<div><em>In passenger vehicles, Tata Motors recorded an year-on-year growth of 30 per cent, with sales of 10,281 units, compared to 7,911 units in June 2014, writes<strong> C H Unnikrishnan</strong></em><br><br>The country's top commercial vehicles maker Tata Motors continued to witness strong growth in passenger cars and commercial vehicles and its exports grew in the range of 18 to 44 per cent in June as compared to the same period last year. With the total commercial and passenger vehicles sales (including exports) in June 2015 of 40,870 vehicles, it experienced a growth of 6 per cent over 38,574 vehicles sold in June 2014. The company’s domestic sales of commercial and passenger vehicles for June 2015 were at 35,823 units, up 3 per cent over 34,760 vehicles sold in June 2014. </div><div> </div><div>Cumulative sales (including exports) for the company for the fiscal are 116,511 units were higher by 6 per cent over 110,004 vehicles, sold last year.</div><div> </div><div>In passenger Vehicles, the company recorded an year-on-year growth of 30 per cent, with sales of 10,281 units, compared to 7,911 units in June 2014. </div><div> </div><div>The growth trend was driven by the cars segment, specifically the new launches of Zest and Bolt and the new GenX Nano. The sales of the passenger cars in June 2015 were higher by 44 per cent at 8,516 units, compared to 5,933 units in June last year. But, the utility vehicles sales declined by 11 per cent at 1,765 units in June 2015. </div><div> </div><div>Cumulative sales of all passenger vehicles in the domestic market for the fiscal were 31,649 units, higher by 29 per cent over last year.</div><div> </div><div>While in commercial vehicles, the medium and heavy segment continued to show growth at 11,450 units, up by 18 per cent, over June 2014, the light and small commercial vehicle sales however continued to reflect the industry decline and were at 14,092 units, a decline of 18 per cent over June 2014. These impacted the overall commercial vehicles sales for the company in June 2015 in the domestic market that were at 25,542 units, a decline of 5 per cent, over June 2014.</div><div> </div><div>Cumulative sales of commercial vehicles in the domestic market for the fiscal was 71,351 units, down by 5 per cent over the last year. Cumulative light commercial vehicles sales was 38,934 units, down by 19 per cent over last year, while medium and heavy commercial vehicles sales at 32,417 units were higher by 18 per cent, over last year. </div><div> </div><div>Tata Motors' exports at 5,047 units in June 2015, was higher by 32 per cent compared to 3,814 vehicles in June 2014. The cumulative sales from exports for the fiscal at 13,511 units were higher by 32 per cent, over 10,227 units sold last year. </div><div> </div><div>The auto maker from India's largest business conglomerate, has a consolidated revenues of Rs 2,62,796 crores ($42.04 billion) in 2014-15. Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, South Africa and Indonesia. Among them is Jaguar Land Rover, the business comprising the two iconic British brands. It also has an industrial joint venture with Fiat in India currently. </div><div> </div>
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