1908 Automotive Facts and Figures
Note: This is a sub-section of Automotive Facts and Figures
Annual production of motor vehicles in 1908 -[1]
- UK 10,500 (inc. commercials)
- Austin 216
Registered motor vehicles of all kinds.[2]
- Number: 71,381
Registered motor vehicles of all kinds at 30th September 1908,[3]Detailed breakdown by Registration Authority.[4]
- Private cars: 71,381
- Trade Vehicles: 12,104
- Public Conveyances: 5,880
- Motorcycles: 65,026
- TOTALS: 154,391
Membership of the RAC-[5]
- 4,009
- Imports of Cars: 3,830 (£1.39m)
- Imports of Chassis: 3,370 (£1.06)
- Imports of Parts: £1.66m
- Imports of Motorcycles: 1,340 (£36k)
- Exports of Cars: 2,220 (£803k)
- Exports of Chassis: 225 (£76k)
- Exports of Parts: £383k
- Exports of Motorcycles: 1,052 (£37k)
Number of vehicles in the UK[8]
- Private cars- 71,381
- Industrial vehicles - 12,104
- Public Conveyances - 5,880
- Motorcycles - 65,026
- Grand Total - 154,391 (1905 was 74,038)
Value of imports including cars, motorcycles, parts and accessories.[9]
- £4,177,901
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Austin by R. J. Wyatt. 1981. p283
- ↑ The Autocar 1911/06/03
- ↑ The Autocar 1908/12/19
- ↑ The Autocar 1908/12/26
- ↑ 1914 Royal Automobile Club Year Book pA1
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1909/01/16 p85
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1909/02/13 p197
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1908/12/19
- ↑ The Autocar 1910/01/01