Tata Motors Sales up by 15 Percent in July



Bangalore: Tata Motors reported a 15 percent increase in total sales at 74,159 units in July. The company's domestic sales of commercial and passenger vehicles for the month grew by 18 percent to 68,627 units against 57,990 units in July 2011. Tata Motors commercial vehicle sales in the domestic market stood at 42,387 units in July 2012 compared to 40,798 units sold in July last year, up 4 percent, it said in a statement. Light commercial vehicle sales were at 29,601 units, a growth of 19 percent from 24,962 units sold in July 2011, it added. Medium and heavy vehicle sales stood at 12,786 units, down 19 percent from 15,836 units. Passenger vehicles sales were higher by 53 percent to 26,240 units against 17,192 units sold in the same month in 2011, it added. Sales of the Nano were at 5,485 units, up 68 percent over 3,260 units in July last year. The Indica range sales were higher by 51 percent to 8,852 vehicles compared to 5,860 units sold in the same month last year. The Indigo range recorded sales of 6,816 units, up 40 percent against 4,877 units in the year-ago period. The Sumo, Safari, Aria and Venture range sales were at 5,087 units in July, up 59 percent from 3,195 units in the same month last year, the statement said. The company's exports in July declined by 15 percent to 5,532 units from 6,512 units in the same month last year.
Source: PTI