Tata Motors' JLR sales up 11% in October

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) the premium luxury vehicles-maker owned by Tata Motors said that it sold 46,325 vehicles in October 2016 as against the same month of last year. 

The company said, "The month's performance has been driven by strong sales of the Land Discovery Sport, Range Rover Evoque, Jaguar XF and the introduction of Jaguar F-PACE, as well as strong year on year sales growth in China and Europe."

The company said that its asles in China were up 39%, Europe up 25%, the UK and North America both up 8% but other overseas markets down 22%. 

Jaguar recorded its best October ever, with retail sales reaching 14,402 vehicles, up 93% on the previous year, reflecting the strong launch of the F-PACE and the introduction of the long-wheel base 
XFL in China. Calendar year-to-date sales for Jaguar were 117,768 up 74 % year-on-year, it said. 

"Land Rover recorded October sales of 31,923 vehicles, down 6% year-on-year, as production of the Defender and Discovery ceased in January 2016 and August 2016 respectively," it said.