Tata Motors sales continue growth trend in July

The domestic sale of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles for July 2015 were at 35,076 nos., a decline of 1% over  35,266 vehicles sold in July 2014.

Cumulative sales (including exports) for the fiscal at 1,56,664 nos., are higher by 5% over  1,49,633 vehicles, sold last year.

In July 2015, Tata Motors passenger vehicles recorded a year-on-year growth of 13%, with sales of 10,389 nos., compared to 9,167 nos.

The growth trend was driven by the cars segment, specifically the new launches of Zest, Bolt and the new GenX Nano. The sale of the passenger cars in July 2015 were higher by 27% at 8,520 nos., compared to 6,703 nos., in July 2014. UV sales declined by 24% at 1,869 nos., in July 2015. 

Cumulative sales of all passenger vehicles in the domestic market for the fiscal are  42,038 nos., higher by 25% over last year.

In commercial vehicles, M&HCV sales continued to grow at 11,808 nos., higher by 21%, over July 2014. The Light & Small Commercial Vehicle sales however continued to reflect industry decline and were at  12,879 nos., a decline of 21% over July 2014. These impacted the overall commercial vehicles sales for Tata Motors in the domestic market, that were at 24,687 nos. in July 2015, a decline of 5% over July 2014.

Cumulative sales of commercial vehicles in the domestic market for the fiscal was  96,038 nos., lower by 5% over last year. Cumulative LCV sales was  51,813 nos., a decline of 19% over last year, while M&HCV sales at  44,225 nos., were higher by 19%, over last year. 

The company's sales from exports were 5,078 nos., in July 2015, higher by 16% compared to  4,363 vehicles in July 2014. The cumulative sales from exports for the fiscal at  18,588 nos., were higher by 27%, over 14,590 nos., sold last year.