Tata September Sales Climb Up 22 Per cent

Published: Saturday, October 1, 2011, 18:26 [IST]

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Tata Motors, India's largest vehicle manufacturer has brought a positive shock to the automobile sector by announcing a 22 per cent increase in September sales. The sales figure is in contrast to total industry sales which has slowed down considerably. According to Tata Motors latest press release, the carmaker's total sales grew at 22 per cent after 78,786 sales.

Tata Motors' total sales in September 2011 were 78,786 vehicles, marking a 22% increase over September 2010. The company's domestic sales of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles for September 2011 were 72,566 nos., higher by 22% over 59,611 nos. sold in September last year.

Tata Motors passenger vehicle sales which in the previous months shown a sizable decline have reported a growth of ten per cent after 26,319 sales. The major contributor for this increase in sales was the Indica range of cars which accounted for a 64 per cent increase in sales.. Another segment that posted positive sales was that of the larger passenger cars including the Sumo, Safari, Aria and Venture that posted a growth of 60 per cent. But sales of the Tata Nano fell 47 per cent after 2,936 sales and the Indigo range managed to post a sales decline of 11 per cent of 7,793 units.

Tata Motors commercial vehicle sales that have been delivering consistent sales increases continued their trend with a 29 per cent increase in September sales. LCV sales were 28,092 nos., a growth of 47% over September last year. M&HCV sales stood at 18,155 nos., a growth of 9% over September last year.

Tata Motors has said in its press release has also quoted its export figures. Exports driven by commercial vehicles rose 23 per cent.