Tata Motors Sales Down by 20% in December 2012

Indian auto major, Tata Motors have had not so favourable 2012, so as December. Total sales for the company including exports stood at 65,582 vehicles recording a dip of around 20.3%. The company’s domestic sales of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles for December 2012 were 61,700 nos, around 19.5% dip as compared to December 2011. While the cumulative sales for the company in the fiscal year stood at 613,750 nos as compared to the last fiscal year's 626,770 nos, which means a dip of around 2%.

Commercial Vehicles

The company’s sales of commercial vehicles in December 2012 in the domestic market were 47,515 nos. LCV sales were 37,649 nos., while M&HCV sales stood at 9,866 nos. Cumulative sales of commercial vehicles in the domestic market for the fiscal were 390,370 nos. Cumulative LCV sales were 281,192 nos., while M&HCV sales stood at 109,178 nos.

Passenger Vehicles

Sales of passenger vehicles for December 2012 were at 14,185 nos., compared to 28,916 nos., sold till last December. The newly introduced Manza Club Class and Safari Storme are growing well in their respective segments. Due to increasing demand, the Safari Storme has been released only in the NCR region, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Goa, and is being expanded in phases. Sales of the Nano/ Indica/ Indigo range were 11,257 nos. The Sumo/ Safari/ Aria/ Venture range sales were 2,928 nos. Cumulative sales of passenger vehicles were 183,977 nos. Cumulative sales of the Nano/ Indica/ Indigo range were at 146,828 nos. Cumulative sales of the Sumo/Safari/ Aria/ Venture range were 37,149 nos.

Exports

The company's sales from exports are 3,882 vehicles in December 2012. Cumulative sales from exports for the fiscal were 39,403 nos.