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 162,364 pages of information and 244,505 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.

1910 Automotive Facts and Figures

From Graces Guide

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


Annual production of motor vehicles in 1910-[1]

  • UK 14,000 (inc. commercials)
  • Austin 579

Membership of the RAC-[2]

  • 5,901

Registered motor vehicles of all kinds.[3].

  • Motor cars: 124,860
  • Motorcycles: 86,414
  • Heavy Motor vehicles: 7,406

Imports and Exports[4]

Imports

  • British colonies: 0
  • Europe, Russia, USA etc: Cars 4,516 (£1,430,962); Chassis 6,553 (£1,671, 593); Parts (£2,023,211).

Exports

  • British colonies: Cars 2,775 (£1,029,395); Chassis 220 (£76,372); (£339,358)
  • Europe, Russia, USA etc: Cars 780 (£347,491); Chassis 344 (£137,164); Parts (£675,746).

Accidents in 1910.[5]

Fatal

  • Horse-drawn Omnibuses and Tramcars: 16
  • Horse-drawn - Other vehicles: 639
  • Omnibuses: 82
  • Tram Cars: 112
  • Other vehicles: 478
  • Grand Total: 1,327

Non-Fatal

  • Horse-drawn Omnibuses and Tramcars: 333
  • Horse-drawn - Other vehicles: 13,289
  • Omnibuses: 1,258
  • Tram Cars: 4,961
  • Other vehicles: 9,909
  • Grand Total: 29,750

Motor cars registered in London in 1910.[6]

  • Motor Cars: 8,083
  • Heavy Cars: 235
  • Motorcycles: 2,473

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