Tata Motors, India's largest automobile company, reported a drop of 29.61% in total vehicle sales to 51,184 units in March 2014. The company has sold 72,712 vehicles in the same month last year.

The company's domestic sales of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles for March 2014 were 45,996 units. Cumulative sales (including exports) for the company for the fiscal were 566,695 units.

The company's sales of commercial vehicles in March 2014 in the domestic market were 33,356 units, LCV sales were 20,938 units, while M&HCV sales stood at 12,418 units.

Cumulative sales of commercial vehicles in the domestic market for the fiscal were 378,348 units. Cumulative LCV sales were 268,117 units, while M&HCV sales stood at 110,231 units.

Sales of passenger vehicles for March 2014 were at 12,640 units. Sales of the Nano/ Indica/ Indigo range in March 2014 were 9,761 units. The Sumo/ Safari/ Aria/ Venture range sales were 2,879 units.

Cumulative sales of passenger vehicles were 138,455 units. Cumulative sales of the Nano/ Indica/Indigo range were at 107,187 units. Cumulative sales of the Sumo/Safari/ Aria/ Venture range were 31,268 units.

The company's sales from exports were 5,188 units. in March 2014. Cumulative sales from exports for the fiscal were 49,892 units.

Shares of the company gained Rs 4.65, or 1.17%, to trade at Rs 403. The total volume of shares traded was 534,471 at the BSE (Tuesday).