Motors of the World

There is only one passenger automobile in Spitzbergen, two army-owned trucks in Bermuda. The Solomon Islands have two passenger cars and five trucks. Thus last week announced the U. S. Department of Commerce, presenting fresh statistics concerning the long familiar U. S. domination of the automotive world. Of a world's supply of 32,028,584 motor vehicles (exclusive of motorcycles, motorbobs, buckboards, etc.), 24,629,921 were in the U. S. A poor second was England with 1,128,200, closely followed by France with 1,098,000, and Canada, with 1,061,830. Germany, with 531,000, was fifth.

The U. S. passenger car registration of 21,423,597 was not far from the auto-makers "a car for every family" ideal, as it represented one automobile for every 5.6 persons. Other U. S. cars are 3,113,999 trucks, 92,325 busses.

Motorcycle figures showed that the European, outclassed in four-wheel locomotion, is potent in two-wheel travel. Of a world figure of 2,262,932 motorcycles, only 121,656 roar and bounce through U. S. territory.