Tata Motors reported a total sale (including exports) of 25,265 vehicles in November 2003, an increase of 56.5 per cent over the 16,147 vehicles sold in November 2002. During the April-November period this year, the company’s total sales were 1,90,649 units as against the 1,31,329 units sold in the same period last year, representing a growth of 45.2 per cent.

Commercial vehicles (CVs)
The company’s sale of commercial vehicles in the domestic market in November 2003 stood at 12,626 units, an increase of 57.9 per cent over 7,998 vehicles sold in November 2002. Total CV sales in the domestic market from April to November, 2003, were 89,661 units, an increase of 43.0 per cent over the 62,696 units sold in the same period last year.

The company recorded a significant increase in sales in its medium and heavy commercial vehicles (M&HCV) and its light commercial vehicles (LCV) segments. M&HCV sales for the first eight months of the fiscal were 59,877 units (43,027 units last year), a growth of 39.2 per cent, while LCV sales at 29,784 units (19,669 units) grew 51.4 per cent.

Passenger vehicles
The company recorded a sale of 10,735 passenger vehicles in the domestic market in November 2003, a growth of 41.6 per cent over November sales last year, despite some availability constraints due to export commitments. Cumulative sales for the fiscal at 89,973 units grew 42.8 per cent over the last fiscal.

Indica, with a sale of 6,000 units in November 2003, grew by 4.4 per cent and at 53,103 units in the first eight months of the fiscal has grown 10.7 per cent on a year-on-year basis. Indigo sales were at 2,323 units, with cumulative sales for the fiscal being 17,874 units, and maintains a market leadership position in its segment for the fiscal. Utility vehicle sales at 2,431 units in November 2003 have grown 32.6 per cent with cumulative sale of 19,064 units, showing a growth of 26.5 per cent. Sales for the Safari have grown by 22 per cent this fiscal while sales of the Sumo have risen by 27 per cent.

Exports
The company’s exports for the month of November 2003 were 1,904 units, as against the 567 units sold in November 2002. Cumulative export sales for the April-November period this year stood at 10,963 units, a growth of 95.3 per cent over the 5,614 vehicles exported in the same period last year.