Tata Motors 'punches' its way to pole position in SUV market in October

Riding on new SUV Punch, it zips past M&M, Hyundai and Kia

Tata Motors, India’s third largest passenger vehicle maker, took pole position in the competitive sport utility vehicle (SUV) market in October, reveals the data from industry sources.   

Riding high on the Punch — the sub-compact SUV offering launched on October 18 — the Tata group flagship sold a record 23,381 units in October, higher than 20,022 units sold by archrival Mahindra & Mahindra, 18,538 units sold by Hyundai Motor India, and 15,931 units sold by Kia Motors India. Utility vehicles — that include SUVs and multipurpose vehicles — accounted for almost one in every two passenger vehicles sold in India