Tata Motors Ltd.

"Leading the Future"
Tata Motors is India's largest automobile company. It is the largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in India and 2nd largest passenger car manufacturer. It is the 5th largest medium and heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer in the world. The popular brands of the company are Tata Indica, Tata Indigo, Tata Sumo and Tata Safari.

Quick Facts

Founder	Jamshedji Tata
Year of Establishment	1945
Industry	Automotive
Business Group	The Tata Group
Listings & its codes	BSE - Code: 500570 NSE - Code: TELCO & TATAMOTORS NYSE - Code: TTM
Corporate Office	Bombay House 24, Homi Mody Street Mumbai 400 001, India Tel.: +(91)-(22)-56561676
Works	Jamshedpur, Pune, Lucknow and Dharwad
E-mail	am@tatamotors.com rbc@telco.co.in (for international inquiries)
Website	www.tatamotors.com www.tata.com/tata_motors

Segment and Brands

PRODUCTS	BRANDS
Passenger Cars	Indica V2	Tata Indigo CS	Indigo Marina
	Indigo Manzanew	Indica V2 Turbo
	Indica V2 Xeta	Indigo XL	Tata Nanonew
	Tata Sumo Grande
Utility Vehicles	Safari Dicor	Sumo Victa	Tata Indicruz New
	Tata Arianew
Trucks	All types of Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles
Buses	Starbus	Globus	SFC 407 Turbo Mini- bus
	LP 407 Turbo Mini- bus	LP 709 E Turbo Bus	LPO 1510 CGS bus (CNG bus)
	LP / LPO 1510	LP / LPO 1512 TC Turbo Bus	LP / LPO 1512 TC Turbo Bus
	LPO 1610 TC RE Semi Low Floor Bharat Stage - II Bus	LPO 1616 TC Luxury Bharat Stage - II Bus	LP 1109 Bharat Stage II
Defence	Tata 407 (4 x 4) Soft Top Troop Carrier	Tata 407 / (4 x2) Hard Top Troop Carrier	Tata LPTA 713 TC (4 x4)
	Tata LPT 709 E Hard Top Troop Carrier	Tata SD 1015 TC (4 x4)	Tata LPTA 1615 TC (4 x 4)
	Tata LPTA 1621 TC (6 x6)	Tata LPTA 1615 TC (4 x2)

Awards & Accolades

2003

Awarded with the 'Golden Peacock Environment Management Award' in the category of 'large manufacturing by the World Environment Foundation, New Delhi.' Won the Jamnalal Bajaj Uchit Vyavahar Puraskar for fair business practices in the 'manufacturer - large' category, converred by the Council for Fair Business Practices. The commercial vehicle business unit was presented with a commendation certificate for 'Strong commitment to TQM.' Tata Indigo was voted as the 'most exciting new car' by the ICICI Bank and Overdrive Awards.

2002

The Indian Merchants' Chamber Diamond Jubilee Endowment Trust Award was presented with the 'Industry and Technology Award.' Tata Indica was presented with the 'voice of the customer award' for the 'best diesel small car' at NFO Automotive India. Tata Motors, Jamshedpur, was presented with the prestigious 'Prof. Vasant Rao rolling trophy,' instituted by the Indian Value Engineering Society, in the area of value engineering.

Sales Performance & Financials at a Glance

2003

Awarded with the 'Golden Peacock Environment Management Award' in the category of 'large manufacturing by the World Environment Foundation, New Delhi.' Won the Jamnalal Bajaj Uchit Vyavahar Puraskar for fair business practices in the 'manufacturer - large' category, converred by the Council for Fair Business Practices. The commercial vehicle business unit was presented with a commendation certificate for 'Strong commitment to TQM.' Tata Indigo was voted as the 'most exciting new car' by the ICICI Bank and Overdrive Awards.

2002

The Indian Merchants' Chamber Diamond Jubilee Endowment Trust Award was presented with the 'Industry and Technology Award.' Tata Indica was presented with the 'voice of the customer award' for the 'best diesel small car' at NFO Automotive India. Tata Motors, Jamshedpur, was presented with the prestigious 'Prof. Vasant Rao rolling trophy,' instituted by the Indian Value Engineering Society, in the area of value engineering.

Milestones

1945	1945 Establishment of Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co. Ltd. to manufacture locomotives and other engineering products.
1948	1948 Introduced steam road roller in collaboration with Marshall Sons (UK).
1954	1954 JV with Daimler Benz AG (West Germany) to manufacture medium commercial vehicles. Within 6 months, the first vehicle rolled out.
1959	1959 Research and Development Centre set up at Jamshedpur.
1961	1961 In exports, the first truck shipped to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
1966	Setting up Engineering Research Centre at Pune to give impetus to the automobile Research and Development.
1971	1971 Introduction of DI engines.
1977	1977 The first commercial vehicle manufactured in Pune.
1983	1983 Commencement of manufacturing Heavy Commercial Vehicle.
1985	1985 First hydraulic excavator produced with Hitachi collaboration.
1986	1986 The first light Commercial Vehicle produced, Tata 407, indigenously designed, followed by Tata 608.
1989	1989 Tatamobile 206 - 3rd LCV model introduced.
1991	1991 Tata Sierra launched, TAC 20 crane produced and one millionth vehicle rolled out.
1992	1992 Tata Estate launched.
1993	1993 JV with Cummins Engine Co. Inc. for manufacturing of high horsepower and emission friendly diesel engines.
1994	1994 Tata Sumo and LPT 709 launched. JV with M/s Daimler-Benz/ Mercdes-Benz and Tata Holset Ltd., UK.
1995	1995 Launched Mercedes Benz car E220.
1997	100,000th Tata Sumo rolled out.
1998	Tata Safari and Indica launched. 2 millionth vehicle rolled out.
2000	First consignment of 160 Indicas shipped to Malta. Launch of Indica with Euro II engine, CNG buses and 1109 vehicle - Intermediate commercial vehicle.
2001	100,000th Indica wheeled out. Launch of CNG Indica. Exits JV with Daimler Chrysler.
2002	2,00,000th Indica and 5,00,000th passenger vehicle rolled out. Tata Engineering signed product agreement with MG Rover of the UK.
2003	Tata Engineering becomes Tata Motors Limited. 3 millionth vehicle produced. First CityRover rolled out.
2004	Tata Motors and Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd. signed investment agreement and Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd. (TDCV) launched NOVAS, the heavy duty truck in Korea. Listed on NYSE.
2005	5,00,000th passenger vehicle rolls out. Launch of Starbus and Globus (buses and coaches), Tata Ace (Indi's first mini truck) and Tata Novus, in India as well as in Korea by TDCV. New factory at Jamshedpur inaugurated for Novus.
2009	Tata holds the honour of launching world's cheapest car Tata Nano in India with a price tag of Rs. 1,00,000. Nano is a revolution for Indian car market.

Company Flashback
Tata Motors Limited is the largest automobile compnay in India with revenues touching to Rs. 20,483 crores (USD 4.7 billion) in the financial year 2004-05. It leads the market in commercial vehicles in each segment and is the second largest in the passenger vehicles segment. Globally, Tata Motors stands fifth in the medium and heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer category.

Established just in 1945, the company's presence cuts across the length and breadth of the country. More than 3 million its-manufactured-vehicles ply on the Indian roads since the first one rolled out in 1954. This company is the first from the country's engineering sector to be listed in the New York Stock Exchange (Sep. 2004) and has also emerged as a global automotive company.

Through its subsidiaries, Tata Motors has engaged in providing engineering and automotive solutions. With the pace of new product development, the company has launched Tata Ace, in the year 2005, India's first indigenously developed mini-truck.

Tata Motor's 22,000 employees are guided with the vision, "best in the manner in which we operate, best in the products we deliver, and best in our value system and ethics."


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