Most Trusted Brand in The World

 

Fact 1: Celebrate 75 years of fame since 1945

They started as the Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company and produced trains. In 1954 they teamed up with Daimler Benz and began developing commercial vehicles bearing the Mercedes logo.

Fact 2: Present in over 125 countries worldwide

The company has more than 8.5 million Tata vehicles worldwide and a global network of more than 8,400 points of contact. Tata Motors has research and development centers in the UK, Italy, India, and South Korea. They are constantly trying to penetrate other automotive segments. They just bought Marcopolo, which sells buses under the umbrella of Starbus.

 

Fact 3: The first SUV was made – Tata Sierra

The Tata Sierra is a three-door sports car manufactured by Tata Motors Ltd. in 1991. It was the first SUV designed and manufactured in India. Tata presented the same EV version at Auto Expo 2020.

Fact 4: Tata Indica, India’s first local car

Launched in 1998, the passenger hatchback was the first car made in India. With its spectacular design, this car immediately became a hit in the Indian car market. This allows other automakers like the Maruti Zen and Ambassador to benefit from their money. In 2018, 20 years after the car was launched, the production of the Tata Indica and Indigo series was discontinued. This is the end of an era!

Fact 5: Made a car with a built-in PlayStation

The company launched the Tata Safari in 1998. Then in 2003, they launched a special limited edition that was meant to be a lifestyle statement with things like street comfort, style, and fun.  There were just 600 units produced that had a Sony PlayStation 2, which also doubles as a DVD player, 10 audio and video CD converters, 2 front integrated LCD monitors, a 12-liter heat sink, and a 130-degree rearview camera. In 2003 there was a lot of technology in the car.

Fact 6: Owns the British luxury car brand Jaguar Land Rover

In 1999, Ratan Tata and his team went to Ford to sell their car business but were turned down. However, nine years later in 2008, during the global financial crisis, Ford was on the verge of bankruptcy. Tata Motors Ltd. bought their Jaguar Land Rover business for $2.3 billion.

Fact 7: India’s first sports car named RACEMO

Under the sub-brand TAMO emblem, the company built India’s first limited-series sports car of only 250 copies and called it RACEMO. It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just six seconds! This car is also the first Indian car to appear in Microsoft Forza Horizon 3.

Fact 8: The backbone of Indian army vehicles

In addition to commercial and passenger cars, Tata Motors Ltd. is India’s leading defense company. The company has been supplying combat vehicles to the Indian army for decades. The Tata Sumo was purposely built in 1994 for the Indian Army for military purposes and off-road transportation. Sumo is named after Sumant Mulgaokar, a former doctor from Tata Motors.

Fact 9: Competing with international car brands Tata Prima, also known as World Truck, competes with Volvo, Mercedes and Scania in the international market in terms of design, engine performance, and cabin comfort.

Fact 10: They created the most expensive version of their cheapest car in the world

To celebrate 5,000 years of jewelry-making tradition in India, they partnered with Titan Industries to create a version of the Tata Nano for 22 rupees! The body of the car consists of 80 kg of solid 22-carat gold, 15 kg of silver, precious stones such as diamonds and rubies, and other precious stones.

 

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