Tata Motors’ arm’s retail sales down by 12% in FY20 due to coronavirus pandemic

18 Apr 2020 Evaluate

Tata Motors’ wholly owned subsidiary -- Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has reported retail sales in fiscal 2019-20 were 508,659 vehicles, down 12.1% on fiscal 2018-19, primarily as a result of the coronavirus pandemic significantly impacting sales in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.

The company’s total retail sales for the quarter ending March 31, 2020 were 109,869 vehicles, down 30.9% compared to the same period last year. Fiscal 2019-20 sales have been impacted across all regions with lower sales in North America (7.5% down on record prior year), China (8.9%), UK (9.6%), Europe (16.1%) and overseas (20.3%). China had generated double digit growth in Q2 and Q3 and, with lockdown measures easing, nearly all of the company’s retailers in the region have now reopened and sales are recovering.

Despite the impact of coronavirus, retail sales of the new Range Rover Evoque were up 24.7% year on-year and sales of the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE increased 40.0%. The very first sales of the new Land Rover Defender also took place in the fourth quarter.

Tata Motors is India’s largest automobile company. 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.

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