Tata Motors reported a total sale of 49,157 vehicles (including exports) for the month of September 06, a growth of 23.8% over 39,707 vehicles sold in September last year.  Cumulative sales for the Company at 2,65,829 nos. are growing by 36.3%

Commercial Vehicles

The Company's sales of commercial vehicles in September 06 in the domestic market were 26,627 nos., an increase of  39.5% over 19,087 vehicles sold in September last year.  M&HCV sales stood at 15,193 nos, a growth of 34.1% over September 05 while LCV sales were 11,434 nos., a growth of 47.4% over September 05.

Cumulative sales of commercial vehicles in the domestic market for the fiscal were 1,34,372 nos., an increase of 53.8% over the corresponding period last year. Cumulative M&HCV sales stood at 77,394 nos., an increase of 48.7% over the corresponding period last year while cumulative LCV sales for the fiscal were 56,978 nos., an increase of 61.4% over the corresponding period last year.

Passenger Vehicles

The passenger vehicle business reported a total sale of 18,609 vehicles in the domestic market in September '06, an increase of 15.7% over September '05 .   The Indica sold 10,694 nos., a growth of 10.6% over September '05. The Indigo family based on the encouraging response to its facelifted version, registered sales of 3,568 nos., an increase of 6.4% over September '05. The Sumo and Safari accounted for sales of 4,347 nos., a growth of 42.3% over September '05. Safari registered its highest ever sales of 1,543 nos. in the month.

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