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COLLEAGUE went to the MMT annual banquet. "Any tbits?" I asked him afterwards. The deux chevaux sells more heaply in Britain than in rance," he said.
"About our industry, I mean," >aid. "I sat at the Citroen table," e replied. "Very amicable psts, but they don't even make car-derived van."
"So what did you talk about, part from holidays and litchat?" "Motorcycles — the other guest came from that industry. You know, the French don't hate us: Emile Dubois said in the most kindly way that it makes him sick to remember how the great British motorcycle industry went down the drain. By the way, a major European car manufacturer may be moving into motorcycles."
"I'll believe that when I see it," I said. "What about the president's speech?"
"See CM December 12," said my colleague. "But in addition to the gloomy production record — Britain is the only country that
made fewer cars and commercial vehicles in 1980 than in 1970 — haulage was referred to. Geoffrey Moore, the president, advised the Government: 'Give proper weight to Armitage'."