Home-grown auto major Tata Motors on Friday reported a 4.39 per cent decline in total sales in May at 38,361 units compared to 40,123 units in the same month last year. Domestic sales of Tata Motors' commercial and passenger vehicles declined by 3.45 per cent to 34,461 units last month as compared to 35,695 units in May 2016, Tata Motors said.
Sales of passenger vehicles in the domestic market grew 27 per cent to 10,855 units last month. This was due to continued strong demand for the Tata Tiago, the Tata Tigor and the Tata Hexa. In the commercial vehicles segment, the company's domestic sales were down 13 per cent at 23,606 units last month, the auto major said.