Tatas Nexon SUV looks much more modern than its predecessors

By Mike Vousden
Just-auto

18 October 2018; Tata Motors is now seeing the benefits of having made investments in multiple new models. Its home market has contracted in recent months yet Tata sales have expanded for three months straight, including September. This comes at just the right moment for the company, as by contrast, its JLR division is in trouble in many markets. Much of Tata's sales improvement at home comes from commercial vehicles, yet in passenger models, things have also been on the up. In September, the brand saw a by 20 per cent gain to 64,520 cars, LCVs and CVs compared to 53,964 units during September 2017. Passenger vehicles made up 18,429 units of the total compared to 17,286 one year ago. That was a seven per cent gain. Over the first half of the Indian fiscal year (April to September), the rise was 31 per cent: 106,865 vehicle sales compared to 81,417 in H1 of fiscal 2017-2018.

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While it's yet to be officially named, Tata is planning a Suzuki Baleno rival, possibly called the 45X. The car was seen in concept form at the New Delhi Auto Expo earlier this year, where it showed off a sporty profile and a front end inspired by the recent Tiago and Tigor. When it launches, the 45X will ride on a new platform called AMP that'll underpin a number of new models.

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