Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,669 pages of information and 247,074 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

1906 Automotive Facts and Figures

From Graces Guide

Note: This is a sub-section of Automotive Facts and Figures


Annual production of motor vehicles in 1906 -[1]

  • UK 8,500 (inc. commercials)
  • Austin 31

Registered motor vehicles of all kinds.[2]

  • Number: 45,490

Membership of the RAC-[3]

  • 3,131

Imports and exports[4]

  • January 458 imported. 146 exported.

Production (according to S. F. Edge)[5]

  • £431k from 50 manufacturers.

Licences issued[6]

England

  • Motorcycles 32,190
  • Private cars (up to 1 ton) 24,955
  • Private cars (over 1 ton and up to 2 tons) 4,565
  • Private cars (over 2 tons and under 5 tons) 64
  • Hackney cars (over 1 ton and up to 2 tons) 205
  • Hackney cars (over 2 tons and up to 5 tons) 1,100
  • Hackney cars (up to 1 ton and over 5 tons) 9,315

Scotland

  • Motorcycles 2,474
  • Private cars (up to 1 ton) 2,137
  • Private cars (over 1 ton and up to 2 tons) 727
  • Private cars (over 2 tons and under 5 tons) 3
  • Hackney cars (over 1 ton and up to 2 tons) 55
  • Hackney cars (over 2 tons and up to 5 tons) 53
  • Hackney cars (up to 1 ton and over 5 tons) 1,670

Note: Motor vehicles used exclusively for trade are not listed as they are exempt from duty


Value of imports including cars, motorcycles, parts and accessories.[7]

  • £4,452,464

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