Mumbai, July 3: Sales of Tata Motors’ passenger vehicles, including the electric vehicles, have slumped in the month of June and the corresponding quarter, data released by the automaker showed on Monday.The automaker sold 43,624 units in June, including the EVs, with an 8 per cent year-on-year decline. Coming to EV sales in particular, it declined by a whopping 34 per cent year-on-year 4,657 units in June.
In the April-June quarter, total passenger vehicle sales declined by 1 per cent to 1,38,682 units, The EV sales declined 14 per cent during the quarter to 16,579 units.
The automaker attributed weak sales to general elections and heat waves across the country.
“In Q1 FY25, after a boost in demand in the first half of April, due to festivities in some parts of country, the Passenger Vehicle industry saw a decline in retails (registrations) in the months of May and June, influenced by the general elections and heat waves across the country,” said Shailesh Chandra, Managing Director, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd.
