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Tata Motors

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Tata Motors is an Indian vehicle maker of the Tata group, founded in 1945 to make locomotives and then lorries and buses. It later built passenger cars such as the Indica and, in 2008, the Nano, which was marketed as the cheapest car in the world. Tata bought Jaguar and Land Rover in 2008 and Daewoo's truck business, and it makes the Ace and 407 light commercial vehicles. The company builds trucks, buses and vans for the Indian market and for export, and it is part of the Tata group of companies, one of the largest industrial groups in India.

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Founded Year
1945 1
Significance
Moved its primary objective from locomotives to trucks and general engineering, and is today known as Tata Motors 1
Status
Operating 2
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Tata 407, Vehicles
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Tata Ace, Vehicles
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Source Tata Harrier EV (Wikipedia)
Tata Nano, Vehicles
Source Wikipedia: Tata Nano
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is an Indian multinational commercial vehicle manufacturer
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1. Tata Group: The Birth Of A Giant
  • Founding of Tata Locomotive and Engineering Company
    On September 1, 1945, Tata Locomotive and Engineering Company was incorporated as a public limited company.
  • Name Change to Tata Motors
    the primary objective of the company shifted from locomotives to trucks and general engineering
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2. Wikipedia: Tata Motors
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is an Indian multinational commercial vehicle manufacturer
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Wikipedia: Tata Nano
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Tata Motors
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Tata Ace (Wikipedia)
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Tata Motors
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Tata 407 (Wikipedia)
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Tata Motors
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Tata Harrier EV (Wikipedia)
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manufactured by Tata Motors launched in India on 3 June 2025
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