Tata's domestic sales down 20 per cent

Tata Motors domestic sales dipped 20 per cent in the month of May. It managed to sell 15,338 units in May as compared to 19,234 units in the same period a year ago. The company also recorded a 13.26 decline in its total sales at 40,916 units in May as against 46,339 units in the same period the previous year. The company's exports in May plummeted by 47.30 per cent at 1,804 units compared with 3,423 units in the same month last year, it added. 'Indica' reported sales of 10,006 units, up 3 per cent over May, 2008, Tata Motors said. 'Indigo' family, however, recorded sales of 2,832 units last month, a fall of 37.6 per cent over the same month last year. 'Sumo' and 'Safari' accounted for sales of 2,550 units, a decline of 49 per cent compared with May, 2008. In the commercial vehicles segment, sales in May in the domestic market stood at 23,004 units compared with 23,682 units sold in the same month last year, down 2.86 per cent. Light commercial vehicles sales during the month were at 14,380 units, a growth rate of 20 per cent over the last year, while medium and heavy commercial vehicle sales stood at 8,624 units, down 27 per cent compared with May, 2008.