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July saw a considerable fall in the registrations of trucks and commercial vehicles, and at the same time there was a smaller drop ín the industrial vehicle sector. According to the data gathered by Aniacam, commercial vehicles saw their market shrink by 9.2 %, and during the same month sales of industrial vehicles fell by 1.4 %.

The Ministerio de Fomento - Ministry of Public Works - and the Spanish Autonomous regions - Comunidades Autónomas - have agreed to lower the fines for some transport offences significantly, in response to the request presented by the Comité Nacional de Transporte por Carretera - National Road Transport Committee. Using a tacograph without it having passed the technical inspection and not complying with the obligatory rest times, are two points affected by the changes.

Volkswagen has announced the launch date for the new generation of the Caddy commercial vehicle in Spain. October has been chosen by the German company for the launch of its new generation of vehicles that will offer a range of six TDI and TSI engines.

The Ifema exhibition centre in Madrid is, once again, the venue for the 2010 edition of the Feria Internacional del Autobús y el Autocar - International Bus and Coach Trade Fair - next November. One of the biggest novelties this year will be the new communication tools that can be used by professionals participating in the show.

The DGT - Dirección General de Tráfico Traffic Department - has set up a new campaign to check the safety levels on coaches so that the public using this means of transport can travel free of any danger. The police will be keeping a special eye on the use of safety belts, both by the driver as well as the passengers.

The latest sales figures published by Anfac and Ganvam, the Spanish associations of manufacturers and dealers, clearly show a trend towards a recovery in the light commercial niche during the first six months of the year. At the same time sales rose by 21.6%.in the thirty days of June