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Green Matters: Tata Motors, a Company that cares about the future...
True to the tradition of the Tata Group, Tata Motors is committed in letter and spirit to Corporate Social Responsibility. It is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, and is engaged in community and social initiatives on labour and environment standards in compliance with the principles of the Global Compact. In accordance with this, it plays an active role in community development, serving rural communities adjacent to its manufacturing locations.
Tata Motors believes in technology for tomorrow. Our products stand testimony to this.Our annual expenditure on R&D is approximately 2% of our turnover. We have also set up two in-house Engineering Research Centres that house India's only Certified Crash Test Facility. We ensure that our products are environmentally sound in a variety of ways. These include reducing hazardous materials in vehicle components, developing extended life lubricants, fluids and using ozone-friendly refrigerants. Tata Motors has been making conscious effort in the implementation of several environmentally sensitive technologies in manufacturing processes. The Company uses some of the world's most advanced equipment for emission check and control.
Tata Motors concern is manifested by a dual approach - 1) Reduction of environmental pollution and regular pollution control drives2) Restoration of ecological balance.
Our endeavors towards environment protection are soil
Tata Motors is constantly working towards developing alternative fuel engine technologies. It has manufactured CNG version of buses and followed it up with a CNG version of its passenger car, the Indica.
Restoring Ecological Balance: Tata Motors has set up effluent treatment facilities in its plants, to avoid release of polluted water into the ecosystem. In Pune, the treated water is conserved in lakes attracting various species of birds from around the world thus turning the space into a green belt.
Tree plantation programmes involving villagers and Tata Motors employees, have turned acres of barren village green. Tata Motors has planted as many as 80,000 trees in the works and the township and more than 2.4 million trees have been planted in Jamshedpur region. Over half a million trees have been planted in the Poona region. Tata Motors has directed all its suppliers to package their products in alternate material instead of wood.
End of Life Vehicle Treatment and Recycling: India is a recycling society with many people making value out the recovery of waste materials discarded from products at the end of their useful life.
However, Europe, and some other export markets, have recognised that they have become a 'throwaway' society in recent decades, and are now introducing waste prevention regimes in different industry sectors to collect and recycle valuable resource rather than it ending up in landfill.
In the Automotive sector, the European End of Life Vehicle (ELV) Directive, points responsibility for this issue to vehicle manufacturers, and the scrap car recovery industry. Similar regulations are being introduced in Japan and Korea.
Naturally, Tata Motors has already met the 'producer responsibility' aspects of the ELV Directive, such as compliance to Heavy metals and other hazardous substance restrictions. Also, material code marking of plastic parts has been introduced to aid achievement of demanding European recycling targets.
Central to this European regulation is for manufacturers to provide free take-back networks for environmentally sound treatment of ELVs. Last owner contacts for access to Tata Motors subscribed take-back schemes can be found in:
and water conservation programmes and extensive tree plantation drives. Tata Motors is committed to restoring and preserving environmental balance, by reducing waste and pollutants, conserving resources and recycling materials.
Reducing Pollution:Tata Motors has been at the forefront of the Indian automobile industry's anti-pollution efforts by introducing cleaner engines. It is the first Indian Company to introduce vehicles with Euro norms well ahead of the mandated dates. Tata Motors' joint venture with Cummins Engine Company, USA, in 1992, was a pioneering effort to introduce emission control technology for India. Over the years, Tata Motors has also made investments in setting up of an advanced emission-testing laboratory.
With the intention of protecting the environment, Tata Motors has upgraded the performance of its entire range of four and six cylinder engines to meet international emission standards. This has been accomplished with the help of world-renowned engine consultants like Ricardo and AVL. These engines are used in Tata Motors vehicles in the Indian market, as well as in over 70 export markets.
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Green Matters: Tata Motors, a Company that cares about the future...
True to the tradition of the Tata Group, Tata Motors is committed in letter and spirit to Corporate Social Responsibility. It is a signatory to the United Nations
Tata Motors is constantly working towards developing alternative fuel engine technologies. It has manufactured CNG version of buses and followed it up with a CNG version of its passenger car, the Indica.
Restoring Ecological Balance: Tata Motors has set up effluent treatment facilities in its plants, to avoid release of polluted water into the ecosystem. In Pune, the treated water is conserved in lakes attracting various species of birds from around
Global Compact, and is engaged in community and social initiatives on labour and environment standards in compliance with the principles of the Global Compact. In accordance with this, it plays an active role in community development, serving rural communities adjacent to its manufacturing locations.
Tata Motors believes in technology for tomorrow. Our products stand testimony to this.Our annual expenditure on R&D is approximately 2% of our turnover. We have also set up two in-house Engineering Research Centres that house India's only Certified Crash Test Facility. We ensure that our products are environmentally sound in a variety of ways. These include reducing hazardous materials in vehicle components, developing extended life lubricants, fluids and using ozone-friendly refrigerants. Tata Motors has been making conscious effort in the implementation of several environmentally sensitive technologies in manufacturing processes. The Company uses some of the world's most advanced equipment for emission check and control.
Tata Motors concern is manifested by a dual approach - 1) Reduction of environmental pollution and regular pollution control drives2) Restoration of ecological balance.
Our endeavors towards environment protection are soil and water conservation programmes and extensive tree plantation drives. Tata Motors is committed to restoring and preserving environmental balance, by reducing waste and pollutants, conserving resources and recycling materials.
Reducing Pollution:Tata Motors has been at the forefront of the Indian automobile industry's anti-pollution efforts by introducing cleaner engines. It is the first Indian Company to
the world thus turning the space into a green belt.
Tree plantation programmes involving villagers and Tata Motors employees, have turned acres of barren village green. Tata Motors has planted as many as 80,000 trees in the works and the township and more than 2.4 million trees have been planted in Jamshedpur region. Over half a million trees have been planted in the Poona region. Tata Motors has directed all its suppliers to package their products in alternate material instead of wood.
End of Life Vehicle Treatment and Recycling: India is a recycling society with many people making value out the recovery of waste materials discarded from products at the end of their useful life.
However, Europe, and some other export markets, have recognised that they have become a 'throwaway' society in recent decades, and are now introducing waste prevention regimes in different industry sectors to collect and recycle valuable resource rather than it ending up in landfill.
In the Automotive sector, the European End of Life Vehicle (ELV) Directive, points responsibility for this issue to vehicle manufacturers, and the scrap car recovery industry. Similar regulations are being introduced in Japan and Korea.
Naturally, Tata Motors has already met the 'producer responsibility' aspects of the ELV Directive, such as compliance to Heavy metals and other hazardous substance restrictions. Also, material code marking of plastic parts has been introduced to aid achievement of demanding European recycling targets.
Central to this European regulation is for manufacturers to provide free take-back networks for environmentally sound treatment of ELVs. Last owner contacts for access to Tata Motors subscribed take-back schemes can be found in: www.tatamotors.com/takeback.php
Only specially authorized vehicle dismantler and shredder operators are allowed to treat ELVs in Europe, and they have access to Tata Motors ELV treatment information by registering on: www.tatamotors.com/dismantlers.php
introduce vehicles with Euro norms well ahead of the mandated dates. Tata Motors' joint venture with Cummins Engine Company, USA, in 1992, was a pioneering effort to introduce emission control technology for India. Over the years, Tata Motors has also made investments in setting up of an advanced emission-testing laboratory.
With the intention of protecting the environment, Tata Motors has upgraded the performance of its entire range of four and six cylinder engines to meet international emission standards. This has been accomplished with the help of world-renowned engine consultants like Ricardo and AVL. These engines are used in Tata Motors vehicles in the Indian market, as well as in over 70 export markets.
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Community Development:The Company's Community Service Division works through various societies to improve the conditions of neighbouring villages - encouraging economic independence through self-initiated cottage industries and contributing to community and social forestry, road construction, rural health, education, water supply and
employees and their dependents. The Company has worked on some novel ideas around its townships. Employees' relatives at Pune have been encouraged to form various industrial co-operatives engaged in activities such as re-cycling of scrap wood into crates and furniture, welding, steel scrap baling, battery cable assembly etc. The Tata Motors Grihini Social Welfare Society caters to employees' women
family planning.
Tata Motors has been making numerous well-planned efforts in the area of rural development, with specific focus on the following:
Health & Sanitation:
Mobile health service staff provide preventive and curative health services under the "Health For All" programme. They train village health workers in conducting the same. Safe drinking water facilities are provided to ensure health of the villagers.
Employment Generation: Tata Motors encourages self-sufficiency with the aim to improving the confidence, morale and lives of its
dependents'. The women folk make a variety of products, ranging from pickles and uniforms to electrical cable harnesses etc.
Community Centres:
These centres are situated in various parts of Jamshedpur, Pune and some of their neighbouring towns. The centres regularly organise various programmes & neighbouring populations are encouraged to participate in these activities.
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Community Development:The Company's Community Service Division works through various societies to improve the conditions of neighbouring villages - encouraging economic independence through self-initiated cottage industries and
employees and their dependents. The Company has worked on some novel ideas around its townships. Employees' relatives at Pune have been encouraged to form various industrial co-operatives engaged in activities such as re-cycling of scrap wood into crates and
contributing to community and social forestry, road construction, rural health, education, water supply and family planning.
Tata Motors has been making numerous well-planned efforts in the area of rural development, with specific focus on the following:
Health & Sanitation:
Mobile health service staff provide preventive and curative health services under the "Health For All" programme. They train village health workers in conducting the same. Safe drinking water facilities are provided to ensure health of the villagers.
Employment Generation: Tata Motors encourages self-sufficiency with the aim to improving the confidence, morale and lives of its
furniture, welding, steel scrap baling, battery cable assembly etc. The Tata Motors Grihini Social Welfare Society caters to employees' women dependents'. The women folk make a variety of products, ranging from pickles and uniforms to electrical cable harnesses etc.
Community Centres:
These centres are situated in various parts of Jamshedpur, Pune and some of their neighbouring towns. The centres regularly organise various programmes & neighbouring populations are encouraged to participate in these activities.
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Tata Motors Ltd (NSE: TATAMOTORS, BSE: 500570, NYSE: TTM) is a multinational
corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO (TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company).
Tata Motors is India’s largest automobile company, with consolidated revenues of USD 20 billion in 2009-10. It is the leader in commercial vehicles and among the top three in passenger vehicles. Tata Motors has products in the compact, midsize car and utility
vehicle segments. The company is the world's fourth largest truck manufacturer, the world's second largest bus manufacturer, and employs 24,000 workers. Since first rolled out in 1954, Tata Motors has produced and sold over 4 billion vehicles in India.[3]
Established in 1945, when the company began manufacturing locomotives, the company manufactured its first commercial vehicle in 1954 in a collaboration with Daimler-Benz AG, which ended in 1969.[4] Tata Motors is a dual-listed company traded on both the Bombay Stock Exchange, as well as on the New York Stock Exchange. Tata Motors in 2005, was ranked among the top 10 corporations in India with an annual revenue exceeding INR 320 billion. In 2010, Tata Motors surpassed Reliance to win the coveted title of 'India's most valuable brand' in a annual survey conducted by Brand Finance and The Economic Times. [5]
Tata Motors has auto manufacturing and assembly plants in Jamshedpur, Pantnagar, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Sanand,Dharwad and Pune in India, as well as in Argentina, South Africa and Thailand.
Tata Motors Ltd (NSE: TATAMOTORS, BSE: 500570, NYSE: TTM) is a multinational
corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO (TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company).
Tata Motors is India’s largest automobile company, with consolidated revenues of USD 20 billion in 2009-10. It is the leader in commercial vehicles and among the top three in passenger vehicles. Tata Motors has products in the compact, midsize car and utility vehicle segments. The company is the world's fourth largest truck manufacturer, the world's second largest bus manufacturer, and employs 24,000 workers. Since first rolled out in 1954, Tata Motors has produced and sold over 4 billion vehicles in India.[3]
Established in 1945, when the company began manufacturing locomotives, the company manufactured its first commercial vehicle in 1954 in a collaboration with Daimler-Benz AG, which ended in 1969.[4] Tata Motors is a dual-listed company traded on both the Bombay Stock Exchange, as well as on the New York Stock Exchange. Tata Motors in 2005, was ranked among the top 10 corporations in India with an annual revenue exceeding INR 320 billion. In 2010, Tata Motors surpassed Reliance to win the coveted title of 'India's most valuable brand' in a annual survey conducted by Brand Finance and The Economic Times. [5]
Tata Motors has auto manufacturing and assembly plants in Jamshedpur, Pantnagar, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Sanand,Dharwad and Pune in India, as well as in Argentina, South Africa and Thailand.
History
Tata Motors is a part of the Tata Group manages its share-holding through Tata Sons. The company was established in 1945 as a locomotive manufacturing unit and later expanded its operations to commercial vehicle sector in 1954 after forming a joint venture with
Daimler-Benz AG of Germany. Despite the success of its commercial vehicles, Tata realized his company had to diversify and he began to look at other products. Based on consumer demand, he decided that building a small car would be the most practical new venture. So in 1998 it launched Tata Indica, India's first fully indigenous passenger car. Designed to be inexpensive and simple to build and maintain, the Indica became a hit in the Indian market. It was also exported to Europe, especially the Uk and Italy.
[edit] Acquisitions
In 2004 Tata Motors acquired Daewoo's truck manufacturing unit, now known as Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle, in South Korea.[6]
In 2005, Tata Motors acquired 21% of Aragonese Hispano Carrocera giving it controlling rights of the company.
In 2007, Formed a joint venture with Marcopolo of Brazil and introduced low-floor buses in the Indian Market.[7]
In 2008, Tata Motors acquired British Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which includes the Daimler and Lanchester brand names. [8][9][10][11]
In 2010, Tata Motors acquired 80% stake in Italy-based design and engineering company Trilix for a consideration of €1.85 million. The acquisition is in line with the company’s objective to enhance its styling/design capabilities to global standards.[12]
[edit] Expansion
The FIRST generation Tata Indica V2's excellent fuel economy, powerful engine and aggressive marketing strategy made it one of the best selling cars in the history of the Indian automobile industry.
After years of dominating the commercial vehicle market in India, Tata Motors entered the passenger vehicle market in 1991 by launching the Tata Sierra, a multi utility vehicle. After the launch of three more vehicles, Tata Estate (1992, a stationwagon design based on the earlier 'TataMobile' (1989), a light commercial vehicle), Tata Sumo (LCV, 1994) and Tata Safari (1998, India's first sports utility vehicle). Tata launched the Indica in 1998, the first fully indigenous passenger car of India. Though the car was initially panned by auto-analysts, the car's excellent fuel economy, powerful engine and aggressive marketing strategy made it one of the best selling cars in the history of the Indian automobile
industry. A newer version of the car, named Indica V2, was a major improvement over the previous version and quickly became a mass-favourite. Tata Motors also successfully exported large quantities of the car to South Africa.The success of Indica in many ways marked the rise of Tata Motors.[13]
[edit] Subsidiary brands
Jaguar
Tata commercial trucks. Hispano at the 2008 FIAA in Madrid
Land Rover
[edit] Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle
Main article: Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle
Tata Motors aimed to increase its presence worldwide. In 2004, it acquired the Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company of South Korea. The reasons behind the acquisition were:
Company's global plans to reduce domestic exposure. The domestic commercial vehicle market is highly cyclical in nature and prone to fluctuations in the domestic economy. Tata Motors has a high domestic exposure of ~94% in the MHCV segment and ~84% in the light commercial vehicle (LCV) segment. Since the domestic commercial vehicle sales of the company are at the mercy of the structural economic factors, it is increasingly looking at the international markets. The company plans to diversify into various markets across the world in both MHCV as well as LCV segments.
To expand the product portfolio Tata Motors recently introduced the 25MT GVW Tata Novus from Daewoo’s (South Korea) (TDCV) platform. Tata plans to leverage on the strong presence of TDCV in the heavy-tonnage range and introduce products in India at an appropriate time. This was mainly to cater to the international market and also to cater to the domestic market where a major improvement in the Road infrastructure was done through the National Highway
Development Project.
Tata remains India's largest heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer and Tata Daewoo is the 2nd largest heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer in South Korea. Tata Motors has jointly worked with Tata Daewoo to develop trucks such as Novus and World Truck and buses namely, GloBus and StarBus.
[edit] Hispano Carrocera
Main article: Hispano Carrocera
In 2005, sensing an opportunity in the fully-built bus segment, Tata Motors acquired a 21% stake in Hispano Carrocera SA,[14] the leading European bus and coach cabin maker. In 2009, the company picked up the remaining 79% stake in Hispano Carrocera SA for an undisclosed sum, making it a fully-owned subsidiary.
[edit] Jaguar Cars and Land Rover
Main articles: Jaguar Cars and Land Rover
After the acquisition of the British Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) business, which also includes the Daimler, Lanchester and Rover brands,[15] Tata Motors became a major player in the international automobile market. On 27 March 2008, Tata Motors reached an agreement with Ford to purchase their Jaguar Land Rover operations for US$2.3 billion. The sale was completed on 2 June 2008.[11]
In addition to the brands, Tata Motors has also gained access to two design centres and two plants in UK. The key acquisition would be of the intellectual property rights related to the technologies.
[edit] Joint ventures
Tata MarcoPolo released this low-floor bus in India and now it is widely used as public transport in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Chandigarh and Lucknow
Tata Motors has formed a 51:49 joint venture in bus body building with Marcopolo of Brazil. This joint venture is to manufacture and assemble fully-built buses and coaches targeted at developing mass rapid transportation systems. The joint venture will absorb
technology and expertise in chassis and aggregates from Tata Motors, and Marcopolo will provide know-how in processes and systems for bodybuilding and bus body design. Tata and Marcopolo have launched a low-floor city bus which is widely used by Chennai, Chandigarh ,Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow and Bengaluru transport corporations. It's manufacturing facility is based in Dharwad.
Tata Motors also formed a joint venture with Fiat and gained access to Fiat’s diesel engine technology.[16] Tata Motors sells Fiat cars in India through a 50/50 joint venture Fiat
Automobiles India Limited, and is looking to extend its relationship with Fiat and Iveco to other segments. Tata has also formed several JV's with many small companies in various countries around the world.
[edit] Important developments
[edit] Tata Nano
Main article: Tata Nano
Tata Nano
In January 2008, Tata Motors launched Tata Nano, the least expensive production car in the world at about 120,000 (US $3000).[17] The city car was unveiled during the Auto Expo 2008 exhibition in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.[18]
Tata has faced controversy over developing the Nano as some environmentalists are concerned that the launch of such a low-priced car could lead to mass motorization in India with adverse effects on pollution and global warming. Tata has set up a factory in Sanand, Gujarat and the first Nanos are to roll out summer 2009.
Tata Nano Europa has been developed for sale in developed economies and is to hit markets in 2010 while the normal Nano should hit markets in South Africa, Kenya and countries in Asia and Africa by late 2009. A battery version is also planned.
[edit] Tata Ace
Main article: Tata Ace
Tata Ace was India's first mini truck
Tata Ace, India's first indigenously developed sub-one ton mini-truck, was launched in May 2005. The mini-truck was a huge success in India with auto-analysts claiming that Ace had changed the dynamics of the light commercial vehicle (LCV) market in the country by creating a new market segment termed the small commercial vehicle (SCV) segment. Ace rapidly emerged as the first choice for transporters and single truck owners for city and rural transport. By October 2005, LCV sales of Tata Motors had grown by 36.6 percent to 28,537 units due to the rising demand for Ace. The Ace was built with a load body produced by Autoline Industries.[19] By 2005, Autoline was producing 300 load bodies per day for Tata Motors. Tata Ace - Apka Pyaara Chota Hathi.
Ace is still a top seller for TML with 5M units sold to date (June 2010).[20]
Ace has also been exported to several European, South American and African countries and all-electric models are sold through Chrysler's Global Electric Motorcars division.[21]
[edit] Compressed air car
Main article: Tata OneCAT
Tata OneCAT
Motor Development International of France has developed the world's first prototype of a compressed air car, named OneCAT.[22] In 2007, MDI owner Guy Negre was reported to have "the backing of Tata".[22]
It has airtanks that can be filled in 4 hours by plugging the car into a standard electrical plug. In 2008 MDI planned to also design a gas station compressor, which would fill the tanks in 3 minutes.[23] There are no gasoline costs and no fossil fuel emissions from the vehicle when run in town, but "the compressed air driving the pistons can be boosted by a fuel burner".[23]
OneCAT is a five seat vehicle with a 200-litre (7.1 cu ft) trunk. With full tanks it is said to run at 100 km/h (62 mph) for 90 kilometres (56 mi) range in urban cycle. There are severe physical arguments pleading against those figures. In December 2009 Tata's vice president of engineering systems confirmed that the limited range and low engine temperatures were causing difficulties.[24]
[edit] Electric vehicles
Tata Motors unveiled the electric versions of passenger car Tata Indica and commercial vehicle Tata Ace. Both run on lithium batteries. The company has indicated that the electric Indica would be launched locally in India in about 2010, without disclosing the price. The vehicle would be launched in Norway in 2009.[25]
Tata Motors' UK subsidiary, Tata Motors European Technical Centre, has bought a 50.3% holding in electric vehicle technology firm Miljøbil Grenland/Innovasjon of Norway for US$1.93 M, which specialises in the development of innovative solutions for electric vehicles, and plans to launch the electric Indica hatchback in Europe next year.[26][27][28] On 17 Sept 2010 Tata motors presented to the DTC [ Delhi Transport corporation] Four CNG - Electric Hybrid lowfloored Starbuses to be used for commonwealth games. These will be the first Environmentally friendly buses to be used for public transportation in India.
[edit] Operations
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The Tata Safari DiCOR is one of Tata's best selling vehicles in India and also has been fairly successful in the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe
Tata has tried to revamp all its models in order to satisfy the consumer
The purchase of Jaguar and Land Rover is expected to help give Tata Motors gain a foothold in the European and American markets.
Tata relies on its subsidiaries for sales outside India. Seen here is the Range Rover Sport.
Tata Xenon is Tata's best selling vehicle in Europe.
[edit] Tata in India
A loaded Tata truck on a Rajasthan highway
Tata Motors Limited is India’s largest automobile company, with revenues of 35,651.48 crore (US$7.74 billion) in 2007-08.[29] It is the leader in commercial vehicles in each segment, and among the top three in passenger vehicles in India with products in the compact, midsize car and utility vehicle segments.[29] Tata vehicles are sold primarily in India, and over 4 million Tata vehicles have been produced domestically since the first Tata vehicle was assembled in 1954. The company’s manufacturing base in India is spread across Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Pune (Maharashtra), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) and Dharwad (Karnataka). Following a strategic alliance with Fiat in 2005, Tata set up an industrial joint venture with Fiat Group Automobiles at Ranjangaon (Maharashtra) to produce both Fiat and Tata cars and Fiat powertrains. The company is establishing a new plant at Sanand (Gujarat). Tata's dealership, sales, service and spare parts network comprises over 3500 touch points. Tata Motors also distributes and markets Fiat branded cars in India. [29]
[edit] Sales & Service Network
Tata Motors has more than 250 dealerships in more than 195 cities across 27 states and 4 Union Territories of India[30]. It has the 3rd largest Sales and Service Network after Maruti
Suzuki and Hyundai.
[edit] Tata's global operations
Tata Motors has been in the process of acquiring foreign brands to increase its global presence. Through acquisition, Tata has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand and Spain. Among these acquisitions is Jaguar Land Rover, a business comprising two struggling iconic British brands that was acquired from the Ford Motor Company in 2008. In 2004, Tata acquired the Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Company, South Korea’s second largest truck maker. The rebranded Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Company has launched several new products in the Korean market, while also exporting these products to several international markets. Today two-thirds of heavy commercial vehicle exports out of South Korea are from Tata Daewoo. In 2005, Tata Motors acquired a 21% controlling stake in Hispano Carrocera, a Spanish bus and coach manufacturer,[14]. Tata Motors continued its market area expansion through the introduction of new products such as buses (Starbus & Globus, jointly developed with subsidiary Hispano Carrocera) and trucks (Novus, jointly developed with subsidiary Tata Daewoo). In May, 2009 Tata unveiled the Tata World Truck range jointly developed with Tata Daewoo [31] Debuting in
South Korea, South Africa, the SAARC countries and the Middle-East by the end of 2009 [31] In 2006, Tata formed a joint venture with the Brazil-based Marcopolo to manufacture fully-built buses and coaches for India and other international markets.[32] Tata Motors has expanded its production and assembly operations to several other countries including South Korea, Thailand, South Africa and Argentina and is planning to set up plants in Turkey, Indonesia and Eastern Europe.[29] Tata also has franchisee/joint venture assembly operations in Kenya, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Russia and Senegal.[33] Tata has dealerships in 26 countries across 4 continents.[34] Though Tata is present in many countries it has only managed to create a large consumer base in the Indian Subcontinent, namely India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Tata has a growing consumer base in Italy, Spain and South Africa.
[edit] Products
[edit] Passenger cars and utility vehicles
Tata Xover
Tata Nano Europa
Tata Starbus Low Floor 1610
Tata Marcopolo buses in the Delhi BRT. Tata Sierra (Discontinued) Tata Estate (Discontinued) Tata Sumo/Spacio Tata Safari/Safari-Dicor Tata Indica Tata Vista Tata Indigo Tata Manza Tata Indigo Marina Tata Winger Tata Magic Tata Nano Tata Xenon XT Tata Aria tata pratul
[edit] Concept vehicles
2000 Aria Roadster 2001 Aria Coupe 2002 Tata Indiva 2004 Tata Indigo Advent 2005 Tata Xover 2006 Tata Cliffrider 2007 Tata Elegante 2009 Tata Pr1ma 2010 Tata Versa 2010 Tata Essota
[edit] Commercial vehicles
Tata Ace Tata TL/Telcoline/207 DI Pickup Truck Tata 407 Ex and Ex2
Tata 709 Ex Tata 809 Ex and Ex2 Tata 909 Ex and Ex2 Tata 1109 (Intermediate truck) Tata 1510/1512 (Medium bus chassis) Tata 1612/1616 (Heavy bus chassis) Tata 1618 (Semi Low Floor bus chassis) Tata 1610/1623 (Rear Engined Low Floor bus chassis) Tata 1613/1615 (Medium truck) Tata 2515/2516 (Medium truck) Tata Starbus (Branded Buses for city,inter city,school bus and standard passenger
transportation) Tata Globus (Range of fully built luxury coaches) Tata Hispano Globus (Rear Engined Inter city coach) Tata Marcopolo Bus (Low Floor, Semi Low Floor buses for Mass Rapid Transit
and also standard passenger transportation Buses) Tata 3015 (Heavy truck) Tata 3118 (Heavy truck) (8X2) Tata 3516 (Heavy truck) Tata 4018 (Heavy truck) Tata 4923 (Ultra-Heavy truck) (6X4) Tata Novus (Heavy truck designed by Tata Daewoo) Tata Prima (The World Truck designed by Tata Motors and Tata Daewoo)
[edit] Military vehicles
Tata LSV (Light Specialist Vehicle) Tata Mine Protected Vehicle (4x4) Tata 2 Stretcher Ambulance Tata 407 Troop Carrier, available in hard top, soft top, 4x4, and 4x2 versions Tata LPTA 713 TC (4x4) Tata LPT 709 E Tata SD 1015 TC (4x4) Tata LPTA 1615 TC (4x4) Tata LPTA 1621 TC (6x6) Tata LPTA 1615 TC (4x2) Tata Winger Passenger Mini Bus
[edit] Tata Motors technology and design subsidiaries
Tata has dozens of technology and design subsidiaries. These include the main ones.
[edit] Telco Construction Equipment (TELCON)
TELCON is a joint venture between Tata Motors and Hitachi, which focuses on excavators and other construction equipment.
[edit] HV Transmission (HVTL) and HV Axles (HVAL)
HVAL and HVTL are 100% subsidiary companies of Tata Motors engaged in the business of manufacture of gear boxes and axles for heavy and medium commercial vehicles, with production facilities and infrastructure based at Jamshedpur.
[edit] Tata Technologies Limited (TTL)
TTL provides Engineering and Design (E&D) solutions to the Automotive Industry. Tata Motors holds 86.91% of TTL’s share capital. TTL is based in Pune (Hinjawadi) and operates in the US and Europe through its wholly owned subsidiaries in Detroit and London respectively. It also has a presence in Thailand. Tata Technologies is a software service provider in the IT services and BPO space. Its global client list includes Ford, General Motors, Toyota and Honda, to name a few. It bought over the British engineering and design services company, Incat International Plc for Rs4b in August 2005. Incat specializes in engineering & design services and product lifecycle management in the international automotive, aerospace and engineering markets. With this acquisition, Tata Motors will have closer proximity to its global customers and be able to provide a wider range of services.
History
Tata Motors is a part of the Tata Group manages its share-holding through Tata Sons. The company was established in 1945 as a locomotive manufacturing unit and later expanded its operations to commercial vehicle sector in 1954 after forming a joint venture with Daimler-Benz AG of Germany. Despite the success of its commercial vehicles, Tata realized his company had to diversify and he began to look at other products. Based on consumer demand, he decided that building a small car would be the most practical new venture. So in 1998 it launched Tata Indica, India's first fully indigenous passenger car. Designed to be inexpensive and simple to build and maintain, the Indica became a hit in the Indian market. It was also exported to Europe, especially the Uk and Italy.
[edit] Acquisitions
In 2004 Tata Motors acquired Daewoo's truck manufacturing unit, now known as Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle, in South Korea.[6]
In 2005, Tata Motors acquired 21% of Aragonese Hispano Carrocera giving it controlling rights of the company.
In 2007, Formed a joint venture with Marcopolo of Brazil and introduced low-floor buses in the Indian Market.[7]
In 2008, Tata Motors acquired British Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which includes the Daimler and Lanchester brand names. [8][9][10][11]
In 2010, Tata Motors acquired 80% stake in Italy-based design and engineering company Trilix for a consideration of €1.85 million. The acquisition is in line
with the company’s objective to enhance its styling/design capabilities to global standards.[12]
[edit] Expansion
The FIRST generation Tata Indica V2's excellent fuel economy, powerful engine and aggressive marketing strategy made it one of the best selling cars in the history of the Indian automobile industry.
After years of dominating the commercial vehicle market in India, Tata Motors entered the passenger vehicle market in 1991 by launching the Tata Sierra, a multi utility vehicle. After the launch of three more vehicles, Tata Estate (1992, a stationwagon design based on the earlier 'TataMobile' (1989), a light commercial vehicle), Tata Sumo (LCV, 1994) and Tata Safari (1998, India's first sports utility vehicle). Tata launched the Indica in 1998, the first fully indigenous passenger car of India. Though the car was initially panned by auto-analysts, the car's excellent fuel economy, powerful engine and aggressive marketing strategy made it one of the best selling cars in the history of the Indian automobile industry. A newer version of the car, named Indica V2, was a major improvement over the previous version and quickly became a mass-favourite. Tata Motors also successfully exported large quantities of the car to South Africa.The success of Indica in many ways marked the rise of Tata Motors.[13]
[edit] Subsidiary brands
Jaguar
Land Rover
Tata commercial trucks. Hispano at the 2008 FIAA in Madrid
[edit] Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle
Main article: Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle
Tata Motors aimed to increase its presence worldwide. In 2004, it acquired the Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company of South Korea. The reasons behind the acquisition were:
Company's global plans to reduce domestic exposure. The domestic commercial vehicle market is highly cyclical in nature and prone to fluctuations in the domestic economy. Tata Motors has a high domestic exposure of ~94% in the MHCV segment and ~84% in the light commercial vehicle (LCV) segment. Since the domestic commercial vehicle sales of the company are at the mercy of the structural economic factors, it is increasingly looking at the international markets. The company plans to diversify into various markets across the world in both MHCV as well as LCV segments.
To expand the product portfolio Tata Motors recently introduced the 25MT GVW Tata Novus from Daewoo’s (South Korea) (TDCV) platform. Tata plans to leverage on the strong presence of TDCV in the heavy-tonnage range and introduce products in India at an appropriate time. This was mainly to cater to the international market and also to cater to the domestic market where a major improvement in the Road infrastructure was done through the National Highway
Development Project.
Tata remains India's largest heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer and Tata Daewoo is the 2nd largest heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer in South Korea. Tata Motors has jointly worked with Tata Daewoo to develop trucks such as Novus and World Truck and buses namely, GloBus and StarBus.
[edit] Hispano Carrocera
Main article: Hispano Carrocera
In 2005, sensing an opportunity in the fully-built bus segment, Tata Motors acquired a 21% stake in Hispano Carrocera SA,[14] the leading European bus and coach cabin maker. In 2009, the company picked up the remaining 79% stake in Hispano Carrocera SA for an undisclosed sum, making it a fully-owned subsidiary.
[edit] Jaguar Cars and Land Rover
Main articles: Jaguar Cars and Land Rover
After the acquisition of the British Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) business, which also includes the Daimler, Lanchester and Rover brands,[15] Tata Motors became a major player in the
international automobile market. On 27 March 2008, Tata Motors reached an agreement with Ford to purchase their Jaguar Land Rover operations for US$2.3 billion. The sale was completed on 2 June 2008.[11]
In addition to the brands, Tata Motors has also gained access to two design centres and two plants in UK. The key acquisition would be of the intellectual property rights related to the technologies.
[edit] Joint ventures
Tata MarcoPolo released this low-floor bus in India and now it is widely used as public transport in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Chandigarh and Lucknow
Tata Motors has formed a 51:49 joint venture in bus body building with Marcopolo of Brazil. This joint venture is to manufacture and assemble fully-built buses and coaches targeted at developing mass rapid transportation systems. The joint venture will absorb technology and expertise in chassis and aggregates from Tata Motors, and Marcopolo will provide know-how in processes and systems for bodybuilding and bus body design. Tata and Marcopolo have launched a low-floor city bus which is widely used by Chennai, Chandigarh ,Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow and Bengaluru transport corporations. It's manufacturing facility is based in Dharwad.
Tata Motors also formed a joint venture with Fiat and gained access to Fiat’s diesel engine technology.[16] Tata Motors sells Fiat cars in India through a 50/50 joint venture Fiat
Automobiles India Limited, and is looking to extend its relationship with Fiat and Iveco to other segments. Tata has also formed several JV's with many small companies in various countries around the world.
[edit] Important developments
[edit] Tata Nano
Main article: Tata Nano
Tata Nano
In January 2008, Tata Motors launched Tata Nano, the least expensive production car in the world at about 120,000 (US $3000).[17] The city car was unveiled during the Auto Expo 2008 exhibition in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.[18]
Tata has faced controversy over developing the Nano as some environmentalists are concerned that the launch of such a low-priced car could lead to mass motorization in India with adverse effects on pollution and global warming. Tata has set up a factory in Sanand, Gujarat and the first Nanos are to roll out summer 2009.
Tata Nano Europa has been developed for sale in developed economies and is to hit markets in 2010 while the normal Nano should hit markets in South Africa, Kenya and countries in Asia and Africa by late 2009. A battery version is also planned.
[edit] Tata Ace
Main article: Tata Ace
Tata Ace was India's first mini truck
Tata Ace, India's first indigenously developed sub-one ton mini-truck, was launched in May 2005. The mini-truck was a huge success in India with auto-analysts claiming that Ace had changed the dynamics of the light commercial vehicle (LCV) market in the country by creating a new market segment termed the small commercial vehicle (SCV) segment. Ace rapidly emerged as the first choice for transporters and single truck owners for city and rural transport. By October 2005, LCV sales of Tata Motors had grown by
36.6 percent to 28,537 units due to the rising demand for Ace. The Ace was built with a load body produced by Autoline Industries.[19] By 2005, Autoline was producing 300 load bodies per day for Tata Motors. Tata Ace - Apka Pyaara Chota Hathi.
Ace is still a top seller for TML with 5M units sold to date (June 2010).[20]
Ace has also been exported to several European, South American and African countries and all-electric models are sold through Chrysler's Global Electric Motorcars division.[21]
[edit] Compressed air car
Main article: Tata OneCAT
Tata OneCAT
Motor Development International of France has developed the world's first prototype of a compressed air car, named OneCAT.[22] In 2007, MDI owner Guy Negre was reported to have "the backing of Tata".[22]
It has airtanks that can be filled in 4 hours by plugging the car into a standard electrical plug. In 2008 MDI planned to also design a gas station compressor, which would fill the tanks in 3 minutes.[23] There are no gasoline costs and no fossil fuel emissions from the vehicle when run in town, but "the compressed air driving the pistons can be boosted by a fuel burner".[23]
OneCAT is a five seat vehicle with a 200-litre (7.1 cu ft) trunk. With full tanks it is said to run at 100 km/h (62 mph) for 90 kilometres (56 mi) range in urban cycle. There are severe physical arguments pleading against those figures. In December 2009 Tata's vice president of engineering systems confirmed that the limited range and low engine temperatures were causing difficulties.[24]
[edit] Electric vehicles
Tata Motors unveiled the electric versions of passenger car Tata Indica and commercial vehicle Tata Ace. Both run on lithium batteries. The company has indicated that the electric Indica would be launched locally in India in about 2010, without disclosing the price. The vehicle would be launched in Norway in 2009.[25]
Tata Motors' UK subsidiary, Tata Motors European Technical Centre, has bought a 50.3% holding in electric vehicle technology firm Miljøbil Grenland/Innovasjon of Norway for US$1.93 M, which specialises in the development of innovative solutions for electric vehicles, and plans to launch the electric Indica hatchback in Europe next year.[26][27][28] On 17 Sept 2010 Tata motors presented to the DTC [ Delhi Transport corporation] Four CNG - Electric Hybrid lowfloored Starbuses to be used for commonwealth games. These will be the first Environmentally friendly buses to be used for public transportation in India.
[edit] Operations
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The Tata Safari DiCOR is one of Tata's best selling vehicles in India and also has been fairly successful in the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe
Tata has tried to revamp all its models in order to satisfy the consumer
The purchase of Jaguar and Land Rover is expected to help give Tata Motors gain a foothold in the European and American markets.
Tata relies on its subsidiaries for sales outside India. Seen here is the Range Rover Sport.
Tata Xenon is Tata's best selling vehicle in Europe.
[edit] Tata in India
A loaded Tata truck on a Rajasthan highway
Tata Motors Limited is India’s largest automobile company, with revenues of 35,651.48 crore (US$7.74 billion) in 2007-08.[29] It is the leader in commercial vehicles in each segment, and among the top three in passenger vehicles in India with products in the compact, midsize car and utility vehicle segments.[29] Tata vehicles are sold primarily in India, and over 4 million Tata vehicles have been produced domestically since the first Tata vehicle was assembled in 1954. The company’s manufacturing base in India is spread across Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Pune (Maharashtra), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) and Dharwad (Karnataka). Following a strategic alliance with Fiat in 2005, Tata set up an industrial joint venture with Fiat Group Automobiles at
Ranjangaon (Maharashtra) to produce both Fiat and Tata cars and Fiat powertrains. The company is establishing a new plant at Sanand (Gujarat). Tata's dealership, sales, service and spare parts network comprises over 3500 touch points. Tata Motors also distributes and markets Fiat branded cars in India. [29]
[edit] Sales & Service Network
Tata Motors has more than 250 dealerships in more than 195 cities across 27 states and 4 Union Territories of India[30]. It has the 3rd largest Sales and Service Network after Maruti
Suzuki and Hyundai.
[edit] Tata's global operations
Tata Motors has been in the process of acquiring foreign brands to increase its global presence. Through acquisition, Tata has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand and Spain. Among these acquisitions is Jaguar Land Rover, a business comprising two struggling iconic British brands that was acquired from the Ford Motor Company in 2008. In 2004, Tata acquired the Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Company, South Korea’s second largest truck maker. The rebranded Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Company has launched several new products in the Korean market, while also exporting these products to several international markets. Today two-thirds of heavy commercial vehicle exports out of South Korea are from Tata Daewoo. In 2005, Tata Motors acquired a 21% controlling stake in Hispano Carrocera, a Spanish bus and coach manufacturer,[14]. Tata Motors continued its market area expansion through the introduction of new products such as buses (Starbus & Globus, jointly developed with subsidiary Hispano Carrocera) and trucks (Novus, jointly developed with subsidiary Tata Daewoo). In May, 2009 Tata unveiled the Tata World Truck range jointly developed with Tata Daewoo [31] Debuting in South Korea, South Africa, the SAARC countries and the Middle-East by the end of 2009 [31] In 2006, Tata formed a joint venture with the Brazil-based Marcopolo to manufacture fully-built buses and coaches for India and other international markets.[32] Tata Motors has expanded its production and assembly operations to several other countries including South Korea, Thailand, South Africa and Argentina and is planning to set up plants in Turkey, Indonesia and Eastern Europe.[29] Tata also has franchisee/joint venture assembly operations in Kenya, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Russia and Senegal.[33] Tata has dealerships in 26 countries across 4 continents.[34] Though Tata is present in many countries it has only managed to create a large consumer base in the Indian Subcontinent, namely India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Tata has a growing consumer base in Italy, Spain and South Africa.
[edit] Products
[edit] Passenger cars and utility vehicles
Tata Xover
Tata Nano Europa
Tata Starbus Low Floor 1610
Tata Marcopolo buses in the Delhi BRT. Tata Sierra (Discontinued) Tata Estate (Discontinued) Tata Sumo/Spacio Tata Safari/Safari-Dicor
Tata Indica Tata Vista Tata Indigo Tata Manza Tata Indigo Marina Tata Winger Tata Magic Tata Nano Tata Xenon XT Tata Aria tata pratul
[edit] Concept vehicles
2000 Aria Roadster 2001 Aria Coupe 2002 Tata Indiva 2004 Tata Indigo Advent 2005 Tata Xover 2006 Tata Cliffrider 2007 Tata Elegante 2009 Tata Pr1ma 2010 Tata Versa 2010 Tata Essota
[edit] Commercial vehicles
Tata Ace Tata TL/Telcoline/207 DI Pickup Truck Tata 407 Ex and Ex2 Tata 709 Ex Tata 809 Ex and Ex2 Tata 909 Ex and Ex2 Tata 1109 (Intermediate truck) Tata 1510/1512 (Medium bus chassis) Tata 1612/1616 (Heavy bus chassis) Tata 1618 (Semi Low Floor bus chassis) Tata 1610/1623 (Rear Engined Low Floor bus chassis) Tata 1613/1615 (Medium truck) Tata 2515/2516 (Medium truck) Tata Starbus (Branded Buses for city,inter city,school bus and standard passenger
transportation) Tata Globus (Range of fully built luxury coaches) Tata Hispano Globus (Rear Engined Inter city coach) Tata Marcopolo Bus (Low Floor, Semi Low Floor buses for Mass Rapid Transit
and also standard passenger transportation Buses)
Tata 3015 (Heavy truck) Tata 3118 (Heavy truck) (8X2) Tata 3516 (Heavy truck) Tata 4018 (Heavy truck) Tata 4923 (Ultra-Heavy truck) (6X4) Tata Novus (Heavy truck designed by Tata Daewoo) Tata Prima (The World Truck designed by Tata Motors and Tata Daewoo)
[edit] Military vehicles
Tata LSV (Light Specialist Vehicle) Tata Mine Protected Vehicle (4x4) Tata 2 Stretcher Ambulance Tata 407 Troop Carrier, available in hard top, soft top, 4x4, and 4x2 versions Tata LPTA 713 TC (4x4) Tata LPT 709 E Tata SD 1015 TC (4x4) Tata LPTA 1615 TC (4x4) Tata LPTA 1621 TC (6x6) Tata LPTA 1615 TC (4x2) Tata Winger Passenger Mini Bus
[edit] Tata Motors technology and design subsidiaries
Tata has dozens of technology and design subsidiaries. These include the main ones.
[edit] Telco Construction Equipment (TELCON)
TELCON is a joint venture between Tata Motors and Hitachi, which focuses on excavators and other construction equipment.
[edit] HV Transmission (HVTL) and HV Axles (HVAL)
HVAL and HVTL are 100% subsidiary companies of Tata Motors engaged in the business of manufacture of gear boxes and axles for heavy and medium commercial vehicles, with production facilities and infrastructure based at Jamshedpur.
[edit] Tata Technologies Limited (TTL)
TTL provides Engineering and Design (E&D) solutions to the Automotive Industry. Tata Motors holds 86.91% of TTL’s share capital. TTL is based in Pune (Hinjawadi) and operates in the US and Europe through its wholly owned subsidiaries in Detroit and London respectively. It also has a presence in Thailand. Tata Technologies is a software service provider in the IT services and BPO space. Its global client list includes Ford, General Motors, Toyota and Honda, to name a few. It bought over the British engineering
and design services company, Incat International Plc for Rs4b in August 2005. Incat specializes in engineering & design services and product lifecycle management in the international automotive, aerospace and engineering markets. With this acquisition, Tata Motors will have closer proximity to its global customers and be able to provide a wider range of services.
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 House24, Homi Mody StreetMumbai 400 001, India Tel.: +(91)-(22)-56561676
Works Jamshedpur, Pune, Lucknow and Dharwad
E-mail [email protected] [email protected] (for international inquiries)
Website www.tatamotors.com www.tata.com/tata_motors
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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 House24, Homi Mody StreetMumbai 400 001, India Tel.: +(91)-(22)-56561676
Works Jamshedpur, Pune, Lucknow and Dharwad
E-mail [email protected] [email protected] (for international inquiries)
Website www.tatamotors.com www.tata.com/tata_motors
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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 House24, Homi Mody StreetMumbai 400 001, India Tel.: +(91)-(22)-56561676
Works Jamshedpur, Pune, Lucknow and Dharwad
E-mail [email protected] [email protected] (for international inquiries)
Website www.tatamotors.com www.tata.com/tata_motors
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Profile
Tata Motors Limited is India's largest automobile company, with consolidated revenues of Rs. 92,519 crores (USD 20 billion) in 2009-10. It is the leader in commercial vehicles in each segment, and among the top three in passenger vehicles with winning products in the compact, midsize car and utility vehicle segments. The company is the world's fourth largest truck manufacturer, and the world's second largest bus manufacturer.
The company's 24,000 employees are guided by the vision to be "best in the manner in which we operate, best in the products we deliver, and best in our value system and ethics."
Established in 1945, Tata Motors' presence indeed cuts across the length and breadth of India. Over 5.9 million Tata vehicles ply on Indian roads, since the first rolled out in 1954. The company's manufacturing base in India is spread across Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Pune (Maharashtra), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) and Dharwad (Karnataka). Following a strategic alliance with Fiat in 2005, it has set up an industrial joint venture with Fiat Group Automobiles at Ranjangaon (Maharashtra) to produce both Fiat and Tata cars and Fiat powertrains. The company is establishing a new plant at Sanand (Gujarat). The company's dealership, sales, services and spare parts network comprises over 3500 touch points; Tata Motors also distributes and markets Fiat branded cars in India.
Tata Motors, the first company from India's engineering sector to be listed in the New York Stock Exchange (September 2004), has also emerged as an international automobile company. Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand and Spain. Among them is Jaguar Land Rover, a business comprising the two iconic British brands that
was acquired in 2008. In 2004, it acquired the Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Company, South Korea's second largest truck maker. The rechristened Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Company has launched several new products in the Korean market, while also exporting these products to several international markets. Today two-thirds of heavy commercial vehicle exports out of South Korea are from Tata Daewoo. In 2005, Tata Motors acquired a 21% stake in Hispano Carrocera, a reputed Spanish bus and coach manufacturer, and subsequently the remaining stake in 2009. Hispano's presence is being expanded in other markets. In 2006, Tata Motors formed a joint venture with the Brazil-based Marcopolo, a global leader in body-building for buses and coaches to manufacture fully-built buses and coaches for India and select international markets. In 2006, Tata Motors entered into joint venture with Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant Company of Thailand to manufacture and market the company's pickup vehicles in Thailand. The new plant of Tata Motors (Thailand) has begun production of the Xenon pickup truck, with the Xenon having been launched in Thailand in 2008.
Tata Motors is also expanding its international footprint, established through exports since 1961. The company's commercial and passenger vehicles are already being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South East Asia, South Asia and South America. It has franchisee/joint venture assembly operations in Kenya, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Russia, Senegal and South Africa.
The foundation of the company's growth over the last 50 years is a deep understanding of economic stimuli and customer needs, and the ability to translate them into customer-desired offerings through leading edge R&D. With over 3,000 engineers and scientists, the company's Engineering Research Centre, established in 1966, has enabled pioneering technologies and products. The company today has R&D centres in Pune, Jamshedpur, Lucknow, Dharwad in India, and in South Korea, Spain, and the UK. It was Tata Motors, which developed the first indigenously developed Light Commercial Vehicle, India's first Sports Utility Vehicle and, in 1998, the Tata Indica, India's first fully indigenous passenger car. Within two years of launch, Tata Indica became India's largest selling car in its segment. In 2005, Tata Motors created a new segment by launching the Tata Ace, India's first indigenously developed mini-truck.
In January 2008, Tata Motors unveiled its People's Car, the Tata Nano, which India and the world have been looking forward to. The Tata Nano has been subsequently launched, as planned, in India in March 2009. A development, which signifies a first for the global automobile industry, the Nano brings the comfort and safety of a car within the reach of thousands of families. The standard version has been priced at Rs.100,000 (excluding VAT and transportation cost).
Designed with a family in mind, it has a roomy passenger compartment with generous leg space and head room. It can comfortably seat four persons. Its mono-volume design will set a new benchmark among small cars. Its safety performance exceeds regulatory requirements in India. Its tailpipe emission performance too exceeds regulatory requirements. In terms of overall pollutants, it has a lower pollution level than two-wheelers being manufactured in India today. The lean design strategy has helped minimise weight, which helps maximise performance per unit of energy consumed and delivers high fuel efficiency. The high fuel efficiency also ensures that the car has low carbon dioxide emissions, thereby providing the twin benefits of an affordable transportation solution with a low carbon footprint.
In May 2009, Tata Motors introduced ushered in a new era in the Indian automobile industry, in keeping with its pioneering tradition, by unveiling its new range of world standard trucks called Prima. In their power, speed, carrying capacity, operating economy and trims, they will introduce new benchmarks in India and match the best in the world in performance at a lower life-cycle cost.
Tata Motors is equally focussed on environment-friendly technologies in emissions and alternative fuels. It has developed electric and hybrid vehicles both for personal and public transportation. It has also been implementing several environment-friendly technologies in manufacturing processes, significantly enhancing resource conservation.
Through its subsidiaries, the company is engaged in engineering and automotive solutions,
construction equipment manufacturing, automotive vehicle components manufacturing and supply chain activities, machine tools and factory automation solutions, high-precision tooling and plastic and electronic components for automotive and computer applications, and automotive retailing and service operations.
Tata Motors is committed to improving the quality of life of communities by working on four thrust areas – employability, education, health and environment. The activities touch the lives of more than a million citizens. The company's support on education and employability is focused on youth and women. They range from schools to technical education institutes to actual facilitation of income generation. In health, our intervention is in both preventive and curative health care. The goal of environment protection is achieved through tree plantation, conserving water and creating new water bodies and, last but not the least, by introducing appropriate technologies in our vehicles and operations for constantly enhancing environment care.
With the foundation of its rich heritage, Tata Motors today is etching a refulgent future.
Profile
Tata Motors Limited is India's largest automobile company, with consolidated revenues of Rs. 92,519 crores (USD 20 billion) in 2009-10. It is the leader in commercial vehicles in each segment, and among the top three in passenger vehicles with winning products in the compact, midsize car and utility vehicle segments. The company is the world's fourth largest truck manufacturer, and the world's second largest bus manufacturer.
The company's 24,000 employees are guided by the vision to be "best in the manner in which we operate, best in the products we deliver, and best in our value system and ethics."
Established in 1945, Tata Motors' presence indeed cuts across the length and breadth of India. Over 5.9 million Tata vehicles ply on Indian roads, since the first rolled out in 1954. The company's manufacturing base in India is spread across Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Pune (Maharashtra), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) and Dharwad (Karnataka). Following a strategic alliance with Fiat in 2005, it has set up an industrial joint venture with Fiat Group Automobiles at Ranjangaon (Maharashtra) to produce both Fiat and Tata cars and Fiat powertrains. The company is establishing a new plant at Sanand (Gujarat). The company's dealership, sales, services and spare parts network comprises over 3500 touch points; Tata Motors also distributes and markets Fiat branded cars in India.
Tata Motors, the first company from India's engineering sector to be listed in the New York Stock Exchange (September 2004), has also emerged as an international automobile company. Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand and Spain. Among them is Jaguar Land Rover, a business comprising the two iconic British brands that was acquired in 2008. In 2004, it acquired the Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Company, South Korea's second largest truck maker. The rechristened Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Company has launched several new products in the Korean market, while also exporting these products to several international markets. Today two-thirds of heavy commercial vehicle exports out of South Korea are from Tata Daewoo. In 2005, Tata Motors acquired a 21% stake in Hispano Carrocera, a reputed Spanish bus and coach manufacturer, and subsequently the remaining stake in 2009. Hispano's presence is being expanded in other markets. In 2006, Tata Motors formed a joint venture with the Brazil-based Marcopolo, a global leader in body-building for buses and coaches to manufacture fully-built buses and coaches for India and select international markets. In 2006, Tata Motors entered into joint venture with Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant Company of Thailand to manufacture and market the company's pickup vehicles in Thailand. The new plant of Tata Motors (Thailand) has begun
production of the Xenon pickup truck, with the Xenon having been launched in Thailand in 2008.
Tata Motors is also expanding its international footprint, established through exports since 1961. The company's commercial and passenger vehicles are already being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South East Asia, South Asia and South America. It has franchisee/joint venture assembly operations in Kenya, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Russia, Senegal and South Africa.
The foundation of the company's growth over the last 50 years is a deep understanding of economic stimuli and customer needs, and the ability to translate them into customer-desired offerings through leading edge R&D. With over 3,000 engineers and scientists, the company's Engineering Research Centre, established in 1966, has enabled pioneering technologies and products. The company today has R&D centres in Pune, Jamshedpur, Lucknow, Dharwad in India, and in South Korea, Spain, and the UK. It was Tata Motors, which developed the first indigenously developed Light Commercial Vehicle, India's first Sports Utility Vehicle and, in 1998, the Tata Indica, India's first fully indigenous passenger car. Within two years of launch, Tata Indica became India's largest selling car in its segment. In 2005, Tata Motors created a new segment by launching the Tata Ace, India's first indigenously developed mini-truck.
In January 2008, Tata Motors unveiled its People's Car, the Tata Nano, which India and the world have been looking forward to. The Tata Nano has been subsequently launched, as planned, in India in March 2009. A development, which signifies a first for the global automobile industry, the Nano brings the comfort and safety of a car within the reach of thousands of families. The standard version has been priced at Rs.100,000 (excluding VAT and transportation cost).
Designed with a family in mind, it has a roomy passenger compartment with generous leg space and head room. It can comfortably seat four persons. Its mono-volume design will set a new benchmark among small cars. Its safety performance exceeds regulatory requirements in India. Its tailpipe emission performance too exceeds regulatory requirements. In terms of overall pollutants, it has a lower pollution level than two-wheelers being manufactured in India today. The lean design strategy has helped minimise weight, which helps maximise performance per unit of energy consumed and delivers high fuel efficiency. The high fuel efficiency also ensures that the car has low carbon dioxide emissions, thereby providing the twin benefits of an affordable transportation solution with a low carbon footprint.
In May 2009, Tata Motors introduced ushered in a new era in the Indian automobile industry, in keeping with its pioneering tradition, by unveiling its new range of world standard trucks called Prima. In their power, speed, carrying capacity, operating economy and trims, they will introduce new benchmarks in India and match the best in the world in performance at a lower life-cycle cost.
Tata Motors is equally focussed on environment-friendly technologies in emissions and alternative fuels. It has developed electric and hybrid vehicles both for personal and public transportation. It has also been implementing several environment-friendly technologies in manufacturing processes, significantly enhancing resource conservation.
Through its subsidiaries, the company is engaged in engineering and automotive solutions, construction equipment manufacturing, automotive vehicle components manufacturing and supply chain activities, machine tools and factory automation solutions, high-precision tooling and plastic and electronic components for automotive and computer applications, and automotive retailing and service operations.
Tata Motors is committed to improving the quality of life of communities by working on four thrust areas – employability, education, health and environment. The activities touch the lives of more than a million citizens. The company's support on education and employability is focused on youth and women. They range from schools to technical education institutes to actual facilitation of income generation. In health, our intervention is in both preventive and curative health care. The goal of environment protection is achieved through tree plantation, conserving water and creating new water
bodies and, last but not the least, by introducing appropriate technologies in our vehicles and operations for constantly enhancing environment care.
With the foundation of its rich heritage, Tata Motors today is etching a refulgent future.
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