31 MARCH 1923, Page 10

The extraordinary extent to which the motor industry has developed

in recent years in the United States has been mentioned several times in these notes. Here are some further statistics for those interested in motoring and motor problems. The United States has 90 per cent. of all the motors in the world, the actual number of cars registered there being 11,500,000, of which 10,250,000 are passenger cars. The farmers of the United States own 8,800,000 passenger cars and 200,000 motor-lorries: It is estimated that for replacement alone the United States will absorb 1,800,000 cars during the present year, or more than double the total number of cars and motor. cycles in Great Britain.