Tata Motors reported a total sale (including exports) of 31,428 vehicles in November 2004, an increase of 24.4 per cent over 25,255 vehicles sold in November 2003. During the period April-November, 2004, the company’s total sales were 247,205 units as against 190,639 units sold in the same period last year, representing a growth of 29.7 per cent .

Commercial vehicles (CV)
The company sold 15,774 commercial vehicles in the domestic market in November 2004, an increase of 24.9 per cent over 12,626 units sold in November 2003. Total CV sales in the domestic market during the period April-November, 2004 were 116,394 units, an increase of 29.9 per cent over 89,620 units sold in the corresponding period last year.

M&HCV sales for the first eight months of the year stood at 79,614 units (59,840 units last year), representing a growth of 33 per cent , and LCV sales at 36,780 units (29,780 units) grew 23.5 per cent .

Passenger vehicles
The company recorded sales of 13,089 passenger vehicles in the domestic market in November 2004, a growth of 22 per cent over November 2003. Cumulative domestic sales for the fiscal at 115,369 units are growing by 28.2 per cent over last fiscal.

The Indica registered a sale of 7,580 units in November 2004, growing by 27 per cent over November 2003 sales. Cumulative sales for the Indica this fiscal at 69,670 units are growing by 31 per cent . The Indigo Marina continued to have a strong demand pull in the third month of its launch, with the Indigo family having sold 2868 units in November 2004, a growth of 23.5 per cent . The company’s offerings in the entry mid-size segment are growing by 29 per cent this fiscal. The utility vehicle sales at 2641 units in November 2004 have grown by 9 per cent with cumulative sales of utility vehicles at 19,967 units showing a growth of 5 per cent .

Exports
The company’s exports for the month of November 2004 were 2,565 units as against 1904 units sold in November 2003. Cumulative export nos. for the first eight months of the fiscal at 15,442 units are growing by 39.7 per cent over 11,057 vehicles exported in the corresponding period last year.