1913 Automotive Facts and Figures

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

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Annual production of motor vehicles in 1913-

• UK 34,000 (inc. commercial)
• France 45,000
• Germany 23,000
• USA c400,000

• Peugeot 5,000 (largest in France)

• Ford 7,310 (assembled in the UK)
• Wolseley 3,000 (largest in UK)
• Humber 2,500
• Rover 1,800
• Sunbeam 1,700
• Austin 882
• Siddeley-Deasy 600
• Morris 393
• Star ???

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Imports and exports

• 7,500 (£2.5m) exported.
• 6,600 (£1.7m) imported. 50 large firms manufacturing.

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Number of cars in use

• England and Wales 201,469;
• Scotland 17,087;
• Ireland 9,351.
• Total is 40,000 up on previous year.

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Imports and Exports (12 months ending 31st March).

• Imports £7,266,000
• Exports £3,834,000

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US exports to the UK.

• 5,152 cars = £815,000

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Output of Motor Vehicles in 1913

Company	No. produced	Comment
Ford	6,139	Produced from kits shipped from the USA
Wolseley	3,000	Excluding Stellite
Humber	2,500	Includes possibly 2,000 of the small Humberette. Suggested by D. C. Field and Michael Sedgwick.
Sunbeam	1,700
Rover	1,600	Suggested by D. C. Field and Michael Sedgwick
Austin	1,500	Supplied by R. J. Wyatt of the Vintage Austin 12-4 Register
Singer	1,350
Arrol-Johnston	1,150	Suggested by D. C. Field and Michael Sedgwick
Belsize	1,000
Daimler	1,000	Suggested by D. C. Field and Michael Sedgwick
Swift	850	Suggested by D. C. Field and Michael Sedgwick
Standard	750	Suggested by D. C. Field and Michael Sedgwick
Napier	743
Stellite	650	Estimates tbc
Rolls Royce	650	Suggested by D. C. Field and Michael Sedgwick
Crossley	650
Argyll	622
Albion	554
Clement-Talbot	500
Dennis	500
Star	500	Saul says 1,000 but Neale Lonsdale of the Star Register estimates 500
Vauxhall	388
Morris	300
Lanchester	200
Armstrong Whitworth	80	Suggested by D. C. Field and Michael Sedgwick
Hillman	63	Suggested by D. C. Field and Michael Sedgwick
Iris	50
Maudslay	50
Riley	15
Jowett	12
TOTAL	29,066

Note: Nothing for Siddeley-Deasy - probably 600

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