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).
Table showing American car sales for 1936 and 1937, sourced from 'The Motor Trader'.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 128\1\ scan0330 | |
| Date | 9th March 1938 | |
| 1104. AMERICAN CAR SALES - FROM "THE MOTOR TRADER" 9.3.38. Cars. | Twelve Months. 1937 | Twelve Months. 1936 | % change. 12 months. 1937 over 1936. --- Chevrolet | 758,206 | 919,748 | - 17.5 Ford | 758,069 | 740,249 | + 2.3 Plymouth | 456,992 | 494,168 | - 7.4 Dodge | 252,339 | 245,478 | + 3.0 Pontiac | 209,947 | 169,486 | + 23.8 Buick | 202,859 | 159,147 | + 27.5 Oldsmobile | 185,857 | 176,417 | + 5.2 Packard | 94,653 | 67,859 | + 39.6 De Soto | 73,606 | 44,589 | + 65.0 Terraplane | 73,433 | 77,589 | - 5.5 Studebaker | 69,269 | 66,992 | + 3.4 Nash | 67,743 | 41,584 | + 63.0 Willys | 50,838 | 12,406 | +309.0 La{L. A. Archer} Salle | 28,681 | 13,882 | +107.0 Lincoln | 25,047 | 15,386 | + 62.7 Hudson | 15,654 | 20,614 | - 24.1 Graham | 13,822 | 16,245 | - 14.9 Cadillac | 11,149 | 11,684 | - 4.9 Cord | 1,146 | 1,170 | - 2.1 Hupmobile | 396 | - | - Pierce-Arrow | 166 | 782 | - 78.8 Auburn | 146 | 1,843 | - 92.0 Miscellaneous | 1,441 | 9,963 | - 85.5 --- TOTAL | 3,442,118 | 3,365,422 | + 2.3 --- Chrysler Corp. | 873,596 | 842,376 | + 3.8 Ford & Lincoln | 783,116 | 755,635 | + 3.8 General Motors | 1,396,699 | 1,450,364 | - 3.9 All others | 388,707 | 317,047 | + 22.4 | ||