(January 6, 2010) India's Tata Motors’ total sales — including exports — of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in December 2009 were 51,627, a growth of 105 percent over 25,219 vehicles sold in December 2008. The company’s domestic sales of commercial and passenger vehicles for December 2009 were 48,173, a 102 percent growth over 23,894 sold in December last year. The growth in December 2009 has come over low sales in December 2008, impacted by the downturn in the automobile industry during that period.

Cumulative sales — including exports — for the company for 2009 was 432,630, representing a growth of 19 percent over 363,353 sold last year.

The company’s sales of commercial vehicles in December 2009 in the domestic market were 33,519, the highest since March 2008 and a 138 percent growth compared to 14,056 vehicles sold in December last year.

Tata owns Land Rover/Jaguar. Those vehicles continue to be manufactured in Great Britain.