Evening star., 1930-11-30
FACTORY sales of m OF or
= vehicles including passenger


r. vehicles including passenger
cars, trucks and taXicabS at
the end of October were
almost exactly three-f1fths Of
what they were for the first 10
months of 1929, according 70 q
table of figures just released by
the Bureau Of The Census Of the
Department of Commerce. For
the remainder of the year this
~atio is likely 10 continue.
Tor tie 20 months of this year
3,O71 Soy llr,t3c vehicles were re-
ported sold, CT which 2,592,022
were passenger cars, l73,934 were
trucks and 6.013 taXicabs. The
taXicabs include only factory
built cabs and not private pas
senger cars converted into vehicles
for hire Figures for trucks in
clude ambulances, funeral cars.
fire apparatuc, street SWeeperS and
buses. During the first 10 months
of 1929 sales Of motor vehicles
were reported 20 be 5,G27 $40, Of
which nlI.nber A3tG.oJ4 were pas
senger cars, 695.126 were trucks
and 14,460 we're taXicab5.
The comparison OF the two
years, month by month, may
prove of interest.
1929 Factory Sales.
1929. January-401 ,037 total, of
which 345,545 were passenger cars,
53.d28 were trucks and 2.064 were
taXicabs. Feb~uarv-tG6.418 total.
of which 4C..eG3 were passenger
cars, 61,2i7 were trucks and 2,fCS
were tcXic2bs. IarCN-535l l55
total, of which 511.577 were pas
senger cars, II, ,7oc were trucks and
2,079 were taxicabS. Auril-621 ,910
total, of which 535,378 were pas
senger cars, G4.346 were trucks and
1886 were taXicabS. May-604, ,69l
total, of which 514,863 were pas
Senger cars, $3.50 were trucks and
1913 were taXicabs. June-545 1852
total, of which 451,371 were pas
senger cars, 93,193 were trucks
and 1873 were taXicabS. July
500,040 total, of which 424, 4,9E4 were
passenger cars, 74.842 were trucks
and 1854 were taXicabs. August
493,628 total, of which 440, ,730 were
passenger cars. 56,8O8 were trucks
and 1.040 were taXicabs. Sep
tember-4f5,912 total. of which
363,471 were passenger cars, 81, ,576
were trucks and 665 were taXicabs.
October-330,017 total, of which
513,462 were passenger cars, 60.e67
were trucks and 868 were taXicabs.
Observation-Disclosures total, of which
1G7,64S were passenger cars, 48,081
were trucks and 1.646 were taxi
cabs. December-120,G07 total, of
which 91,011 were passenger cars,
27,513 were trucks and 1,483 were
taXicabs.
1880 Factory Sales.
1890. January-275,374 total, of
which 236,14 were passenger cars,
33,657 were trucks and 572 were
taxicabs. February-346,94 $40 total,
of which 296,461 were passenger
cars, 49,457 were trucks and 1922
were taxicabs. March-401,3 ,313
total, of which 335.720 were pas
Senger cars, 64,204 were trucks
and 1889 were taxicabs. April
443,o33 total, of which 374,913 were
passenger cars, $3.50 were trucks
and 565 were taxicabs. May
417,406 total, of which 1862, ,522 were
passenger cars, 54,370 were trucks
and SAL were taxicabs. June
335,477 total, of which 289, PAS were
passenger cars, 45,773 were trucks
and 459 were taxicabs. July
262,364 total, of which 222, ,459 were
passenger cars, 1864 were trucks
and 241 were taXicabs. August
223, ,036 total, of which 1877 ,037 were
passenger cars, 35,743 were trucks
and 251 were taXicabs. September
-216,877 total, of which 1887
were passenger cars, Al, ISL we're
trucks and 400 were taxic2bs
October-150,044 total, of viii III
112,209 were passenger cars, 37,244
were trucks and sol were taXicabs.
So the total figures from the
completed reports give 5,020,840 for
all motor vehicles in the first 10
months of 1929, of which 4,310,954
were passenger cars, 695.426 were
trucks and 14,460 were taxicabs:
as against 3.071,869 total for the
first 10 months Of 1890. of which
2,592,022 were passenger cars.
A73 234 were Trucks and e MA were