Show AUTOMOBILE EXPORTS REACH HIGH RECORD NEW YORK April 3 Automobile I exports In January r reached hed a a. new high record and were per cent greater than In January a year ago Tho The gain like all gains In automobile exports since the tho war started was due to large shipments to Europe of trucks and other vehicles for commercial commercial com corn mercial use The total of ot this class ClaM of ot motor car exports In January was co comparing paring with but In January 1914 Shipments ts of passengers pa ers cars enI for the iso month were against previous year The he Important tant effect of the war on our automobile automo bile industry has been this complete change In t the character of pur ex ex- ex ports Before the tho war our exports atI of at I commercial vehicles were comp comparatively Insignificant compared with the foreign demand for tor low priced ed I American passenger cars Tho The seven months months' period ended I January this year closes with ex exports exports exports ex- ex ports of ot commercial cars of value al almost almost al- al I most twice that of ot passenger car ex ex- ex ports Shipments abroad of ot passenger passenger usen- usen ger automobiles In this period declined declined de de- de- de dined from 12 to whereas v shipments of ot commercial V 1915 1914 1914 January No Value Yalu No Value Commercial cars care 45 Passenger cars car's 1803 2481 Total 2738 2526 Seven months V Commercial l cars 71 Passenger cars ears V 1353 Total The change in distribution of our automobile exports re rei resulting lUng tr fr from ri ni nithe the war is shown Below Deven seven months ending January 1915 1914 No Value No Value France 2024 United Kingdom Germany 16 4 Canada 1378 1895 British Oceania 1354 1854 2142 South America 1348 cars increased to from Comparison of automobile exports for January and seven months is Demand from countries outside of Europe has declined sharply Canada Cna Cana Cna- da do takes but against South America but against and British Oceania against t Aggregate gains however are well over the losses and total exports for forthe forthe forthe the period of are 2670 per percent percent percent cent greater than the 4 a year ago |