Tata Motors sales up 34%
Tata Motors for the month of October 2009 logged a total vehicle sales (including exports) of 53,404 vehicles, a growth of 34 per cent over 39,729 vehicles sold in October 2008.
Cumulative sales – including exports – for the company for the fiscal at 326,895 nos. recorded a growth of 7 per cent over 305,438 nos. sold last year.
The passenger vehicles business reported a total sale and distribution offtake of 22,232 mumbers (20,011 Tata + 2,221 Fiat) in the domestic market in October 2009, a 28 per cent increase compared to 17,378 nos. (17,014 Tata + 364 Fiat) in October last year, and the highest this fiscal.
Tata Nano
Sales of Tata cars, at 17,557 number were also the highest this fiscal, and grew by 25 per cent over October 2008. The sales of the Tata Nano were 3,018 nos. The Indica range sales were 9,640 nos., a growth of 2% over October last year. The Indigo range recorded sales of 4,899 nos., a growth of 6.1% over October last year, reversing the decline after seven months due to the launch of the next generation all-new Indigo Manza. The Sumo/Safari range accounted for sales of 2,454 lower by 16% over October last year.
