Tata Engineering reported a total sale of 16,853 vehicles in the domestic market in June ’02, representing an increase of 31.3 per cent over 12,833 vehicles sold in June ’01. First quarter sales stood at 38,961 as compared to 33,191 vehicles sold in the corresponding period last year, showing a sharp increase of 17.4 per cent.

Commercial vehicles
Sales of commercial vehicles continued to show a healthy growth with total sales volumes of 7700 in June ’02 registering an increase of 27 per cent over June last year. First quarter sales of 21,376 commercial vehicles showed a significant 45.6 per cent growth over 14,694 vehicles sold in the corresponding period last year.

Passenger vehicles
The passenger car business registered a total sale of 9154 in the domestic market registering a growth of 35 per cent over June ’01 and 75 per cent over May ’02. The company ended the first quarter with a total domestic sale of 17,590 vehicles and an overall share of 11.5 per cent in the passenger vehicle market.

Indica registered a sale of 7056 in June ’02, growing by 48 per cent over June ’01 and continued to lead the compact segment market. The Indica ended the first quarter with total sale of 11,905. Utility vehicle sales at 2097 grew by 4 per cent over June ’01 and ended the first quarter with a cumulative sale of 5684.