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Riding on Nexon & Tiago, Tata Motors beats Honda in October car sales

The Mumbai-based car maker clocked sales of 16,475 passenger vehicles units during October, compared to 14,234 units sold by Honda during the same month.

November 01, 2017 / 18:58 IST
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A Tata Nexon Geneva Edition car is seen during the 87th International Motor Show at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann - RTS11YU8
A Tata Nexon Geneva Edition car is seen during the 87th International Motor Show at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann - RTS11YU8

Swaraj Baggonkar Moneycontrol News

Thanks to the robust demand for new products such as Tiago and Nexon Tata Motors has dethroned Honda Cars India to clinch the fourth spot in domestic car sales.

The Mumbai-based car maker clocked sales of 16,475 passenger vehicles units during October, compared to 14,234 units sold by Honda during the same month. While Tata Motors sales grew 1 percent during the month that of Honda fell by 9 percent.

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These figures are made up of only cars, utility vehicles and multi-purpose vehicles that are classified as passenger vehicles. Tata Motors also sells some commercial vans which are classified by the company as commercial vehicles. Honda does not have any commercial vehicles in India.

The Tiago made up more than half of Tata Motors sales in September climbing to the 12th position from 14th position in August. Nexon during the same month, which was also its launch month, sold 2772 units.