Tata Motors sales rise 24% in November
The Financial Express  — December 7, 2004

Tata Motors has reported a 24.4% increase in total sales (including exports) to 31,428 vehicles during November 2004 compared with the corresponding month for the fiscal. During the period under review, sales in the commercial vehicles segment grew by 24.9% to 15,774 (12,626 in the year-ago period). Passenger vehicles grew by 22% to 13,089 over last year, a Tata Motors statement said. During the eight month period of April-November 2004, total sales grew by 29.7% to 2,47,205 vehicles (1,90,639 units). Sales in the commercial vehicle segment in the domestic market during the period grew by 29.9% to 1,16,394 vehicles (89,620 vehicles).

The medium and heavy commercial vehicles (M&HCV) sales  during the eight-month period stood at 79,614 vehicles (59,840), registering a growth of 33% while that of light commercial vehicles (LCV) grew by 23.5% to 36,780 vehicles (29,780). In the passenger vehicle segment, cumulative domestic sales grew by 28.2% to 1,15,369  vehicles during the eight month period in the current year over that of the last fiscal. The Indica registered a sale of 7,580 vehicles in November 2004 growing by 27% over the corresponding month last year. For the eight-month period ended November 2004, the Indica sales grew by 31% to 69,670 vehicles, the release said.