Decision to use India tyres for 'M' Series Bentleys due to competitive pricing and the need for future goodwill.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 158\1\ scan0200 | |
| Date | 24th August 1938 | |
| 1339 Roy. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} from Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 6/R.24.8.38. TYRE PRICES. Roy {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} 8/B.22.8.38. As we pointed out in Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 2/MH. {M. Huckerby} 29.7.38., we have no alternative but to use IndiaProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes tyres for 'M' Series Bentleys. We, therefore, find it difficult to understand what 'reasons of policy' make it advisable not to close with the IndiaProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes Tyre Co. for the season. They have been good enough to come into line with regard to price, and, as we shall need their goodwill in the future, we suggest that it is as well not to irritate them unnecessarily. In my conversation with them, I gave them to understand that if they put in a competitive price they would continue to have the business. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).