Tata Motors domestic sales registered 29,140 units in August 2019

According to Girish Wagh, President, Commercial Vehicles Business Unit, Tata Motors Ltd., "Subdued demand sentiment due to poor freight availability, lower freight rates and general slowdown in economy continued to hamper the commercial vehicle demand. System stock reduction through retail focus and aligning production, will continue to be our approach, while cautiously monitoring the market, in these challenging times. As a result, retail sales are estimated to be ahead of wholesale by over 25% in August. We are looking forward to a positive impact of the recently announced stimulus package by the Government."

According to Mayank Pareek, President, Passenger Vehicles Business Unit, Tata Motors Ltd., “Under the challenging market situation, we continued to focus on improving retail sales. Our retail sales were 42% more than offtake and as a result the network stock came down by over 3000 vehicles. This prepares dealers well for the festival season. Our prime focus remains on the working capital rotation of the channel. Our aim is to improve the retail capability, till August 2019, 72 new sales outlets were added and 3500+ sales executives were recruited.

Tata released its figures at a time when Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) recently said sale of Passenger Vehicles declined by (-) 21.56 percent in April-July 2019 over the same period last year.

Within the Passenger Vehicles, the sales for Passenger Cars, Utility Vehicle & Vans declined by (-) 26.45 percent, (-) 7.22 percent and (-) 30.97 percent respectively in April-July 2019 over the same period last year, said SIAM.

The overall Commercial Vehicles segment registered a decline of (-) 13.57 percent in April-July 2019 as compared to the same period last year. Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles (M&HCVs) declined by (-) 21.63 percent and Light Commercial Vehicles declined by (-) 8.56 percent in April-July 2019 over the same period last year.

Three Wheelers sales declined by (-) 7.43 percent in April-July 2019 over the same period last year. Within the Three Wheelers, Passenger Carrier sales registered a de-growth of (-) 8.02 percent and Goods Carrier declined by (-) 4.82 percent in April-July 2019 over April-July 2018.

Two Wheelers sales registered a de-growth of (-) 12.93 percent in April-July 2019 over April-July 2018. Within the Two Wheelers segment, Scooters, Motorcycles and Mopeds declined by (-) 15.58 percent, (-) 11.18 percent and (-) 20.17 percent respectively in April-July 2019 over April-July 2018.