World production figures

World production of motor vehicles (cars and commercials) last year was:

U.S.A. .. 6,900,000
Germany .. 1,688,000
Britain .. 1,674,530
France .. 1,536,133
Japan .. 990,705
Italy .. 930,000

Britain produced 1,249,426 private cars, 425,104 commercial vehicles, and exported 544,792 cars, a 50% improvement on 1961 and only 25,124 below the 1960 record. Europe took 66% more of our vehicles, or 199,336, the Commonwealth imported 235,869 and America 73,654. The leading British makers fared as follows:—

B.M.C. .. 600,479 vehicles to July 31st—exporting nearly 275,000
Ford .. 530,000 vehicles—exporting 270,000
Vauxhall .. 220,805 vehicles—exporting 111,930