Tata Motors Group global wholesales up 16% at 86,288 vehicles in August

The Tata Motors Group global wholesales in August 2016, including Jaguar Land Rover, rose 16 per cent year-on-year to 86,288 units in August 2015 while cumulative wholesales for the fiscal so far stood at 4,32,192 units, higher by 13 per cent compared to the same period in 2015-16.

Global wholesales of all Tata Motors' commercial vehicles and Tata Daewoo range in August 2016 was flat at 30,184 compared to August 2015. Cumulative commercial vehicles wholesales for the fiscal were 1,55,296 units, which was higher by 6 per cent over 2015-16.

Global wholesales of all passenger vehicles in August 2016 rose 25 per cent to 56,104 units, compared to August 2015. Cumulative passenger vehicle wholesales for the fiscal were 18 per cent higher at 2,76,896 vehicles, over 2015-16.

Global wholesales for Jaguar Land Rover were 42,260 vehicles (includes CJLR* wholesales of 4,866 vehicles). Jaguar wholesales for the month were 13,038 vehicles, and cumulative wholesales were 61,979 vehicles. Land Rover wholesales for the month were at 29,222 vehicles, while its cumulative wholesales stood at 1,55,030 vehicles. Cumulative wholesales for Jaguar Land Rover for the fiscal were 2,17,009 vehicles.

CJLR – It is a JV between JLR and Chery Automobiles and is an unconsolidated subsidiary for JLR.

Earlier, on Friday, Tata Motors announced the launch of its first product, a versatile mini-truck SuperAce, in Vietnam.

The company has launched the vehicle in the Vietnam market, a year after foraying into the South East Asian country along with its local partner TMT Motors.

"Having officially announced our entry into Vietnam last year, we at Tata Motors are happy to announce the launch of our very first product, the Tata SuperAce mini-truck in the country today," Tata Motors executive director (commercial vehicles) Ravindra Pisharody said in a statement.

Having sold over 1.5 million mini-trucks on the Ace platform globally so far, SuperAce has been developed based on Tata Motors deep understanding of the CV customer, for a wide range of applications, he added.

"Through our partnership with TMT Motors, we are committed to shaping the commercial vehicles industry here and are determined to build a long lasting relationships with the customers, with competitive business advantages and the trusted credentials of the Tata Motors brand," Pisharody said.

Engineered to perform all the tasks of a small pick-up truck, the SuperAce has a rated payload of 1 tonne, meeting requirements of both inter and intra-city transportation, for market loads like cement, construction items, foodgrains, vegetables and fruits.

SuperAce comes with both diesel and petrol powered engines and can achieve a top speed of up to 130 kmph. It is available at seven sales points in Northern Vietnam and will soon be available across the country.

Tata Motors sells the model in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ghana, India.