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'''Imports and Exports
'''Imports and Exports
* Imports £1.7m. Exports £160k.<ref>Belfast News-Letter - Saturday 07 March 1914</ref>  
* Imports £1.7m. Exports £160k.<ref>Belfast News-Letter - Saturday 07 March 1914</ref>  
 
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'''Registered motor vehicles of all kinds.<ref>[[The Autocar 1911/06/03]]</ref>
* Number: 18,340
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'''Present Position<ref> [[Automotor Journal 1904/12/24]]</ref>
'''Present Position<ref> [[Automotor Journal 1904/12/24]]</ref>
* Largest company employs 1,300
* Largest company employs 1,300
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* Total hands for 17 firms is 6,120
* Total hands for 17 firms is 6,120
* Heavy vehicles employ another 2,500
* Heavy vehicles employ another 2,500
 
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'''Imports and Exports.<ref>[[Automotor Journal 1906/01/13]]</ref>
'''Imports and Exports.<ref>[[Automotor Journal 1906/01/13]]</ref>
* Cars imported 5,378 (£2,080m)
* Cars imported 5,378 (£2,080m)

Revision as of 02:47, 23 February 2018

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


Imports and Exports

  • Imports £1.7m. Exports £160k.[1]

Registered motor vehicles of all kinds.[2]

  • Number: 18,340

Present Position[3]

  • Largest company employs 1,300
  • Of seventeen firms considered the smallest employed 100 hands.
  • Total hands for 17 firms is 6,120
  • Heavy vehicles employ another 2,500

Imports and Exports.[4]

  • Cars imported 5,378 (£2,080m)
  • Parts imported (£344k)
  • Motorcycles imported 979 (£31k)
  • Parts (£16.9k)
  • Cars exported 703 (£242k)
  • Parts exported (£80k)
  • Motorcycles exported 771 (£31k)
  • Parts (7k)

Licences issued[5]

England

  • Motorcycles -
  • Private cars (up to 1 ton) 13,769
  • Private cars (over 1 ton and up to 2 tons) 968
  • Private cars (over 2 tons and under 3 tons) 36
  • Hackney cars (over 1 ton and up to 2 tons) 133
  • Hackney cars (over 2 tons and up to 3 tons) 75
  • Hackney cars (up to 1 ton and over 3 tons) 6,218

Scotland

  • Motorcycles -
  • Private cars (up to 1 ton) 919
  • Private cars (over 1 ton and up to 2 tons) 202
  • Private cars (over 2 tons and under 5 tons) 1
  • Hackney cars (over 1 ton and up to 2 tons) 6
  • Hackney cars (over 2 tons and up to 3 tons) 1
  • Hackney cars (up to 1 ton and over 3 tons) 1,058

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.[6]

  • £2,471,667

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