Tata Motors' global sales dip 3 pc in Jan-March

IANS April 8, 2025 266 views

Tata Motors experienced a modest 3% decline in global sales during the January-March quarter, with commercial and passenger vehicle segments showing reduced volumes. The company's luxury unit Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) provided a small bright spot by registering a 1% increase in global sales. Despite the sales dip, Tata Motors' stock showed resilience during intra-day trading, climbing 1.52% on the National Stock Exchange. The sales report precedes the company's upcoming financial results, which investors and market analysts will closely scrutinize.

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Tata Motors' global sales dip 3 pc in Jan-March
Mumbai, April 8: Tata Motors on Tuesday reported a 3 per cent decline in its global sales for the March quarter (Q4 FY25), even as its luxury car unit Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) registered a slight increase in sales.

Key Points

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Tata Motors total wholesales drop to 3,66,177 units

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Commercial vehicle sales decline 3%

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JLR registers slight 1% sales increase

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Stock performance remains volatile

The total group-wide wholesales, including JLR, stood at 3,66,177 units during the quarter. This is lower than the 3,77,432 units sold in the same quarter last year.

The company’s commercial vehicle sales, including the Tata Daewoo range, dropped 3 per cent to 1,07,765 units. Passenger vehicle sales also fell 6 per cent to 1,46,999 units compared to the previous year.

However, JLR bucked the overall trend with a 1 per cent rise in global sales. JLR sold 1,11,413 vehicles in the March quarter. Out of this, Land Rover contributed 1,04,343 units while Jaguar sold 7,070 units.

This sales update comes ahead of Tata Motors' financial results for the quarter and full year ending March.

Earlier, Tata Motors’ UK subsidiary, JLR announced a temporary halt in shipments to the US for April.

The decision came in response to a 25 per cent tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump on imported vehicles.

Despite the dip in total sales, Tata Motors’ stock saw a sharp rise during the intra-day trading. It climbed 1.52 per cent or Rs 8.80 to trade at Rs 588.55 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) around 2 pm.

However, over the past 12 months, Tata Motors stock has declined 41.47 per cent, and it is down nearly 20 per cent so far this year.

The trading volume on Tuesday was 1.5 times higher than its 30-day average. Its relative strength index (RSI), a technical indicator, was at 30.96 -- suggesting the stock may be nearing oversold levels.

Meanwhile, Tata Group faced a sharp drop in market value on Monday, losing around Rs 90,000 crore as group stocks experienced a sharp fall due to global uncertainties.

Reader Comments

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Rahul K.
Interesting to see JLR performing better than the parent company. Maybe Tata should focus more on their luxury segment? The 1% growth there is the only silver lining in this report. 🤔
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Priya M.
The stock movement seems counterintuitive - sales down but share price up? Market must be pricing in something we don't know yet. Hope this isn't just short-term volatility.
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Sanjay R.
As a Tata Motors shareholder, I'm concerned about the consistent decline. The management needs to address these falling numbers more aggressively. Their EV strategy seems promising though - maybe that's where the future lies.
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Anjali T.
The US tariffs are really hurting JLR's prospects. 25% is massive! No wonder they paused shipments. Hope the trade situation improves soon. 🇺🇸🇮🇳
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Vikram J.
Respectful criticism here - the article could have included more context about how competitors are performing. Is this 3% dip better or worse than industry average? That would help readers understand the situation better.
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Neha P.
Just bought a Tata EV last month! Loving it so far. Hope their electric division can help turn things around. The future is electric ⚡

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