Tata Motors announces its sales report for August 2021. The carmaker registered a total domestic sales of 54,190 units for the given period. Meanwhile, for August 2020, the sales figure stood at 35,420 units. This translates to a growth of 53 percent when compared to August 2020. For July 2021, the sales figure was 51,981 units. This translates to a month-over-month increase of 4 percent when compared to August 2020. In the international market, the company exported around 3,805 units of commercial vehicles for the given period. The aggregate sales of the domestic and international markets for August 2021 stood at 57,995 units. Meanwhile, the same was 36,505 units for August 2020.
For the domestic, commercial segment, Tata Motors registered a total of sales of 29,781 units for August 2021. And the same for July 2021 and August 2020 was 23,848 units and 17,889 units, respectively. In the passenger vehicle segment, Tata Motors sold a total of 26,996 units in the ICE engine segment. The figure for the same for July 2021 and August 2020 was 29,581 units and 18,277 units, respectively.
In the EV segment, Tata Motors sold over 1,022 units for August 2021, whereas for July 2021, the figure was 604. Compared to the same period last year, i.e. August 2020, the sales figure was 306, which translates to a staggering growth of 234 percent. These growth rates prove the current increasing demand for electric vehicles in the market.
Leveraging the demand, Tata Motors has recently launched the electric version of the Tigor. This electric sedan has an ARAI-rated claimed mileage of 306 km, 6 km short of what the Nexon delivers. But, in real-world driving, Tigor will likely deliver a better range given its lightweight and more aerodynamic body design. Nexon EV is the second electric passenger offering from Tata Motors. Tata Motors has put on a sticker price of INR 11.99 lakh for the base XE trim of the Tigor EV. Meanwhile, the top-spec XZ Plus Dual Tone retails at an ex-showroom price of INR 13.14 lakh (ex-showroom).