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Tata Motors reported a 7% yearly drop in domestic sales for April 2025, with commercial vehicles seeing an 8% decline. The company had recently increased prices across its passenger and commercial vehicle segments to counter rising costs. Sales in the passenger vehicle category also dipped compared to the previous year. The downturn comes despite a marginal improvement in Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicle sales in Q4 FY25.

Key Points: Tata Motors Reports 7% Domestic Sales Drop in April 2025

  • Domestic sales fell to 70,963 units in April 2025
  • Commercial vehicle sales dropped 8% to 27,221 units
  • Passenger vehicle sales declined to 45,199 units
  • Price hikes implemented to offset rising input costs
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Tata Motors registered 7% yearly decline in domestic sales in April 2025

Tata Motors sees 7% yearly decline in domestic sales, with commercial vehicles down 8% amid recent price hikes across its vehicle range.

"The decline in sales comes at a time when the automobile manufacturer revealed plans to raise prices across its passenger vehicle range. – Tata Motors Report"

New Delhi, May 1

Tata Motors Limited on Thursday reported a 7 per cent decline in total domestic sales with 70,963 units sold in the month of April of the current year.

According to the monthly data released by the major automobile company, the sales in the domestic and international markets for April 2025 stood at 72,753 units, compared to 77,521 units during April 2024.

As per the monthly data of April 2025, the sales figures of total commercial vehicles stood at 27,221 units in, compared to the 29,538 units of the same period last year, witnessing an 8 per cent decline.

Domestic sales of MH&ICV in April 2025, including trucks and buses, stood at 12,093 units, compared to 12,722 units in April 2024.

Total sales for MH&ICV Domestic & International Business in April 2025, including trucks and buses, stood at 12,760 units compared to 13,218 units in April 2024.

In the passenger vehicle (PV) category, the total PV sales for April were 45,199 units, compared to the 47,883 units of the same period of 2024.

Includes sales of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited, both subsidiaries of Tata Motors Limited.

The decline in sales comes at a time when the automobile manufacturer, in March, revealed plans to raise prices across its passenger vehicle range, including electric vehicles, effective April 2025.

In March, the automobile manufacturer had increased prices of its vehicles to offset the impact of rising input costs, with the extent of the hike varying based on the specific model and variant.

In addition to the passenger vehicles, Tata Motors has also hiked the prices of its commercial vehicles by up to 2 per cent effective April 1, 2025. In the fourth quarter (Q4) of Financial Year (FY25), Tata Motors Limited registered total sales of 252,642 units in the domestic and international markets. This compares to 265,090 units sold in Q4 FY24.

Domestic sales of Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles (MH&ICV) in March 2025 was 20,474 units, up from 19,976 units in March 2024.

In Q4 FY25, MH&ICV sales were 51,551 units, compared to 50,643 units in Q4 FY24, according to the company.

- ANI

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Rahul K.
Not surprising given the recent price hikes! Tata cars were already premium compared to competitors. The Nexon EV is great but now even more expensive. Hope they reconsider pricing strategy to boost sales. 🇮🇳
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Priya M.
As a proud Tata Motors customer (own a Punch), this worries me. Their after-sales service is excellent but if sales decline, will they maintain service quality? Hope this is just temporary due to market conditions 🤞
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Arjun S.
Commercial vehicle numbers down by 8% is concerning. Shows slowdown in transport sector. Government should focus on infrastructure projects to boost demand for trucks and buses. #MakeInIndia
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Sanjana P.
Maybe people are waiting for new models? Tata has been innovating well with EVs but competitors are catching up fast. The Curvv EV launch could change things - excited for that! âš¡
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Vikram J.
Price hike + election year uncertainty = lower sales. Simple economics. Once new government is formed and policies are clear, demand will pick up. Tata is strong brand, they'll bounce back.
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Neha T.
The 7% drop isn't bad considering overall auto sector slowdown. What matters is Tata's strong position in EVs - that's the future. Their long-term vision seems solid despite short-term blip.

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