Show Average Life of Auto Has Definite Increase A study made some years ago no by C. C B. B GrIffin professor of marketing at the University oC or Michigan gaethe gave ga the average crago Ife of motor vehicles vehicle 1 generally as years with a definite nite though not n a steady from year to year The replacement demand was claimed to be showing e a marked marled Increase both absolutely and t relative to the total demand and was as predicted at nt over for 1027 and over for 1928 1028 The Thc rate rotc at which automobiles of a n given Iven years production are eliminated from use was given as ns follows of any cars placed In use 75 per iV Sint nt will still sUll be he In use at the end endi i 1 of f years 50 per cent at nt the end of G. G years and 25 per cent at nt the end of 92 years This study was made about ten years ago ngo He Recent cent 11 figures res resby by the National Auto Automobile obile Chamber of Commerce show for 1931 1031 a production production production pro pro- of of which 2148 17 were for the domestic market the number scrapped was and those listed as scrapped or replaced replaced re re- re placed leaving a 1931 1031 re registration registration reg reg- In this country of Detroit News |