TRUCK SALES * Europe - UV registrations 20% up in January

Brussels,Belgium -Truck Europe, by Michel Buckinx -3 March 2011: -- According to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association ACEA, registrations of utility vehicles increased by 20% in January 2011, compared to the same month in 2010. For LUV’s (up to 3.5 t), the increase was 15.3 %. For the over16 tonnes category, it was 64.6 % (and even 144.3 % in the UK!) with 17,928 units registered. Above 3,5 t, the increase was 52.5 %, to 23,584 units registered...

* UAE/Dubai - New figures show commercial vehicles industry on road to recovery in GCC

Dubai,United Arab Emirates -AME Info -March 7, 2011: -- New figures showing the commercial vehicles industry in the UAE and the rest of the GCC countries is well on the road to recovery have been released in the countdown to the trade's big regional showcase event in Dubai next week... Commercial vehicles sales in each of the GCC countries for the first half of 2010 showed significant increases on the same period in 2009, with total sales in the region leaping by 37.97% to 253,790. This includes trucks, busses, vans, pick-ups and utility vehicles... The UAE leads the way after sales of 53,683 units, a 54% rise. In Kuwait, 12,333 units were sold between January and June 2010, an increase of 49% from the same period in 2009, with Oman experiencing a 41% leap in sales to 28,079 units... Bahrain recorded a 38% increase with 6,758 sales for the period, while sales of 107,926 in Saudi Arabia and 13,781 in Qatar represented rises of 29% and 24% respectively...  While regional commercial vehicles sales still lag behind pre-recession levels, which reached 722,619 in 2008, the new figures reflect a fresh mood of optimism in the industry, as highlighted by a strong presence of major industry players in the exhibition line-up for Dubai...