Tata Motors sales rise

Tata Motors says it sold 74 ,707 vehicles around the world in December, a rise of 84 % from a year earlier. Sales of commercial vehicles were 137 % higher, at 37 ,326 , and car sales were 51 % higher in December 2009 compared with December 2008. India's largest vehicle maker also said sales of Jaguar and Land Rover, which are owned by Tata, rose 33 % on the year to 21 ,134 vehicles. The figures caused shares in Tata Motors to rise 1.8 % to 796.70 rupees. Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand and Spain and is the world's second-largest bus manufacturer. It also makes the Tata Nano, which is the world's cheapest car.