Tata Motors' May global sales rise 11%

Tata Motors announced on Wednesday an 11 per cent growth in total global sales for the month of May at 88,251 vehicles. This includes sales of the Tata-owned British brand Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), besides Tata branded commercial and passenger vehicles. Global sales of all commercial vehicles, Tata, Tata Daewoo and the Tata Hispano Carrocera range, rose 20 per cent to 44,070 units in the month, while total passenger vehicle sales were up two per cent at 44,181 units. Of the total passenger vehicles, sales of Tata branded models and the distribution offtake in India for Fiat cars totalled at 21,885 units in May. This was lower by nine per cent over the same month last year. Meanwhile, global sales of JLR rose 17 per cent to 22,296 units, with Jaguar sales dropping 18 per cent even as Land Rover sales increased 30 per cent. —