Tata Motors is a part of Tata group founded by Jamsetji Tata in 1868. The company is among the world’s leading manufacturers of automobiles. The company is ‘Connecting aspirations’, by offering innovative mobility solutions that are in line with customers' aspirations. The company is India's largest automobile manufacturer, and it continues to take the lead in shaping the Indian commercial vehicle landscape, with the introduction of leading-edge powertrains and electric solutions packaged for power performances and user comfort at the lowest life-cycle costs. The company’s new passenger cars and utility vehicles are based on Impact Design and offer a superior blend of performance, driveability and connectivity.
World-class manufacturing forms the essence of Tata Motors. In the manufacturing process, the company’s facilities ensure that every step - from design to production to assembly - follows the highest standards of quality. The company is driven by a passion for excellence, which is reflected across all its operations. To offer the best vehicle experience to its customers, its passionate engineering and quality talent ensures production of superior vehicles, which has led to the rapid growth in global demand for its products.
Business area of the company
The company is a leading global automobile manufacturer of cars, utility vehicles, pick-ups, trucks, and buses, offering an extensive range of integrated, smart, and e-mobility solutions. With ‘Connecting Aspirations’ at the core of its brand promise, Tata Motors is India’s market leader in commercial vehicles and ranks among the top three in the passenger vehicles market. Tata Motors strives to bring new products that captivate the imagination of GenNext customers, fuelled by state-of-the-art design and R&D centres located in India, the UK, the US, Italy, and South Korea. By focusing on engineering and tech- enabled automotive solutions catering to the future of mobility, the company’s innovation efforts are focused on developing pioneering technologies that are both sustainable and suited to the evolving market and customer aspirations.
The company is pioneering India's Electric Vehicle (EV) transition and driving the shift towards sustainable mobility solutions by developing a tailored product strategy, leveraging the synergy between Group companies and playing an active role in liaising with the Government of India in developing the policy framework. With operations in India, UK, South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia, Tata Motors markets its vehicles in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the SAARC countries.
Products
Passenger vehicles
Altroz
- CURVV
- Tiago
- Tigor
- Punch
- Nexon
- Harrier
- Safari
Commercial vehicles
- Small Trucks: Tata Ace, Tata Intra, Tata Yodha
- Trucks: Tata Prima, Tata Signa, Tata Ultra, Tata LPT
- Buses: Tata Starbus, Tata Ultra, Tata CityRide
- Vans: Tata Magic Express, Tata Winger
Electric vehicles
- Harrier.ev
- Curvv.ev
- Punch.ev
- Nexon.ev
- Tiago.ev
- Tigor.ev
Luxury vehicles
Awards of the company
- 2016: Tata Motors has been presented with India Risk Management Award (IRMA) - Supply Chain Risk Management Award, recognising the initiative to build a comprehensive framework to mitigate macro level company-wide risks including enterprise risk management initiatives taken.
- 2016: Tata Motors, Pantnagar has received the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award (GPEMA) in Automobile sector (India), second time in a row.
- 2016: Tata Motors ranked amongst top 25 best companies to work for - Business Today survey 2016.
- 2017: Tata Motors goes big on its contribution to the ‘Skill India Mission’.
- 2017: Tata Motors won the Business Today ‘Best Companies to Work For’ Award 2017.
- 2018: TML Starbus Hybrid received Special Recognition at the Apollo CV January Awards 2018.
- 2018: TML Nexon received the prestigious Best Design Award of this Year by Autoportal.
- 2018: Tata Hexa won ‘Best 4X4 of the Year’ at Autoportal Best Car Awards 2018.
- 2018: Hexa Downtown won ‘Special Edition of the Year’ award at 2018 GaadiWaadi Reader’s Choice Award.
- 2018: Tata Hexa won ‘Family Car of the Year’ award at 10th TopGear India Magazine Awards.
- 2019: Felicitated for initiating the drive of Clean Energy in India at the EV Tech India 2019 - ‘CEO Leadership Meet and Felicitation Event’ in Bangalore.
- 2019: Pantnagar, Lucknow and Sanand teams from Executive and Non-Executive categories collectively bagged 111 awards in the 21st All India Creativity Summit by INSSAN at NIC Delhi.
- 2019: Tata Ace has received an award for BW Pure: Purpose-Led Brand 2019 for its contribution towards the development of the nation.
- 2019: Recognized as a Pitch Top 50 Brand 2019, an annual initiative by Exchange4Media group.
- 2019: Tata Ace received an award for BW Pure: Purpose-Led Brand 2019 for its contribution towards the development of the nation.
- 2019: Tata Harrier has won the best Design and Styling award at the Autocar India Awards.
- 2019: Pratap B., Vice President- Global Design received the Design Icon award for Transportation Design at the Hyderabad Design Week.
- 2019: Acknowledged as the “Emerging Industry Leader” at the 25th JRD QV award function honouring JRD Tata’s 115th Birth Anniversary.
- 2019: Listed again in the Top 10 Companies in the Indian Corporate Governance Scorecard by BSE Limited, the International Finance Corporation and the Institutional Investor Advisory Services (IiAS), with the financial support of the Government of Japan.
- 2019: Girish Wagh, President, CVBU, Tata Motors, won “CV Man of the Year” Apollo CV Awards 2020.
- 2019: ERC Project was selected as one of the Most Innovative Projects by the Jury of GreenCo Assessors as well as one of the 3 Most Useful Projects by the participants at the CII Environmental Best Practices Awards.
- 2019: Awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock award in Occupational Health & Safety for 2019.
- 2019: Received the 5th Tata Affirmative Action Programme (TAAP) Jury award and the Best Practice Award for LEAP, a skill development program for underprivileged at the Tata Affirmative Action Programme Convention 2018-19 by TBExG.
- 2020: Automotive - OEM Large” in the Front Bumper & Upper Grill category & “Green Automotive Solution of the Year” at the fourth edition of ‘The Economic Times Polymers Awards 2020’.
- 2020: CV Maker of the Year - Apollo CV Awards 2020.
- 2020: Awarded with Best Design, Facebook People’s Choice Best Pavilion and Best CV Pavilion by CNB Auto Expo Excellence Awards at Auto Expo 2020.
- 2020: CV parts entry ‘DigiVOR’ received three awards in rapid succession - TML Innovista Award, Golden Peacock Award and World Innovation Congress Award. It also made it to the final round of the Tata Group Innovista competition.
- 2021: 3rd consecutive CV Manufacturer of the Year along with five other segmental awards at prestigious Apollo CV awards 2021
- 2021: Car and Bike Awards 2021 - EV of the year, Green Car of the year - Nexon EV
- 2021: Car and Bike Awards 2021 - Premium Hatchback of the year, Best Safety Tech - Tata Altroz
- 2021: Land Rover Defender crowned 2021 World Car Design of the Year.
- 2021: Land Rover Defender wins supreme winner award at Women’s World Car of the Year 2021
- 2022: Tata Motors won a total of 306 awards at the 23rd All India Creativity Summit 2022 organised by the Indian National Suggestion Scheme's Association (INSSAN) – the highest ever won by any company.
- 2022: Continuing its winning streak at IP creation, Tata Motors emerged a winner at the ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) ‘IP Excellence Awards 2022’ under the category of ‘Top Patent Driven Industry Award (Large Enterprise) of the Year’.
- 2022: Tata Motors won 'Asia IP Elite 2022' award from Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Tokyo, in recognition of commitment to worldclass IP Value creation.
- 2023: Land Rover Defender wins the Large SUV Autovista Group Residual Value Award 2023.
- 2023: The Company’s CVs won 6 awards at the 5th CII Digital Transformation Awards 2023.
- 2023: Asia IP Elite 2023 by Intellectual Asset Management.
- 2024: IP Excellence Awards 2024 for Top Patent driven Industry by ASSOCHAM.
- 2024: Range Rover wins Made in UK Award at annual Walpole British Luxury Awards 2024.
- 2024: Range Rover crowned Best overall SUV by Robb Report (USA/2024).
- 2024: Defender crowned number one SUV by Motor Trend (2024).
- 2024: The Company was declared Winner of ‘Asia IP Elite 2024’ at IP Business Congress (IPBC) Asia @ Tokyo.
- 2024: The Jury Mention Award for “Prima- Safe and Smart Truck” at the 6th Edition of FICCI Road Safety Awards and Conclave 2024 in “Road Safety Initiatives / Interventions by Automobile Companies” category.
- 2024: Tata Motors won a DEI award in December 2024 from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) EFI for the Company’s commitment towards improving the metrics of Inclusion across its locations.
- 2025: Tata Motors has been honoured by The Times Group as one of the Best Organisations for Women (BOW) 2025.
- 2025: Tata Motors has been recognised for its unwavering commitment to safety and operational excellence at the OHSSAI Global Conclave 2025 & HSSAI Annual Awards.
- 2025: Jaguar Type 00 wins Wallpaper Design Award 2025.
Milestones
- 1945: Tata Motors established.
- 1945: Manufacturing of locomotives and other engineering products.
- 1948: Steam road roller introduced in collaboration with Marshall Sons (UK).
- 1954: Out rolled the first commercial vehicle, The TMB 312 truck.
- 1964: The 1210 series of vehicles set out from Jamshedpur.
- 1969: Telco began to travel under Tata brand.
- 1975: Indian road discover the tata 1210 semi-forward model.
- 1983: Manufacture of Heavy Commercial Vehicle commences.
- 1986: tata LCV 407 from Telco.
- 1989: The multi utility Tata Mobile.
- 1991: Launch of the first indigenous passenger vehicle Tata Sierra.
- 1992: Launch of Tata Estate.
- 1994: Launch of Tata Sumo- The multi utility vehicle.
- 1995: Telco brings three-pointed star to India.
- 1998: Tata Safari - India’s first sports utility vehicle launched.
- 1998: Tata Indica - India’s first fully indigenous passenger car launched.
- 2002: India’s first fully indigenous sedan debut with class leading features.
- 2004: Launch of Tata NOVUS by Tata Daewoo.
- 2004: Launch of Tata Indigo Marina.
- 2005: Launch of wide range of fully build busses and coaches called ‘GLOBUS’ and ‘STARBUS’ brands.
- 2005: Launch of India’s first mini truck - Tata ACE.
- 2005: Launch of Tata TL4x4, India’s first Sports utility truck (SUT).
- 2007: Launch of Tata Magic, a comfortable safe four-wheeler public transportation mode, developed on the Ace platform.
- 2007: Launch of Tata Winger, India’s only maxi-van.
- 2008: Launch of Tata Indigo CS (Compact Sedan), world’s first sub four- meter sedan.
- 2009: Launch of Tata Nano.
- 2009: Launch of Tata prima range of world standard trucks.
- 2009: Launch of Jaguar Land Rover range in India.
- 2009: Launch of Tata Manza, the new generation Indigo.
- 2010: Launch of Tata Aria, the first Indian four-wheel drive crossover.
- 2011: Launch of Tata Venture.
- 2011: Launch of Tata Magic Iris.
- 2011: Launch of Tata Ace Zip
- 2012: Launch of Tata Safari Storme, the real SUV.
- 2014: Launch of Tata Armoured personnel Career (APC) Left Hand Drive (LHD).
- 2014: Launch of Compact Sedan Tata Zest.
- 2015: Launch of Tata Macropolo’s New magma Luxury Coach.
- 2015: Launch of India’s first multi drive and sporty Hatchback Tata Bolt, with Revotron 1.2Tpetrol engine.
- 2016: Launch of Tata Tiago.
- 2017: Launch of Tata Xenon Yodha, Starbus Hybrid, Hexa, Tigor, AMT Bus, Tiago AMT, Naxon and Tigor EV.
- 2017: Introduces new sub brand TAMO.
- 2018: Launch of Tata ACE Gold, Naxon AMT, Harrier and NEX-GEN Ultra range of trucks.
- 2019: Tata Motors celebrates 2-lakh sales milestone of its most loved hatchback, the Tata Tiago in India
- 2019: Unveils India’s own Electric SUV, the Nexon EV
- 2019: Rolls out the 1st ALTROZ from its Pune plant
- 2020: Achieves the Milestone of Producing 4 Million Passenger Vehicles
- 2020: 1.5 million and counting: Jaguar Land Rover celebrates clean engine manufacturing milestone.
- 2020: Launches the XM+ variant of the Altroz.
- 2020: Introduces Harrier CAMO edition of its flagship SUV
- 2021: Unveils new petrol variant of premium hatchback Altroz.
- 2021: Forays into compact ambulance segment.
- 2021: Completes transfer of Defense business to Tata Advanced Systems.
- 2021: Drives in all-new Tiago NRG.
- 2022: Forays into CNG segment with launch of Tiago, Tigor trims.
- 2022: Emerges as lowest bidder for electric buses in CESL tender.
- 2022: Files record 125 patents related to powertrain technologies in FY22.
- 2022: Extends Nexon portfolio with XM+ (S) variant.
- 2022: Launches CAMO Edition of Tata Punch.
- 2022: Bags order of 1000 buses from Haryana Roadways.
- 2023: Arm completes acquisition of Ford India’s Sanand plant.
- 2023: Introduces new Nexon EV MAX in DARK avatar.
- 2023: Launches new-generation, cutting edge range of gensets in India.
- 2023: Launches Punch in CNG variant.
- 2024: Arm starts production of passenger vehicles from new Sanand factory.
- 2024: Arm launches first Pure EV 'Punch.ev'.
- 2024: Introduces Turbotronn 2.0 engine.
- 2024: Launches Tiago and Tigor iCNG AMT.
- 2024: Launches new Tata Magic Bi-Fuel variant.
- 2024: Unveils Tata Ultra EV 7M for green intra-city mass mobility.
- 2025: Launches first trials of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks.
- 2025: Launches Harrier.ev.
- 2025: Launches all-new Tata Ace Pro.
- 2025: Produces over 6 lakh units of Punch in less than four years.
- 2025: Arm gets nod to incorporate wholly-owned subsidiary in Netherlands.
- 2025: Introduces 10 new commercial vehicles in partnership with DIMO.
- 2025: Launches all-new 9-seater ‘Tata Winger Plus’.