NEW DELHI: Fuelled by strong demand for SUVs and electrics, Tata Motors pipped close rival Hyundai to emerge as the number two passenger vehicles maker in India, behind top player Maruti Suzuki.
Tata Motors sent 43,341 units to domestic dealerships in May 2022, which included 3,454 units of electric versions of Nexon SUV and Tigor mini sedan. Hyundai sent 42,293 units (it exported 8,970 units), but blamed the lower wholesale volumes to a “scheduled biannual maintenance shutdown” which cut its factory production by six days. Maruti’s sales in the month stood at 1. 24 lakh units.