The two Indian automobile powerhouses, Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra, reported rise in sales for the month of October 2011. The country’s third largest car maker, Tata Motors, reported 5.02 per cent increase in its total sales during October, while Mahindra registered 20.32 per cent jump in its total sales in the same month.
Tata Motors sold 68,009 units in October 2011 compare to 64,756 units in the same month of last year, the company said in a statement. The automobile giant’s total passenger vehicles sales in the domestic market stood at 25,124 units in October, up 2.64 per cent from 24,478 units in the same month last year.
The company’s small car Nano sales stood at 3,868 units during the month, up 26 per cent, it added. The ‘Indica’ range reported sales of 10,812 units, up 11 per cent vis-a-vis October, 2010, Tata Motors said.
In addition, the ‘Indigo’ family recorded sales of 6,268 units, down 24 per cent in comparison to the same month last year. Sales of ‘Sumo’, ‘Safari’ and ‘Aria’ grew by 23 per cent to 4,176 units.
The company’s exports fell by 29.90 per cent to 4,171 units last month from 5,950 units in the same month last year, it added.
Mahindra & Mahindra sales stood at 41,506 units in October 2011 compare to 34,495 units in the corresponding month of 2010, the company said in a statement. In the domestic market, the company registered a rise of 21.12 per cent at 39,352 units during the month compared to 32,491 units in the year-ago period, it added.
Total sales of passenger vehicles, including Scorpio, XUV500, Xylo, Bolero and Verito, stood at 18,756 units as against 16,987 units in October 2010, up 10.41 per cent.
M&M’s exports during the month jumped 7.49 per cent to 2,154 units from 2,004 units during October 2010.
