Four months after sales of the Nano touched its nadir at mere 509 units, sales crossed the 10,000 mark in April to 10,002 units , the first time that it has crossed this figure and the highest it has sold since July 2010, when sales crossed the 9,000 mark.
The Indica range sales were 4,250, lower by 53 percent over April last year. The Indigo range recorded sales of 5,282 units, down by 27 percent over April last year. The Sumo/ Safari/ Aria/ Venture range accounted for sales of 3,843, higher by 15 percent over April last year. The company did not give details about sales of Jaguar and Land Rover models but claimed that ‘Jaguar Land Rover sales continued their upward trend’.
Tata Motors’ total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in April 2011 were 64,383 vehicles, a growth of 13 percent over 57,199 vehicles sold in April 2010. The company’s domestic sales of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles for April 2011 were 60,125, an 11 percent growth over 54,062 sold in April last year.