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).
Strategy for reselling engine and gear oil in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 144\1\ scan0078 | |
| Date | 22th June 1922 | |
| Re:SALE OF PRICES' OIL IN FRANCE Psl/JP. 22/6/22 -2- in France comparing very favourably with the characteristics and specifications of Price's oil, and if the Manufacturers would give us as good terms as Price's offer, namely: allowing us to make a gross profit of 34 and 37 % on Engine and Gear Oils respectively. Providing we can get these conditions and the oil is passed O.K. for Rolls-Royce cars by Hives, could we not run with the Manufacturers a scheme similar to that which London have with Prices. We already do a fair oil business and during the recent season at Nice, we sold something like 120 gallons of Engine oil which was delivered to Nice by our suppliers in Paris. I had in mind NOBELS Firm "The Franco-Egyptian Co." a comparatively new firm, selling the best quality of oil. I have approached Mr.NOBEL with a view to obtaining special prices for an oil equal to Prices. About six months ago, we obtained from Prices, in England, two samples of 2 galls.each of "Motorine C" and "Amber Gear oil", for Mr.Nobel, and since then he has made an oil which resembles Prices in every way. Two samples have been sent to the Works, but the interesting point is , that this oil, which is exactly like Prices, can be sold to us at a cost price of Fcs.2.34 per litre "Engine Oil" and 2.38"Gear oil"as against Fcs. 2.513 and Fcs.2.595 respectively. The chief advantage of getting a firm in France to give us the oil we want is : That we should not require a store, or handle that oil which we may sell in the provinces. We could pass our orders for delivery when and where required. The scheme at present worked in London with Prices can be worked in France, and no French Firm would refuse to do business with us on those lines, as our recommendation would be a good advertisement for them, and we should not have any trouble in connection with the manufacture of tins in France, or the canning of oils from barrels, storage handling, or loss of octroi dues. My point in fully recommending a French Firm in preference to Prices is the result of careful investigations in this matter and the improbability of our becoming Sole Agents to do a broadcast business for all makes of cars, a point which immediately curtails the bulk of the possibilities of sch a scheme. Ps. | ||