Yellow Truck & Coach Manufacturing Company and Predecessor Companies* (U.S. Production)
UNIT SALES JANUARY 1 1915 TO SEPTEMBER 30 1943
YEAR |
TOTAL |
TRUCKS |
COACHES |
TAXICABS |
HERTZ CARS ETC. |
AMPHIBIAN TRUCKS |
ARMOURED CARS |
TRAILERS NOT INCLUDED IN TOTALS |
1915 |
40 |
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
|
1916 |
558 |
53 |
|
499 |
6 |
|
|
|
1917 |
474 |
16 |
|
458 |
|
|
|
|
1918 |
404 |
19 |
|
384 |
1 |
|
|
|
1919 |
583 |
63 |
|
500 |
20 |
|
|
|
1920 |
1,180 |
105 |
|
1,072 |
3 |
|
|
|
1921 |
1,604 |
41 |
|
1,502 |
61 |
|
|
|
1922 |
5,268 |
48 |
|
5,206 |
14 |
|
|
|
1923 |
8,461 |
47 |
207 |
8,207 |
|
|
|
|
1924 |
5,710 |
516 |
681 |
4,462 |
51 |
|
|
|
|
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1925 |
11,606 |
5,712 |
886 |
3,336 |
1,672 |
|
|
|
1926 |
14,495 |
6,202 |
1,594 |
4,396 |
2,303 |
|
|
|
1927 |
16,389 |
12,918 |
838 |
2,598 |
35 |
|
|
|
1928 |
30,050 |
26,703 |
1,149 |
2,198 |
|
|
|
|
1929 |
26,746 |
23,559 |
1,299 |
1,888 |
|
|
|
|
1930 |
18,855 |
14,691 |
1,503 |
2,661 |
|
|
|
|
1931 |
12,030 |
9,595 |
622 |
1,813 |
|
|
|
EST. 300 |
1932 |
7,753 |
6,787 |
385 |
581 |
|
|
|
633 |
1933 |
10,984 |
8,137 |
424 |
2,423 |
|
|
|
843 |
1934 |
14,865 |
13,770 |
999 |
96 |
|
|
|
1,063 |
1935 |
15,039 |
13,486 |
1,553 |
|
|
|
|
1,464 |
1936 |
38,374 |
32,939 |
2,337 |
3,098 |
|
|
|
999 |
1937 |
57,707 |
54,962 |
2,303 |
442 |
|
|
|
1,168 |
1938 |
24,945 |
23,047 |
1,511 |
387 |
|
|
|
597 |
1939 |
44,544 |
42,820 |
1,551 |
173 |
|
|
|
888 |
1940 |
61,193 |
59,039 |
2,154 |
|
|
|
|
88 |
1941 |
112,375 |
119,052 |
2,323 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
1942 |
151,243 |
148,599 |
2,395 |
|
|
245 |
4 |
|
1943 |
107,787 |
104,936 |
127 |
|
|
2,696 |
28 |
|
* Predecessor companies:
Walden W. Shaw Livery Company to June 29 1920
Yellow Cab Manufacturing Company to August 26 1925
$ General Motors Truck from 1925:
Yellow Truck and Coach Manufacturing Company acquired the General Motors Corporation’s Yellow company General Motors Truck Division on July 1 1925, though General Motors had an initial controlling 51% stake in the [increased February 1926 to 60%]
Yellow Truck & Coach was finally merged with G.M.C. on 30 September 1943 to form the General Motors Truck and Bus Division.
Information provided by Rolland Jerry, Toronto, Ontario
Source: www.chevytalk.com