Tata Motors November global sales up 6 pct

India's Tata Group owned Jaguar Land Rover recorded global sales of 79,959 units in November 2010, accounting for a growth of 6 percent over November 2009.

Cumulative sales for the fiscal (April-November 2010) were 678,598 vehicles, higher by 30 percent compared to the corresponding period in 2009-10

While the group global sales were 79,959, cumulative sales for the fiscal were 678,598, the spokesperson said.

Global sales of all commercial vehicles - Tata, Tata Daewoo and the Tata Hispano Carrocera range - were 40,244 in November 2010, a growth of 21 percent. Cumulative sales for the fiscal were 314,567, a growth of 29 percent, he added.

Global sales of Jaguar Land Rover in November were 22,957 units, up by 22 percent from the same month last year.

Global sales of Jaguar Land Rover in November 2010 were 22,957, higher by 22 percent. Jaguar sales for the month were 5,621, higher by 30 percent, while Land Rover sales were 17,336, higher by 20 percent.

Cumulative sales of Jaguar Land Rover for the fiscal were 154,089, higher by 33 percent. Cumulative sales of Jaguar were 38,620, higher by 22 percent, while cumulative sales of Land Rover were 115,469, higher by 37 percent, the spokesperson said.

Global sales of Tata passenger vehicles and the distribution offtake in India of Fiat cars for the fiscal saw a dip of 29 percent at 16,758. Cumulative sales for the fiscal were 209,942, up 31 percent.

Earlier, the company had said that shelved plans to close one of its three factories in the UK after an agreement was reached with the worker's union.

The company said its decision to not close one of the plants will lead to the creation of thousands of new jobs in Britain over the next decade, including more than 1,500 in Liverpool in 2011. As Jaguar Land Rover invests billions of pounds in the UK and significantly increases both the number of models in its range as well as overall global volumes.

The luxury carmaker, which employs 16,000 people, agreed a deal with unions yesterday that will see its Castle Bromwich and Solihull plants in the Midlands remain open in return for all new staff being hired on more flexible contracts.

Tata Motors bought the group in June 2008 from Ford for 2.3 billion dollars.