Home-grown auto major Tata Motors today reported a 5 per cent increase in total sales at 48,886 units in October.

The company had sold 46,500 units in the same month last year, Tata Motors said in a statement.

Its domestic sales of commercial vehicles last month stood at 32,411 units as against 30,189 in October 2016, up 7 per cent.

Sales of passenger vehicles in the domestic market grew by 1 per cent year-on-year to 16,475 units last month.

On the exports front, Tata Motors said its overseas shipments last month were at 4,311 units, down 32 per cent y-o-y.