Tata Motors May sales down 13.26%

Auto maker Tata Motors today reported a 13.26 per cent decline in its total sales at 40,916 units in May compared with 46,339 units in the same month last year.

The homegrown firm's total passenger vehicle sales in the domestic market stood at 15,388 units in May as against 19,234 units in the same month last year, a decline of 20 per cent, the company said in a statement.

The company's exports in May plummeted by 47.30 per cent at 1,804 units compared with 3,423 units in the same month last year, it added.

'Indica' reported sales of 10,006 units, up 3 per cent over May, 2008, Tata Motors said.

'Indigo' family, however, recorded sales of 2,832 units last month, a fall of 37.6 per cent over the same month last year. 'Sumo' and 'Safari' accounted for sales of 2,550 units, a decline of 49 per cent compared with May, 2008.

In the commercial vehicles segment, sales in May in the domestic market stood at 23,004 units compared with 23,682 units sold in the same month last year, down 2.86 per cent.

Light commercial vehicles sales during the month were at 14,380 units, a growth rate of 20 per cent over the last year, while medium and heavy commercial vehicle sales stood at 8,624 units, down 27 per cent compared with May, 2008.