{"id":3016,"date":"2021-06-30T16:28:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T10:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.tickertape.in\/?p=3016"},"modified":"2021-06-30T18:00:07","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T12:30:07","slug":"facts-about-tata-motors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/facts-about-tata-motors\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Facts About Tata Motors Ltd. You Didn\u2019t Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here is a journey of the success and rise of Tata Motors Ltd. They were a new and elusive carmaker in India who are now rising and competing with top automobile manufacturers worldwide. Below are 10 facts about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/stocks\/tata-motors-TAMO?checklist=basic?ref=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Tata Motors Ltd.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This article covers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"#1\">Fact No. 1: Celebrates 75 years of past glory, since 1945<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2\">Fact No. 2: Globally present in over 125 countries<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3\">Fact No. 3: Built the first SUV &#8211; Tata Sierra<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4\">Fact No. 4: Tata Indica, India\u2019s first indigenously built car<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#5\">Fact No. 5: Made a car with a built-in PlayStation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6\">Fact No. 6: Owns Britain\u2019s luxury car brand Jaguar Land Rover<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#7\">Fact No. 7: India\u2019s first sports car named RACEMO<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#8\">Fact No. 8: The backbone of the Indian Army vehicles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#9\">Fact No. 9: Competes with international car brands<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#10\">Fact No. 10: Built the world&#8217;s costliest version of their cheapest car<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_66_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/facts-about-tata-motors\/#Fact-No-1-Celebrates-75-years-of-past-glory-since-1945\" title=\"Fact No. 1: Celebrates 75 years of past glory, since 1945\">Fact No. 1: Celebrates 75 years of past glory, since 1945<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/facts-about-tata-motors\/#Fact-No-2-Globally-present-in-over-125-countries\" title=\"Fact No. 2: Globally present in over 125 countries\">Fact No. 2: Globally present in over 125 countries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/facts-about-tata-motors\/#Fact-No-3-Built-the-first-SUV-%E2%80%93-Tata-Sierra\" title=\"Fact No. 3: Built the first SUV &#8211; Tata Sierra\">Fact No. 3: Built the first SUV &#8211; Tata Sierra<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/facts-about-tata-motors\/#Fact-No-4-Tata-Indica-Indias-first-indigenously-built-car\" title=\"Fact No. 4: Tata Indica, India\u2019s first indigenously built car\">Fact No. 4: Tata Indica, India\u2019s first indigenously built car<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/facts-about-tata-motors\/#Fact-No-5-Made-a-car-with-a-built-in-PlayStation\" title=\"Fact No. 5: Made a car with a built-in PlayStation\">Fact No. 5: Made a car with a built-in PlayStation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/facts-about-tata-motors\/#Fact-No-6-Owns-Britains-luxury-car-brand-Jaguar-Land-Rover\" title=\"Fact No. 6: Owns Britain\u2019s luxury car brand Jaguar Land Rover\">Fact No. 6: Owns Britain\u2019s luxury car brand Jaguar Land Rover<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/facts-about-tata-motors\/#Fact-No-7-Indias-first-sports-car-named-RACEMO\" title=\"Fact No. 7: India\u2019s first sports car named RACEMO\">Fact No. 7: India\u2019s first sports car named RACEMO<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/facts-about-tata-motors\/#Fact-No-8-The-backbone-of-the-Indian-Army-vehicles\" title=\"Fact No. 8: The backbone of the Indian Army vehicles\">Fact No. 8: The backbone of the Indian Army vehicles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/facts-about-tata-motors\/#Fact-No-9-Competes-with-international-car-brands\" title=\"Fact No. 9: Competes with international car brands\">Fact No. 9: Competes with international car brands<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/facts-about-tata-motors\/#Fact-No-10-Built-the-worlds-costliest-version-of-their-cheapest-car\" title=\"Fact No. 10: Built the world&#8217;s costliest version of their cheapest car\">Fact No. 10: Built the world&#8217;s costliest version of their cheapest car<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fact-No-1-Celebrates-75-years-of-past-glory-since-1945\"><\/span><strong>Fact No. 1: Celebrates 75 years of past glory, since 1945<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>They started as Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company and used to manufacture trains. In 1954, they collaborated with Daimler Benz and started building commercial vehicles carrying the Mercedes logo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fact-No-2-Globally-present-in-over-125-countries\"><\/span><strong>Fact No. 2: Globally present in over 125 countries<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The company has over 8.5 mn Tata branded vehicles plying globally with a worldwide network comprising over 8,400 touchpoints. Tata Motors has R&amp;D centres in the UK, Italy, India, and South Korea. They are continuously trying to get into more automobile segments. Recently, they bought out Marcopolo, which used to sell buses under the umbrella of Starbus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fact-No-3-Built-the-first-SUV-%E2%80%93-Tata-Sierra\"><\/span><strong>Fact No. 3: Built the first SUV &#8211; Tata Sierra<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tata Sierra was a three-door sport utility vehicle produced by Tata Motors Ltd. in 1991. It was the first SUV to be designed and produced in India. Tata unveiled an EV version of the same in Auto Expo 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fact-No-4-Tata-Indica-Indias-first-indigenously-built-car\"><\/span><strong>Fact No. 4: Tata Indica, India\u2019s first indigenously built car<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A passenger hatchback car that was launched in the year 1998 became India\u2019s first indigenously built car. With the spectacular design, the car was an instant hit in the Indian car market. It gave other cars like Maruti Zen and Ambassador a run for their money. In 2018, 20 yrs after the launch of the car, the production of Tata Indica and Indigo lineups were stopped. That was the end of an era!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fact-No-5-Made-a-car-with-a-built-in-PlayStation\"><\/span><strong>Fact No. 5: Made a car with a built-in PlayStation<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The company launched Tata Safari in 1998. And later in 2003, they introduced a special limited edition that was meant to be a lifestyle statement with things like road comfort, style, and entertainment. There were just 600 units produced that had a Sony PlayStation 2, which also doubled as a DVD player, 10 Audio and Video CD Changer, 2 front head-rest integrated LCD monitors, a 12 ltr refrigerator cum warmer, and a 130-degree rearview camera. Considering 2003, that\u2019s a lot of tech in a car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fact-No-6-Owns-Britains-luxury-car-brand-Jaguar-Land-Rover\"><\/span><strong>Fact No. 6: Owns Britain\u2019s luxury car brand Jaguar Land Rover<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1999, Ratan Tata and his team went to Ford to sell their car business but were rejected. However, nine years later in 2008, during the global financial meltdown, Ford was on the verge of bankruptcy. Tata Motors Ltd. bought their Jaguar Land Rover business for $ 2.3 bn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fact-No-7-Indias-first-sports-car-named-RACEMO\"><\/span><strong>Fact No. 7: India\u2019s first sports car named RACEMO<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the badge of its sub-brand TAMO, the company made India\u2019s first limited edition sports car of only 250 units and named it RACEMO. It can go from 0 to 100km\/hr in just six seconds! This car also became the first Indian car ever to be included in Microsoft\u2019s Forza Horizon 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"8\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fact-No-8-The-backbone-of-the-Indian-Army-vehicles\"><\/span><strong>Fact No. 8: The backbone of the Indian Army vehicles<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with commercial and passenger vehicles, Tata Motors Ltd. is the top defence contractor in India. The company has been supplying combat-ready vehicles to the Indian army for the past several decades. Tata Sumo was intentionally built for the Indian Army for military use &amp; off-road transport in 1994. Sumo was named after Sumant Moolgaokar, a former MD of Tata Motors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fact-No-9-Competes-with-international-car-brands\"><\/span><strong>Fact No. 9: Competes with international car brands<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tata Prima, which is also known as the \u2018World Truck\u2019, competes with Volvos, Mercedes, and Scanias of the international market in terms of its design, engine performance, and cabin comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"10\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fact-No-10-Built-the-worlds-costliest-version-of-their-cheapest-car\"><\/span><strong>Fact No. 10: Built the world&#8217;s costliest version of their cheapest car<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate 5,000 yrs of jewellery making tradition in India, they collaborated with Titan Industries to build a Rs 22 cr version of Tata Nano ever! The car&#8217;s body is made with 80 kg 22-carat solid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/the-golden-behaviour-during-crisis\/\">gold<\/a>, 15 kg silver, precious stones that includes diamonds and rubies, and other expensive gemstones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TATA Motors I 10 Interesting Facts I Rise of TATA Motors I E4\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HPrLynArluU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know Tata Motors Ltd. was the first Indian automaker to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange? 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