The general plan for the development of the automotive industry in Poland was, in fact, drawn up before the end of hostilities, but because it was made in London, the authorities of the People's Republic of Poland treated him as ideologically alien. I mean the resolutions of the Automotive Congress, which took place over a year before the end of the war. Purpose of the meeting, in which participated over 150 participants, was to set the directions for the development of the Polish post-war automotive industry. Assumptions and forecasts were discussed and developed, relating to specific areas of the automotive industry. It was suggested, that in the period of intensified after the devastation of war investment activity among all types of cars should be the most encouraged: truck, bus and motorized machine. In order to help the population and rebuild the national economy in the first period after the war, road transport had to - according to the Congress participants - significantly strengthen the existing rail transport, and the entire automotive industry should be so related organizationally, to ensure its profitability from the point of view of the economic interests of the entire country. Five factories were planned to be built, producing passenger cars (there were only two of them) and three motorcycle factories (there were five of them in total). Assumed, that if the demand were to be covered entirely by domestic production, its annual level should be at least 60 thousand. different types of cars (they were after 20 years passed 27 thousand, and the border 60 thousand. exceeded in years 1969/70). These should primarily be truck and medium-sized passenger car factories (and that's how it happened). Excluded within 20 years of building a factory of very cheap popular cars, assuming, that the production of such a car can be realized in cooperation with neighboring Central European countries, (FSM started the production of the Polish Fiat 126p in 28 years after the end of the war).
The forecasts presented at the Congress were interesting, for particular groups of vehicles, and the confrontation of these intentions with the actual production results seems even more interesting.
Some forecasts, np. for passenger cars, they were very optimistic, especially when it comes to early term (one year after the end of hostilities) start their production. Motorcycle forecasts, which were considered to be an interface between the bicycle and the car, they were understated for a change. London debaters were not expecting, that ten years after the end of the war, twice as many motorcycles will leave Polish factories than expected, a w 1961 three times as many motorcycles will be produced in Poland each year, scooters and mopeds than the downhill forecast predicted.
Many requests such as the widest advocacy of private initiative, np. by providing substantial aid to plants that had been ruined by the war, privately owned, it had no chance of being implemented in the post-war political and economic realities of our country. Nevertheless, many theses found their practical application, and although the recommendations of the Motor Show in London were not recognized by post-war decision-makers, however, they must have hidden this document in the lower drawers of their desks, which they looked at more than once, by making binding decisions.
In operation since January 1945 year of operational groups, whose task was to direct the initiatives and work of crews in production plants, have made a balance sheet. Turned out, that halfway through 1945 year 65% the plants were not working, 57% technical equipment was damaged, a 30% damage in excess of 50% the condition of the equipment. In the Recovered Territories, metallurgical and metal factories taken over by the Polish authorities were destroyed in 81%. This area was inventoried and secured 7 thousand. objects, which 40% launched. Many of them worked for transport, and later the automotive industry. At the Recovered Land Industrial Congresses in 1945 i 1946 In the year, the rules for the development of these areas were presented.
The fact is, however, that in 1945 During the year, the economy, which was recovering from the war, did not even have fragments of the automotive industry and its foundations had to be built from the beginning. Understandable, that this industry was not a priority, but meeting the transport needs was a task, the implementation of which was urgent. Freight and passenger transport could not be based on surplus vehicles for many years, the remains of cars that survived the conflagration of the war or on vehicles, from recovery deliveries.