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.

1908 Automotive Facts and Figures

From Graces Guide

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 and Exports.[6][7]

  • 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

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