
with the following report:
Commerce Reports.
Keeping pace with the gain of
per cent over the total export
valuation for all automotive prod
ucts during 1928, shipments Of re-
placement parts, accessories and
service appliances to our overseas
markets were improved by 8 per
cent during the IL months ended
December 81, 1929, according to
the automotive division, Depart
ment of Commerce. The actual
export value under these three
claSSificationS amounted to $685.
1854, 764, or 1877 per cent of our
total automotive shipments for
the past year. Thus in the brief
space of five years our customers
abroad have more than doubled
their demand for American parts,
accessories and service equipment,
their purchases growing from
$43, 257, 018 in 1925 to the 88-mil-
lion dollar figure in 1929. Since
1913 a gain of 1914 per cent has
been recorded over the total of
$6,270,116 for the pre-war year.
Replacement parts have in
creased their share of the ship
mentS under these three claSSifi-
cations amounting to ST., ACC, 803,
or BOG per cent of the total, as
against $64,252,976, or 1872 per
cent during 1928. Canada re-
tanned its place as the chief buyer
of replacement parts, with an i'm
provement of 51.8 per cent, or
S, 1885, 618 in its purchases. Argen-
tina'S growing demand accounted
for an increase of $1,776, 772, or
41.8 per cent, advancing to the
second position of Importance.
closely followed by Germany and
the United Kingdom.
Accessory exports were slightly
improved in value over 1928, but
accounted for but 1915 per cent of
the group total, as against ia
per cent in the preceding ~
months. Canada was again far
in the lead as the leading buyer
OF American accessories, with a
gain of 81 $50, 451, or CTS per cent
over 1928. Argentina and Aus
tralia reversed their position as
the next two markets of impor-
lance, with the former in second
place. There were no other major
changes among the other markets,
with Brazil, New Zealand, Japan,
United Kingdom and France ad-
vancing their takingS, while Italy.
and Germany were below the 1928
total.
No change occurred among the
f1rSt four markets for service ap-
planes. The total years ship
mentS under this classification
was approximately $100, 900 higher
than in 1928 and represented 8.8
per cent Of the export valuation
Of the group under discussion.
The United Kingdom has shown
a steadily decreasing demand
since 1927, and it's purchases of
service appliances for the year
just ended were substantially I'M
der the figure for 1928. Canada,
to the contrary, has been improv-
ing since 1927, and our exports
under this heading exceeded the
million dollar mark in 1929. Two
new markets appear in the "first
10" list, namely, Soviet Russia
and Algeria Tunisia.