Tata Motors facts for kids
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Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company Ltd. (TELCO) |
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| ISIN | ISIN: [https://isin.toolforge.org/?language=en&isin=IN9155A01020 IN9155A01020] |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Founder | J. R. D. Tata |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Production output
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1.1 million (2021) |
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| Revenue |  ₹445,939 crore (US$76 billion) (FY2025) |
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Operating income
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₹33,780 crore (US$5.7 billion) (FY2025) |
 ₹28,149 crore (US$4.8 billion) (FY2025) |
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| Total assets | ₹378,642 crore (US$64 billion) (FY2025) |
| Total equity | ₹122,754 crore (US$21 billion) (FY2025) |
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Number of employees
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91,811 (FY2024) |
| Parent | Tata Group |
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Tata Motors Limited is a big Indian company that makes cars, trucks, vans, and buses. It's a multinational company, meaning it operates in many countries. Its main office is in Mumbai, India, and it's part of the larger Tata Group.
Some of its well-known companies include the British Jaguar Land Rover and the South Korean Tata Daewoo. Tata Motors also works with other companies like Hitachi to make construction machinery. They also partner with Stellantis to create vehicle parts.
Tata Motors has factories in many places in India, like Jamshedpur and Pune. They also have plants in Argentina, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Thailand. The company has research centers around the world, including in India, South Korea, and the UK. Tata Motors is a very important company in India's stock market. It was ranked among the world's biggest companies in 2019.
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History of Tata Motors
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Tata Motors started in 1945. Back then, it made locomotives, which are parts of trains. In 1954, Tata Group began making commercial vehicles. They teamed up with Mercedes-Benz from Germany. This partnership helped Tata build a factory in Jamshedpur for making trucks. By November 1954, they made their first goods carrier chassis.
In 1998, Tata launched the Indica car. A newer version, the Indica V2, came out later. Tata Motors also started selling cars to other countries, like South Africa.
In 1999, Tata Motors almost sold its car business. Ford was interested in buying it. But after a meeting, Ratan Tata decided not to sell. Years later, in 2008, Ford faced financial trouble. Tata Motors then offered to buy Ford's Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) for $2.3 billion. It was a big deal!
During the 2000s, Tata Motors grew by buying other companies and forming partnerships. They bought a truck-making unit from Daewoo in South Korea. They also teamed up with Marcopolo from Brazil to create Tata Marcopolo Bus. They also acquired Jaguar Land Rover and a company called Trilix.
On January 17, 2017, Natarajan Chandrasekaran became the chairman of Tata Group. Tata Motors also increased its share in the UV market in India. In October 2021, a company called TPG invested $1 billion in Tata Motors' electric vehicle business.
How Tata Motors Operates
Tata Motors builds vehicles in many countries. These include India, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Thailand, Spain, and South Africa. They also plan to open plants in other countries.
Tata Motors Cars Division
Tata Motors Cars is the part of Tata Motors that makes passenger cars. These are the cars you might see people driving every day. Tata Motors is one of the top five car brands in India. They make small cars, mid-size cars, and utility vehicles.
Their factories in India are in places like Jamshedpur and Pune. Tata has a huge network of dealerships and service centers. There are over 3,500 places where you can buy or get your Tata car serviced. They have one of the largest sales and service networks in India.
Tata also has partners in countries like Kenya, Bangladesh, and Ukraine. They sell cars in 26 countries across four continents. They are very popular in the Indian subcontinent, including India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
Tata Daewoo Trucks
Tata Daewoo is a company that makes commercial vehicles like trucks. It's based in South Korea and is fully owned by Tata Motors. Tata Motors bought Daewoo's truck business in 2004. This helped Tata Motors become less dependent on just the Indian market. It also allowed them to make more types of heavy trucks.
Tata Motors and Tata Daewoo have worked together to create new trucks like the Novus and World Truck. They also developed buses like the GloBus and StarBus.
Tata Hispano Buses
Tata Hispano Motors Carrocera, S.A. was a company that made buses and coaches. It was based in Spain and was fully owned by Tata Motors. Tata Motors first bought a part of Hispano Carrocera in 2005. Then, in 2009, they bought the rest of the company. However, Tata Hispano stopped making vehicles at its Spanish factory in 2013.
TML Drivelines
TML Drivelines Ltd. is a company that belongs entirely to Tata Motors. It makes important parts for heavy and medium commercial vehicles. These parts include gearboxes and axles. They have factories in Jamshedpur and Lucknow.
Tata Technologies Services
Tata Technologies Limited (TTL) is a company that Tata Motors partly owns. It helps the automotive industry with design, engineering, and other services. Its main office is in Pune, India. They also have offices in London, Detroit, and Thailand. Big car companies like Ford, General Motors, and Honda are their clients.
TTL also owns a British company called Incat International. This company specializes in engineering and design for cars and airplanes. In 2017, TAL, another Tata Motors company, made India's first industrial robot for small and medium businesses.
European Technical Centre
The Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC) is a company in England. It focuses on designing, engineering, and researching cars. It was started in 2005 and is fully owned by Tata Motors. They helped develop the World Truck.
In September 2013, a new National Automotive Innovation Campus was planned in England. This project is a partnership between Tata Motors, the University of Warwick, and Jaguar Land Rover. Tata Motors contributed £30 million to this project.
Tata Marcopolo Buses
Tata Marcopolo was a company that made buses. It was a joint venture between Tata Motors (51%) and a Brazilian company called Marcopolo S.A. (49%). They made buses and coaches for public transportation. Tata Motors provided the chassis and parts, while Marcopolo provided the design and building knowledge.
Their low-floor city buses are used in many Indian cities. Their factories were in Dharwad and Lucknow, India. In December 2020, Tata Motors bought Marcopolo's share in the company. This ended their 14-year partnership. The deal was completed on August 29, 2022. Tata Motors can still use the 'Marcopolo' name for a few years.
Subsidiaries of Tata Motors
Jaguar Land Rover Luxury Vehicles
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Jaguar Land Rover PLC is a British company that makes luxury cars. Its main office is in Whitley, Coventry, United Kingdom. Tata Motors bought it from Ford Motor Company in June 2008. This company develops and sells Jaguar luxury and sports cars. It also makes Land Rover premium four-wheel-drive vehicles.
Jaguar Land Rover has design centers and factories in the United Kingdom. Since Tata Motors bought them, they have launched many new vehicles. These include the Range Rover Evoque, Jaguar F-Type, and the Land Rover Discovery.
In July 2023, Tata announced plans to build a huge electric car battery factory in the UK. This factory will supply batteries for Jaguar Land Rover's future electric cars. Production at this new factory is set to begin in 2026.
Joint Ventures and Partnerships
Fiat-Tata Partnership
Fiat-Tata was a partnership in India between Tata and Stellantis' Fiat. They made Jeep and Tata branded passenger cars. They also produced engines and transmissions. Through this partnership, Tata Motors gained access to Fiat's diesel engine technology.
The two companies also used to sell Fiat products in India through shared dealerships. This arrangement ended in March 2013. Now, Stellantis cars are sold in India by a company fully owned by Stellantis.
Hyundai-Tata Collaboration
Tata Motors and Hyundai have a partnership. They work together to provide automatic transmissions for Tata's Tata Safari and Tata Harrier models.
Tata Motors Products
For details on Land Rover and Jaguar vehicles, you can look up Jaguar Land Rover.
Passenger Vehicles
Current Car Models
| Model | Year of Introduction |
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| Hatchback Cars | |
| Tata Tiago | 2016 |
| Tata Altroz | 2020 |
| Sedan Cars | |
| Tata Tigor | 2016 |
| SUV/Crossover Vehicles | |
| Tata Punch | 2021 |
| Tata Nexon | 2017 |
| Tata Curvv | 2024 |
| Tata Harrier | 2018 |
| Tata Safari | 2021 |
| Electric Cars | |
| Tata Nexon EV | 2020 |
| Tata Tigor EV | 2021 |
| Tata Tiago EV | 2022 |
| Tata Punch EV | 2024 |
| Tata Curvv EV | 2024 |
| Tata Harrier EV | 2025 |
Commercial Vehicles
- Tata Ace (a popular mini-truck)
- Tata Intra (various models of small trucks)
- Tata Xenon XT (pickup truck)
- Tata Yodha (pickup truck)
- Tata Iris (small passenger vehicle)
- Tata TL/Telcoline/207 Pick-up truck
- Tata 407 Ex and Ex2 (light commercial truck)
- Tata 709 Ex (medium truck)
- Tata 807 (truck chassis)
- Tata 809 Ex and Ex2 (medium truck)
- Tata 909 Ex and Ex2 (medium truck)
- Tata 1210 SE and SFC (medium truck)
- Tata 1109 (intermediate truck/LCV bus)
- Tata 1512c (medium bus chassis)
- Tata 1515c/1615 (medium bus chassis)
- Tata 1612c/1616c/1618c (heavy bus chassis)
- Tata 1618 (semi-low-floor bus chassis)
- Tata 1623 (rear-engined low-floor bus chassis)
- Tata 1518C (medium truck)
- Tata 1613/1615c (medium truck)
- Tata 1616/1618c (heavy duty truck)
- Tata 2515c/2516c/2518c (heavy duty 10-wheeler truck)
- Tata Starbus (buses for city, intercity, and school use)
- Tata Divo (a type of bus)
- Tata CityRide (small buses for city use)
- Tata 3015 (heavy truck)
- Tata 3118 (heavy truck)
- Tata 3516 (heavy truck)
- Tata 4018 (heavy truck)
- Tata 4923 (ultra-heavy truck)
- Tata Novus (heavy truck)
- Tata Prima (global heavy truck)
- Tata SIGNA series (trucks)
- Tata Ultra series (medium trucks)
- Tata Winger (maxivan)
Electric Vehicles
Tata Motors has electric versions of its cars and commercial vehicles. For example, the Tata Indica passenger car and the Tata Ace commercial vehicle use electric motors and lithium batteries.
In 2008, Tata Motors' UK company bought a part of an electric vehicle technology firm in Norway. They planned to launch an electric Indica car in Europe. In September 2010, Tata Motors gave four hybrid buses to Delhi for public transport. These were India's first eco-friendly buses for public use.
In December 2019, Tata Motors showed off the Nexon EV. This electric SUV has a battery that can go about 312 km on one charge. It can also charge very quickly, from 0% to 80% in just 60 minutes.
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility is a special company that makes electric cars under the Tata Motors brand.
List of Tata Electric Vehicles
- Tata Curvv EV
- Tata Nexon EV
- Tata Tigor EV
- Tata Tiago EV
- Tata Punch EV
- Tata Harrier EV
Electric Vehicle Concepts
- Tata Avinya
- Tata EVision
- Sierra.ev
Discontinued Models
- Tata Telcoline (1988–2010)
- Tata Sierra (1991–2003)
- Tata Estate (1992–2000)
- Tata Sumo (1994–2019)
- Tata Indica (1998–2015)
- Tata Spacio (2000-2011)
- Tata Indigo (2002–2015)
- Tata Indigo Marina (2006–2009)
- Tata Xenon (2007–2018)
- Tata Sumo Grande (2008–2016)
- Tata Vista (2008–2015)
- Tata Nano (2008–2018)
- Tata Manza (2011–2016)
- Tata Venture (2010–2017)
- Tata Aria (2010–2017)
- Tata Zest (2014–2020)
- Tata Bolt (2014–2019)
- Tata Hexa (2017–2020)
Notable Tata Vehicles
Tata Nano: The Affordable Car
The Nano was launched in 2009. It was designed to be a very affordable city car. The idea was to help people who usually rode motorcycles buy their first car. It was first priced at about ₹100,000 (around US$1,500). This low price got a lot of attention. However, the Nano did not sell as well as hoped. Production of the Nano ended in May 2018.
Tata Ace: The Mini-Truck
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The Tata Ace is India's first small minitruck. It was launched in May 2005. This minitruck became very popular in India. It created a new market for small commercial vehicles. The Ace quickly became a top choice for people who needed to transport goods in cities and rural areas.
By October 2005, sales of Tata Motors' light commercial vehicles grew a lot because of the Ace. By June 2010, 500,000 units of the Ace had been sold. In 2011, Tata Motors invested a lot of money in a new factory for the Ace. The Ace is also sold in other countries, including in Asia, Europe, and Africa.
Tata Prima: The Global Truck
The Tata Prima is a series of heavy trucks. It was first introduced in 2008. This truck was designed to be a 'global' truck. The Tata Prima won the 'Commercial Vehicle of the Year' award in 2010 and 2012.
Tata 407: The Popular LCV
The Tata 407 is a light commercial vehicle (LCV). More than 500,000 units have been sold since it launched in 1986. In India, this vehicle is very popular. It makes up almost 75% of all LCV sales. The 407 model includes trucks, tippers, and pick-ups. It is used for carrying farm products, for construction, and for other services.
Tata Harrier: The SUV
The Tata Harrier is a 5-seater SUV. It competes with other popular SUVs. This car uses a 2.0L diesel engine from Fiat. It also has a 6-speed transmission from Hyundai. You can get it with either a manual or automatic gearbox. The Tata Harrier was first shown as a concept car in 2018. It was launched on January 23, 2019.
The car is a C-segment crossover SUV. It is based on a platform that was re-engineered from the Jaguar Land Rover D8 platform. A petrol version of the Harrier was launched in 2022–23. The Tata Harrier is also sold in Nepal.
Tata Nexon: The Compact SUV
The Tata Nexon is a subcompact crossover SUV. Tata Motors has been making it since 2017. It was the first crossover SUV from Tata Motors. It fits into the small crossover SUV category in India. The electric version of the Nexon was shown on December 19, 2019.
The Nexon EV uses special electric vehicle technology from Tata Motors. Its electric motor produces about 127 hp. It can go from 0 to 100 km/h in under 9.9 seconds. It has a 30.2 kWh battery. This battery can give a range of up to 312 km on a single charge.
The battery can be fully charged in under 8 hours using a regular charger. It can also be charged very quickly using a fast charger. A DC 25 kW fast charger can charge the battery from 0 to 80% in just 1 hour.
Company Restructuring
In March 2024, Tata Motors announced a big change. They planned to split into two separate companies. This move is meant to help each part of the business focus better. It will also help them grow in different ways. The news was well-received, and Tata Motors' stock saw a notable increase after the announcement.
See Also
- List of companies of India
- Make in India
- Automotive industry in India
- Tata Revotron engine
