Mumbai: Tata Motors’ total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in January 2010 were 65,478 vehicles, a growth of 77 per cent over 36,931 vehicles sold in January 2009. The company’s domestic sales of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles for January 2010 were 62,202 vehicles, a 74 per cent growth over 35,704 sold in January last year. 

 

Cumulative sales (including exports) for the company for the fiscal at 498,108 vehicles, recorded a growth of 24 per cent over 400,284 sold last year.

 

Commercial vehicles
The company’s sales of commercial vehicles in January 2010 in the domestic market were 35,957 vehicles, the second highest ever and a 107 per cent growth compared to 17,373 sold in January last year. LCV sales were 20,255 vehicles, the highest ever and a growth of 75 per cent over January last year. M and HCV sales stood at 15,702 vehicles, a growth of 170 per cent over January last year.

 

Cumulative sales of commercial vehicles in the domestic market for the fiscal are 291,125 vehicles, a growth of 37 per cent over last year. Cumulative LCV sales are 174,276 vehicles, a growth of 45 per cent over last year, while M and HCV sales stood at 116,849 vehicles, a growth of 26 per cent over last year.

 

Passenger vehicles
The passenger vehicles business reported a total sale and distribution offtake of 28,547 vehicles (26,245 Tata + 2,302 Fiat) in the domestic market in January 2010, the highest ever and a 43 per cent increase compared to 19,911 vehicles (18,331 Tata + 1,580 Fiat) in January last year. Sales of Tata cars, at 22,707 vehicles are the highest ever and a growth of 47 per cent over January 2009. Sales of the Tata Nano were 4,001 vehicles. The Indica range sales were 11,448 vehicles, the highest this fiscal though flat over January last year. The Indigo range recorded sales of 7,258 vehicles, the highest ever since the Indigo’s launch in 2002 and a growth of 83 per cent over January last year. The Sumo / Safari range accounted for sales of 3,538 vehicles, the highest this fiscal and a growth of 21 per cent over January last year.

 

Jaguar Land Rover sales continued their upward trend since launch in June with their highest sales in January.

Cumulative sales and distribution offtake of passenger vehicles in the domestic market for the fiscal are 200,573 vehicles (180,184 Tata + 20,389 Fiat), against 162,425 vehicles (157,439 Tata + 4,986 Fiat) last year, a growth of 23 per cent. Cumulative sales of the Nano are 21,535 vehicles. Cumulative sales of the Indica range at 91,295 vehicles, reported a growth of 6 per cent. Cumulative sales of the Indigo family are 41,724 vehicles, higher by 3 per cent, coming into the positive territory for the first time this fiscal based on the growing acceptance of the newly launched Indigo Manza. Cumulative sales of the Sumo / Safari range are 25,630 vehicles, lower by 17 per cent.

 

Exports
The company's sales from exports at 3,276 vehicles in January 2010 registered a growth of 167 per cent compared to 1,227 vehicles in January last year. The cumulative sales from exports for the fiscal at 26,799 vehicles are lower by 12 per cent over 30,293 vehicles in the same period last year.