Big wheels, small wheels
January 2013 |
| The 1.2 million trucks, buses, SUVs and cars rolling off assembly lines around the world have propelled Tata Motors into a leading spot among the world’s top automobile manufacturers |
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Acing the market
December 2012 | Suchita Vemuri |
| With sales of the mini truck, Ace, and the Magic, its passenger carrier version, crossing the one million milestone, Tata Motors has good reason to celebrate a combo that has been a winner all the way |
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A state of rugged grace
October 2012 |
| The all-new Tata Safari Storme, powered by a world-class, new generation 2.2L VariCOR engine and packed with luxurious features, is all set to take the SUV world by storm |
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A comfortable ride
December 2011 | Gayatri Kamath |
| Green, hybrid, luxury, and covering both city and countryside — Tata Motors has ramped up its bus portfolio to offer a range of new wheels and comfortable rides across the world |
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Strong bonds
December 2011 | Sangeeta Menon |
| Tata Motors goes the extra mile to engage with the communities that live around its plants and sites — through initiatives in spheres such as health, education, employment and environment |
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A safe kind of corn job
August 2011 | Philip Chacko |
| Tata Motors is working on a radical idea in which a material made of cornstarch, light of weight and with flexible properties, could lead to improving the safety of cars |
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A winning design
January 2011 |
| The world acknowledges the winning features of Tata Nano as it wins a prestigious award for design |
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In a class of its own
November 2010 | Philip Chacko |
| Tata Motors is betting it can make sweet music in the market with the Aria, a crossover engineering composition that is difficult to categorise but certain to seduce the senses |
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Painting the planet green
October 2010 | Gayatri Kamath |
| By using a new pre-treatment process based on nanotechnology at its paint shop, Tata Motors is reaping green benefits and cost savings |
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Counting cost, reaping benefits
October 2010 | Gayatri Kamath |
| The team that developed the Nano’s engine had to cope with numerous challenges before getting it right with the heart of the small car |
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Nano Superdrive: A journey through India
August 2010 | Arushi Agrawal |
| The Nano Superdrive, flagged off at Sanand in Gujarat on June 2, 2010, coincided with the first anniversary of the people’s car and the inauguration of Tata Motors’ new plant at Sanand |
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Curative measures
August 2010 |
| Tata Motors seeks to provide adequate and affordable medical facilities in rural India, by devising initiatives that complement the work undertaken by the state governments |
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Cool reservoirs
March 2010 | Sharmila Joshi |
| The community development department at Tata Motors actively supports locally-constituted distribution, conservation and recycling initiatives, in a bid to ease the scarcity of water in Khed and the surrounding talukas |
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Innovation on wheels
November 2009 | tata.com |
| Technology and imagination come together at Tata Motors to create vehicles that drive the dream for millions of Indians |
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Dream drive
February 2009 | Gayatri Kamath |
| The Tata Indica has become bigger and better with age. The new second generation Indica Vista embodies the transformation of Tata Motors into a world-class automotive manufacturer |
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Land Rover
November 2008 | Cynthia Rodrigues |
| The Land Rover has a rich and proud heritage, one that will be protected, nurtured and supported by Tata Motors, which acquired this iconic brand in 2008 |
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Jaguar
November 2008 | Cynthia Rodrigues |
| With the support of Tata Motors, Jaguar will deliver exciting, desirable and innovative new products and create a sustainable business with a passion to succeed |
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Safari, Sumo
November 2008 | Cynthia Rodrigues |
| The inclusion of Tata in the brand name reassures customers about the quality and performance of the Sumo and the Safari, even as the products live up to those expectations |
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Indica, Indigo
November 2008 | Cynthia Rodrigues |
| The fact that Indica and Indigo come from the Tata group, one of the most trustworthy brands in the country, is in itself the biggest endorsement for the brands |
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Coming up trumps
October 2008 | Anuradha Warrier |
| India’s first indigenously developed mini-truck, the Ace filled the growing demand for a high-performance, low maintenance mini-truck that gave value for money |
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Tata Motors goes green
September 2008 | Gayatri Kamath |
| Tata Motors announces electric versions of passenger car Indica and light commercial vehicle Ace |
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All right turns
June 2008 | Kiron Kasbekar |
| Tata Motors' transformation from an India-centric truck maker to a global auto company is a remarkable story of visionary leadership, determination and thinking big |
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Tata Nano: the 'big' wonder
April 2008 | Sujata Agrawal and Jai Wadia |
| Drawing entirely upon indigenous talent and skills, the Nano was no small challenge to conceive, design and build. The Nano team in Pune describes the journey of turning the Rs1 lakh dream car into a reality |
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Where relationships matter
October 2007 | Dhruv Tanwar |
| By making a success of connecting to dealers and customers, Tata Motors has got into cruise control in a critical sphere of its business |
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Partners in progress
April 2007 | Sujata Agrawal |
| The Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC) is steadily taking Tata vehicles towards achieving global standards |
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Through the windshield
July 2006 | Rajiv Singh |
| Presenting a tempered vision of the technological future, Tata Motors MD Ravi Kant foresees a straight drive for the company as the industry goes through a period of exponential growth |
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Finance goes into overdrive
July 2006 | Rajiv Singh |
| The Indian CFO is evolving as the bean counters of yore are becoming business partners. With the growing complexity of the business environment, the CFO's role has expanded dramatically, says Praveen Kadle, CFO, Tata Motors |
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300 horses under the hood
April 2006 | Shubha Madhukar |
| The new Tata Novus tipper is the first of a new generation of heavy commercial vehicles being built in India |
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On the fast track
April 2006 | Cynthia Rodrigues |
| Tata Motors takes the inorganic route to growth in its mission to go global |
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A perfect fit
March 2006 | Cynthia Rodrigues |
| Despite initial hiccups, the acquisition by Tata Motors of Daewoo Commercial Vehicles in South Korea has proved to be a just partnership, beneficial for both the parties to the deal |
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East of Aden
March 2006 | Sujata Agrawal |
| Tata Motors' commercial vehicles are on a roll in the oil-rich countries of West Asia, where a carefully charted strategy over the last five years has resulted in a rapidly increasing market share |
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Full speed ahead
March 2006 | Sujata Agrawal |
| It's been a year of accolades for Tata Motors CVBU. Not only did the division win the coveted JRD QV Award, the pinnacle of excellence in the Tata Group, it has also received the prestigious CII-Exim Bank Award for Business Excellence |
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In the fast lane
September 2005 | Cynthia Rodrigues |
| Pathbreaking R&D and imaginative promotion have combined to transform one man's dream — the Indica — into India's second-largest selling car |
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Driving the dream
September 2005 | Cynthia Rodrigues |
| By keeping customer needs in focus, Tata Motors' commercial vehicles business unit has scripted an automobile revolution that has secured triumph for the company and recognition for the country |
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Foreign factor
June 2005 | Shifra Menezes |
| Resting on the laurels of being India's top automotive manufacturer is not an option for Tata Motors, which is looking to increase its footprint in international markets |
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Speeding it up
September 2004 | Cynthia Rodrigues |
| Different Tata companies with different objectives embraced the singular path of innovation to achieve breakthroughs and triumphs. Perspectives on how innovation worked wonders for Tata Motors |
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Riding the global wave
January 2004 | Sudipta Basu |
| Tata Motors is setting a new direction to the globalisation of the Indian auto industry |
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Getting into overdrive
January 2004 |
| The year 2003 saw Tata Motors reaching the 3-million milestone in vehicles produced |
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Take the rough road home
September 2003 | Philip Chacko |
| The designers at Tata Motors believe in details. Safari is a triumph of Indian engineering and reflects the Tata conviction that this country can compete with the world's best and emerge as the winner |
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Driving change
August 2003 | Cynthia Rodrigues |
| The automotive industry, like every other sphere of business, is going through a period of significant transition. After all, change is the only constant |
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Safety first
August 2003 | Philip Chacko |
| Indica's safety characteristics are testimony to the commitment of Tata Motors in providing the best protection to the user |
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Rebuilding success stories
April 2003 | V Sumantran |
| "With constraint capital, investment and resources, we have the ambition to grow products into market segments, market regions and build the basis of our future competitiveness in the auto industry," says Dr Sumantran, executive director (passenger car business unit) of Tata Engineering |
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A car is born
January 2003 | Philip Chacko |
| "There’s a tremendous breadth of talent in Tata Engineering," says V Sumantran |
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Plant with a plan
December 2002 | Philip Chacko and Rahul Nayyar |
| Quality is given primary importance in its manufacturing manual, which has made the Indica an ace in Tata Engineering's automotive pack |
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More to the fore
November 2002 | Sunil K Poolani |
| In today's competitive automotive market, carmakers need to offer greater choice to their customers and thus have to manufacture multiple vehicle models |
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Life beyond leprosy
September 2002 | Sujata Agrawal |
| Tata Engineering is not just dedicated to business goals but is also committed to community development |
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The cost of success
September 2002 | Philip Chacko |
| The people at Tata Engineering do not believe in cost cutting and find it inadequate and misleading |
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Savings all around
September 2002 | Philip Chacko |
| Four specific areas were identified as the target zones of the cost-erosion fusillade that Tata Engineering launched in April 2000 |
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The business of reporting
August 2002 | Mathew Josephsons |
| Business and media need to develop a compass to guide thinking and sharpen the skills of discrimination |
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Where quality is king
August 2002 | Philip Chacko |
| Tata Engineering is now reaping the rewards of a comprehensive quality improvement initiative that it embarked upon in September 2000 |
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Where quality is king
August 2002 | Philip Chacko |
| Tata Engineering, with its recent quality improvement project, has come to understand this better than most |
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Tata Sedan - value booted
February 2002 | Adil Jal Darukhanawala |
| The Sedan has a pleasing personality but not an entirely distinctive look owing to economic reasons |
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Putting the customer in the driver's seat
May 2001 | Ananth Koovappady and Mohini Bhatnagar |
| The philosophy at Tata Engineering's passenger car division places the customer on the highest pedestal. KA Anantharam and Mohini Bhatnagar explain how the company and the car continue to set new standards in the Indian automobile industry |
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Ideas that have worked: the Indian car
October 2000 | Ajay Kumar |
| The December 1998 launch of the Indica by Tata Motors, marked the advent of India's first fully indigenously made car. Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata's presentation on an idea that has worked |
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