UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of July 2016
Commission File Number: 001-32294
TATA MOTORS LIMITED
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
BOMBAY HOUSE
24, HOMI MODY STREET,
MUMBAI 400 001, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
Telephone # 91 22 6665 8282 Fax # 91 22 6665 7799
(Address of principal executive office)
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| Item 1: | Form 6-K dated July 7, 2016 along with the Press Release. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
Tata Motors Limited
By: /s/ Hoshang K Sethna
Name: Hoshang K Sethna
Title: Company Secretary
Dated: July 7, 2016
TATA MOTORS LIMITED
Bombay House
24, Homi Mody Street,
Mumbai 400 001, Maharashtra, India
UK & EUROPEAN GROWTH DRIVES JAGUAR LAND ROVER’S RECORD-BREAKING
HALF-YEAR SALES
Whitley, UK, July 7, 2016: Sales increases in Europe and the UK have supported record-breaking half-year sales results for Jaguar Land Rover, retail sales of 291,556 vehicles, up 22% on the same six month period last year. It was the company’s best-ever June performance, with retail sales of 46,456 vehicles, 17% up on 2015.
This growth has been primarily driven by an increase in Jaguar sales of 64% for the first half of the year. With retails of almost 9,500 vehicles, the F-PACE is Jaguar’s fastest selling model and the brand’s growth is supported by continued strong sales of both the XE and XF.
During the first half of the year, Jaguar Land Rover has seen increased sales across all of its major regions with 35% in Europe, 21% in the UK, 21% in North America, 19% in China and 11% in overseas markets.
In an impressive first six months of the year, Jaguar Land Rover has introduced new models such as the Range Rover Evoque Convertible and Jaguar F-PACE as well as opened a new £240m facility in Brazil. It has won almost 90 global awards for its vehicles, people and facilities.
Retail sales in for the month of June were up year-on-year across all regions with 44% in North America, 19% in China, 14% in Europe, 8% in the UK and 7% in overseas markets.
Andy Goss, Group Sales Operations Director, said: “With record-breaking sales in both the UK and Europe backed up by a strong performance in North America, Jaguar Land Rover has sold almost 300,000 vehicles during the first half of 2016.
“Jaguar has seen unprecedented growth driven by the successful introduction of the Jaguar F-PACE as well as continued strong sales of the XE. Land Rover has delivered a solid performance, particularly for the Discovery Sport, which is now the brand’s best-selling vehicle.”
Jaguar has sold 61,651 vehicles during the first 6 months of the year (up 64% year-on-year) and 13,171 vehicles in June (up 84% year-on-year) whilst retail sales for Land Rover reached 229,905 vehicles in the first half of calendar year 2016 (up 14% year-on-year) and 33,285 vehicles in June (up 3% year-on-year).
| June 2016 |
% increase |
Jan - June |
% increase |
Apr – Jun 2016 |
% increase |
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| Jaguar Land Rover |
46,456 | 17 | 291,556 | 22 | 132,743 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jaguar |
13,171 | 84 | 61,651 | 64 | 31,797 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Land Rover |
33,285 | 3 | 229,905 | 14 | 100,946 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
ENDS.
Notes to editors:
| • | Jaguar Land Rover is the largest automotive manufacturer in Britain; |
| • | Over the past five years, Jaguar Land Rover has doubled sales and employment, more than tripled turnover, and invested over £12 billion in new product creation and capital expenditure; |
| • | With a balanced regional distribution of sales, in 2015, Jaguar Land Rover sold 487,065, up 5% year-on-year. Of that, Jaguar sold 83,986 vehicles and Land Rover sold 403,079 vehicles; |
| • | Jaguar Land Rover will invest over £3.75 billion in its products and facilities in Fiscal 2016 /17; |
| • | Jaguar Land Rover is one of the UK’s largest exporters and generates over 80% of its revenue from exports. |
For more information, please visit www.newsroom.jaguarlandrover.com or contact:
Chas Hallett
M: + 44 (0)7469 039535
E: challett@jaguarlandrover.com
Lisa Palmer
M: +44 (0) 7557 540611
E: lpalmer1@jaguarlandrover.com
About Tata Motors
Tata Motors Limited is India’s largest automobile company, with consolidated revenues of INR 2,75,561 crores (USD 41.6 billion) in 2015-16. Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, South Africa and Indonesia. Among them is Jaguar Land Rover, the business comprising the two iconic British brands. It also has an industrial joint venture with Fiat in India. With over 9 million Tata vehicles plying in India, Tata Motors is the country’s market leader in commercial vehicles and among the top in passenger vehicles. Tata cars, buses and trucks are being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, South America, Australia, CIS and Russia.
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