Tata Motors on Thursday reported 6 per cent increase in its total vehicle sales to 71,771 units in October this year.
The company’s domestic sales of ‘Tata’ branded commercial and passenger vehicles for October 2012 were at 68,145 units, up 6.74 per cent, over 63,837 units in October last year, the company said in a statement.
Total passenger vehicle sales in the domestic market stood at 21,119 units (25,124), down 15.94 per cent.
Sales of the company’s Nano car stood at 4,004 units(3,868 units), up 3.51 per cent.
The ‘Indica’ range reported sales of 6,692 units as against 10,812 units in the year—ago period, down 38.1 per cent.
The ‘Indigo’ family recorded sales of 5,748 units, down 8 per cent from 6,268 units.
Sales of the ‘Sumo’, ‘Safari’ and ‘Aria’ were up 12 per cent to 4,675 units compared to 4,176 units in the year—ago month.
In the commercial vehicles segment, the company sold 47,026 units in the domestic market during the month under review compared to 38,713 units in the same period last year, up 21 per cent.
Light commercial vehicle sales during the month amounted to 34,905 units, up 59 per cent over 21,890 units in the same month last year. Medium and heavy commercial vehicle sales stood at 12,121 units, down 28 per cent from 16,823 units in October 2011.
The company’s exports were down 13 per cent to 3,626 units as against 4,171 units in October last year, it added.