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HomeIt has been a long and accelerated journey for Tata Motors, India's leading automobile manufacturer. Presented below is a list of some of the significant milestones in the Company's journey towards excellence and leadership.
2012
- Tata Motors enters Bangladesh’s new car market
- Tata Ace races through the one-million mark in just 2,680 days
- Tata Safari Storme, the Real SUV, hits the road
- Launch of PT Tata Motors Indonesia
- Tata Motors plant at Dharwad comes on stream
- Tata Motors enters into distribution agreement in Myanmar
- Launch of Tata Ace in South Africa
2011
- Tata Venture launched
- Launch of Tata Divo Luxury Coach and Tata Starbus Ultra
- Launch of Tata Nano 2012
- Tata Sumo Gold introduced
- Range Rover Evoque launched in India
- New Tata Indica Vista launched
- Tata Magic IRIS and Tata Ace Zip launched
- Tata Indica eV2 introduced with 25 kmpl mileage
- Tata Pixel, a city car concept for Europe, displayed at the Geneva Motor Show
- Refreshed Tata Indigo Manza introduced
- Tata Prima ConsTruck range launched
- Tata Motors unveiled assembly plant in South Africa
- Tata Nano began international journey with Sri Lanka
- Tata Motors completes 50 years of its International Business
- Jaguar Land Rover inaugurated its vehicle assembly plant in Pune
- Tata Nano launched in Nepal
- HVTL amalgamates into HVAL renamed as TML Drivelines Ltd.
- Tata Motors (Lucknow) produced & dispatched the first Hybrid Chassis to Spain
- Tata Motors (Dharwad) rolled out the first Tata Ace Zip
- Tata 407 celebrated its silver jubilee year
- Jaguar celebrates 50 years of iconic E-Type
2010
- Tata Motors Group unveils the Jaguar XJ; 4x4, 7-seater Crossover Tata Aria, Tata Venture and the Tata Magic Iris at the Auto Expo 2011
- Roll out of the 100,000th Tata Safari from the Pune Plant
- Tata Motors sells its 4 millionth commercial vehicle
- Inauguration of the Tata Nano plant in Sanand
- Launch of the first Indian 4-wheel drive, Crossover, Tata Aria
- Tata Nano receives the world's oldest and most coveted GOOD DESIGN™ Award for 2010
- Tata Motors ranks as India's Most Valuable Corporate Brand in The Economic Times' 'India's Most Valuable Brands 2010' Study
2009
- Tata Marcopolo Motors’ Dharwad plant begins production
- Launch of the Tata Xenon XT (Cross Terrain)
- Launch of the Tata Nano
- Jaguar Land Rover's first flagship showroom facility opened at Ceejay House in Mumbai
- Introduction of new world standard truck range – Tata Prima
- Launch of the Jaguar Land Rover range of premium luxury vehicles -- Jaguar XF, XFR & XKR and Land Rover Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover in India
- Launch of the Tata 407 Pickup, Tata Super Ace and Tata Ace EX
- Launch of Tata SK 407 Tipper
- Launch of Tata Prima in South Korea
- Launch of Freelander 2 in India
- Launch of the next generation Tata Indigo Manza
- Tata Motors acquired the remaining 79% shares in Hispano Carrocera S. A., Spain.
- Launch of the Tata Sumo Grande MK II
2008
- The Tata Indica V2 DICOR launched
- Launch of Tata Indigo CS (Compact Sedan), world's first sub 4-metre sedan
- Launch of the Tata Sumo Grande
- Tata Motors unveils its People's Car, Tata Nano, at the 9th Auto Expo
- Tata Xenon, 1-tonne pick-up truck, launched in Thailand
- Tata Motors acquires Jaguar Land Rover from Ford Motor Company
- Tata Motors introduces the Super Milo range of buses
- Tata Ace plant at Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) commences production
- Launch of the new generation Indica - Tata Indica Vista
2007
- Construction of Small Car plant at Singur (West Bengal) begins on January 21
- Launch of the 2007 Tata Indica V2 range
- Launch of the longwheel base Tata Indigo XL, India's first stretch limousine
- Common rail diesel (DICOR) engine extended to the Indigo sedan and estate range
- Joint venture with Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant Co. (Thonburi) in Thailand to manufacture, assemble and market pickup trucks
- Agreement with Fiat for pick-up production in Argentina
- Signed MoU with Iveco to explore strategic alliance opportunities
- Roll out of 100,000th Tata Ace
- Inauguration of the Tata-Fiat plant at Ranjangaon
- Launch of the upgraded Tata Spacio range
- CRM-DMS initiative crosses the 1000th location milestone
- Launch of Tata Magic
- Launch of Tata Winger
- Fiat Group and Tata Motors establish a Joint Venture in India
- Launch of the Tata Sumo Victa Turbo DI and the upgraded range of the Tata Sumo Spacio
- Tata Indica V2 Turbo with dual airbags and ABS launched
- Launch of the Tata Safari DICOR 2.2 VTT range, powered by a new 2.2 L Direct Injection Common Rail (DICOR) engine
- Roll-out of the 1 millionth passenger car of the Tata Indica platform
2006
- Unveiling of the new long wheel base premium Indigo & X-over concept at the Auto Expo 2006
- Indica V2 Xeta launched
- 3 millionth commercial vehicle sold
- Passenger car sales in India crosses 1 million mark
- Tata Motors and Marcopolo (Brazil) announce joint venture to manufacture fully built buses & coaches for India & markets abroad
- Tata Motors first plant for small car to come up in West Bengal
- CNG options extended to hatchback and Estate range
- Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company develops South Korea's first LNG-powered tractor- Trailer
- Three additional cooperation agreements with Fiat Group
- Industrial joint venture with Fiat to produce cars, engines, transmissions in India
- Introduction of a new Indigo range
- 4 million mark Tata vehicles sold
- Half million vehicles sold in a year
2005
- 500,000th Passenger car rolled out
- Launch of the premium version of the Tata Spacio Gold - Tata Spacio A1
- Supply of the first batch of CNG buses to the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation
- Unveiling of the Tata Xover at the Geneva Motor Show
- Tata Indica launched in Turkey
- Launch of branded buses and coaches - Starbus and Globus
- Acquisition of 21% stake in Spanish bus manufacturing company - Hispano Carrocera SA,
- Launch of the Tata Safari Dicor
- Introduction of the luxury variant of Tata Indigo - Indigo SX series
- Indica V2 Turbo diesel launched
- Launch of India’s first mini-truck - Tata Ace
- 1 millionth passenger car sold
- Launch of Tata TL 4X4, India's first Sports Utility Truck (SUT)
- Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company (TDCV) launches Novus range of medium trucks in Korea
2004
- Tata Motors unveils new product range at Auto Expo 2004
- New Tata Indica V2 launched
- Unveiling of the Indigo Advent at the Geneva Motor Show
- Acquired Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company
- Tata LPT 909 EX launched
- Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd. (TDCV) launches the heavy duty truck Novus in Korea
- Sumo Victa launched
- Launch of Indigo Marina
- Listing on the NYSE
- 50 years of automotive excellence
- 2004 - Indica wins the CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Diamond Jubilee Technology award
2003
- Tata Indigo captures 27% markets share in its segment in the first month of its debut on Indian roads, in January 2003
- Limited edition of the Tata Safari launched
- Unveiling of the Tata Indigo Station Wagon at the Geneva Motor Show
- Distribution agreement with Phoenix Venture Holdings for Safari & Loadbeta in UK and Ireland
- Tata Spacio A1 with enhanced fuel economy and greater torque launched
- On 29th July, J. R. D. Tata's birth anniversary, Tata Engineering becomes Tata Motors Limited
- 3 millionth vehicle produced
- Indigo clocks its highest ever sale in a month at 2,664 nos. and the highest ever in a month by any brand in the entry mid-size segment post 1996
- First City Rover rolled out
- 135 PS Tata Safari EXi Petrol launched
- Tata Motors signs MOU for the acquisition of Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co., Korea
- Tata SFC 407 EX Turbo launched
2002
- Unveiling of the Tata Sedan at Auto Expo 2002
- Petrol version of Indica V2 launched
- Launch of the EX series in commercial vehicles
- Launch of the Tata 207 DI
- 200,000th Indica rolled out
- 500,000th passenger car rolled out
- Launch of the Tata Sumo+ series
- The all-new Safari EX, with extra luxury features launched
- Launch of the India’s first fully indigenous sedan - Tata Indigo
- Product agreement with MG Rover (UK) for the Tata Indica in Europe
2001
- Launch of 2nd generation Indica - Indica V2
- 2 millionth commercial vehicle sold
- 100,000th Indica wheeled out
- Launch of Tata Indica CNG
- Launch of the Tata Safari EX
- Indica V2 becomes India's number one car in its segment
- Exits joint venture with Daimler Chrysler
2000
- First consignment of 160 Indicas shipped to Malta
- Indica with Bharat Stage 2 (Euro II) compliant diesel engine launched
- Utility vehicles with Bharat 2 (Euro II) compliant engine launched
- Indica 2000 (Euro II) with multi-point fuel injection petrol engine launched
- Launch of CNG buses
- Launch of the intermediate commercial vehicle – Tata 1109
1999
- 115,000 bookings for Indica registered against full payment within a week
- Commercial production of Indica commences in full swing
1998
- Tata Safari - India's first sports utility vehicle launched
- Roll out of the 2 millionth vehicle
- Launch of India's first fully indigenous Passenger car - Tata Indica
1997
- Launch of the Tata Sierra Turbo
- 100,000th Tata Sumo rolled out
1996
- Launch of Tata Sumo deluxe
1995
- Launch of Mercedes Benz car E220
1994
- Launch of Tata Sumo MUV
- Launch of LPT 709 - a full forward control, LCV
- Joint venture agreement signed with M/s Daimler - Benz / Mercedes - Benz for manufacture of Mercedes Benz Passenger cars in India
- Joint venture agreement signed with Tata Holset Ltd. (UK) for manufacturing turbochargers to be used on Cummins engines
1993
- Joint venture agreement signed with Cummins Engine Co. Inc. for the manufacture of high horsepower and emission friendly diesel engines
1992
- Launch of the Tata Estate
1991
- Launch of the first indigenous passenger vehicle - Tata Sierra
- 1 millionth commercial vehicle sold
- TAC 20 crane produced
- Roll out of the 1 millionth vehicle
1989
- Introduction of the Tatamobile 206 - 3rd LCV model
1986
- Production of first, indigenously designed, light commercial vehicle (LCV) - Tata 407, followed by Tata 608
1985
- First hydraulic excavator produced in collaboration with Hitachi
1983
- Manufacture of Heavy Commercial Vehicle commences
1977
- First commercial vehicle manufactured in Pune
1971
- Introduction of DI engines
1966
- Engineering Research Centre (ERC) set up at Pune, to provide impetus to automobile R&D
1961
- Exports begin with the first truck being shipped to Ceylon, now Sri Lanka
1959
- R&D centre set up at Jamshedpur
1954
- Collaboration with Daimler Benz AG, West Germany, for manufacture of medium commercial vehicles. The first vehicle rolled out within 6 months of the contract
1948
- Introduction of the Steam road roller, in collaboration with Marshall Sons (UK)
1945
- Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co. Ltd. (TELCO) was established to manufacture locomotives and other engineering products
