Tata Motors has reported about 9 per cent rise in global sales in March at 1,29,951 units, including that of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicles.

The company had sold 1,18,750 units in March 2016, Tata Motors said in a statement.

In the passenger vehicles category, global sales stood at 87,355 units last month against 73,515 units during the same period in 2016, up 19 per cent.

Sales of luxury brand Jaguar Land Rover grew 11 per cent to 71,609 units in March compared with 64,579 units in the same month of 2016.

However, sales of commercial vehicles declined by 6 per cent to 42,596 units from 45,235 units in the year-ago month.

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