Motor Car Exports

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 28 November 1961.

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Photo of Mr Maurice Edelman Mr Maurice Edelman , Coventry North 12:00, 28 November 1961

Will the Minister confirm that in the United States, exports fell in the first nine months of this year to something like 15,000, compared with 127,000 last year? Despite the apparent improvement in the market due to the excellent performance of the specialist cars, is there not a long way to go before we can re-establish the situation in which the bread and butter of the motor industry—the cars of medium size and medium price—can be successfully exported to the United States?