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).
Presenting a statistical breakdown of automotive industry figures by price bracket for 1935 and 1936.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 128\1\ scan0256 | |
| Date | 15th October 1936 | |
| To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X1104 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}27/KW.15.10.36. Further to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}10/KW.21.8.36, herewith are the latest figures from "Automotive Industries" on the same subject - | | 1936 | 1935 | Per Cent Change | Per Cent of Total 1936 | Per Cent of Total 1935 | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | $500 and under | 1,509,625 | 1,456,639 | + 3.8 | 55.40 | 60.53 | | $501-$750 | 1,098,063 | 860,193 | +27.6 | 40.30 | 35.74 | | $751-$1000 | 81,331 | 64,799 | +25.5 | 2.98 | 2.69 | | $1001-1500 | 26,175 | 14,067 | +86.1 | .96 | .58 | | $1501-$2000 | 6,517 | 5,780 | +12.8 | .24 | .24 | | $2001-$3000 | 2,946 | 3,295 | -10.5 | .11 | .14 | | $3001 and over | 253 | 1,903 | -86.8 | .01 | .08 | | TOTAL | 2,724,910 | 2,406,676 | +13.1 | 100.00 | 100.00 | Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||