From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Extract from 'Automotive Industries' comparing passenger car production by wholesale price for 1936 and 1935.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 128\1\ scan0252 | |
| Date | 8th August 1936 | |
| EXTRACT FROM "AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES" DATED 8.8.36. $1,000 - $1,500 CLASS GAINS MOST. Total Passenger Car Output 10% above 1935; Truck Production up 18% Passenger Car Production by Wholesale Price Classes - U.S. and Canada. First six months 1936 and 1935 compared. 1936 1935 Per Cent Change Per Cent of Total 1936 1935 $500 and under 1,153,016 1,160,751 - 0.5 54.08 59.93 $501 - $750 873,159 700,607 +24.8 40.95 36.17 $750 - $1000 74,304 53,663 +38.4 3.48 2.77 $1001 - $1500 23,453 12,717 +84.2 1.10 .66 $1501 - $2000 5,523 4,747 +16.3 .26 .25 $2001 - $3000 2,584 2,698 - 4.1 .12 .14 $3001 - and over 219 1,645 -86.6 .01 .08 _________ _________ _______ _______ _______ 2,132,258 1,936,828 +10.1 100.00 100.00 | ||