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1945
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Incorporated as a Public Ltd. Company with a factory at Jamshedpur
for manufacturing steam locomotives |
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1954
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Collaboration with Daimler-Benz AG, Germany, for manufacturing MCVs
at Jamshedpur
- Introduced commercial
vehicle with 5T payload |
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1959
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Research & Development Centre set up at Jamshedpur |
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1961
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Collaboration with M/s. Pawling & Harnischfeger (P&H), USA,
for manufacturing cable type excavators and cranes |
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1964
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Introduced 7.5T payload CV |
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1966
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Acquisition of Investa Machine Tool Company and setting up of Machine
Tool Division at Pune |
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1967
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Engineering Research Centre set up at Pune |
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1970
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Last locomotive manufactured |
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1976
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First commercial vehicle produced in the second plan at Pune |
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1983
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Introduced HCV, including articulated vehicles |
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1984
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Collaboration with M/s. Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.,
Japan for manufacturing hydraulic excavators |
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1985
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First hydraulic excavator manufactured
- Collaboration with Niigata
Engineering Co., Japan, for NC/CNC Horizontal Machining Centres
and with Nachi-Fujikoshi Corpn. Japan, for NC/CNC In-line Machining
Centre and Flexible Manufacturing Systems |
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1986
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First indigenously-developed 4T (407) Light Commercial Vehicle meeting
fuel efficiency norms specified by the Government manufactured |
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1987
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Indigenously developed high-end 6T (608) Light Commercial Vehicle
manufactured |
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1989
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Sophisticated LCV Tatamobile Pick-up (206) introduced
- Collaboration with M/s. Kloth Senking Metall, West Germany, for
manufacturing know-how of aluminium castings
- Collaboration with Hitachi, Japan, to manufacture new generation
EX-series hydraulic excavators |
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1990
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First EX model hydraulic excavator produced
- Indigenously-designed
Front End Wheel Loader TWL-3036 introduced |
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1991
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Introduction of first Multi-Axle 2416 Vehicle
- Introduction of indigenously-designed
cars - Tata Sierra & Tata Estate
- TAC-20 crane produced
- One millionth vehicle
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1992
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- Production commences in third plant at Lucknow |
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1993
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Technical collaboration with Cummins, USA for joint venture company,
Tata Cummins Private Ltd., to manufacture highly-efficient diesel
engines for HCVs & MCVs
- Introduction of popular 2213 Multi-Axle Vehicle |
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1994
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Popular Multi-Utility Vehicle, "Tata Sumo", introduced
- Collaboration with Mercedes Benz AG, Germany, for manufacturing
E-class cars in India by setting up a joint venture company - Mercedes
Benz India Ltd. |
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1996
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First Cummins-powered vehicle introduced
- Tata Sumo Deluxe launched
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1997
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Tata Sierra Turbo launched
- The 100,000th Sumo rolled out
- LPT 909 (1st intermediate commercial vehicle launched) |
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1998
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Two millionth vehicle
- Tata Safari launched
- Tata Indica car launched |
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1999
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Record 115,000 fully paid bookings for Tata Indica |
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2000
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- 50,000th
Tata Indica sold in 12 months since commencement of deliveries
- Entire passenger car and multi-utility vehicle range becomes
Euro II compliant
- Two distinct Commercial Vehicles Business and Passenger Cars
Business Units formed
- Indica 2000 launched
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