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Tata Motors was established in 1945 as Tata Engineering and
Locomotive Co. Ltd. to manufacture locomotives and other engineering
products. It is India's largest automobile company, with standalone
revenues of Rs. 25,660.79 crores (USD 5.5 billion) in 2008-09. 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 23,000 employees are guided by the vision to be 'best in the
manner in which they operate best in the products they deliver and best
in their value system and ethics.'
Tata Motors' presence indeed
cuts across the length and breadth of India. Over 4 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, with an option
to acquire the remaining stake as well. Hispano's presence is being
expanded in other markets. In 2006, it 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 at the
Bangkok Motor Show 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 and Senegal.
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 2,000 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, 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 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. 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.
The years to
come will see the introduction of several other innovative vehicles,
all rooted in emerging customer needs. Besides product development,
R&D is also focussing on environment-friendly technologies in
emissions and alternative fuels.
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.
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.
Careers @ Tata Motors India.
Tata Motors is on the lookout for dynamic professionals who will
drive the Company forward. We offer challenging assignments in our
various sectors: Commercial Vehicle Business Unit, Passenger Car
Business Unit, Engineering Research Centre and Corporate Affairs. The
Company employs around 22,000 people (blue & white collared) who
share a passion for automobiles.
We invite you to come and be a part of the movement, a movement that is Tata Motors.