Tata Motors

History

• Started in 1945 in Mumbai, India.

• Original production was on locomotives.

• 1954– First car rolled off of the

assembly line.• Tata’s are a family of

Indian industrialists and philanthropists.

• The family founded:– Ironworks– Steelworks– cotton mills– hydroelectric-power

plants • Are of their endeavors

have been proved to be crucial to India's industrial development.

Products

• Tata Indigo– Created in 2002– Mid-sized sedan.– Different models run on

either normal gasoline or diesel fuel.

– Seats 5 people.– Same luxuries as

American made vehicles.

Products

• Tata Indigo SW– Station wagon version of

the Indigo.– Same basic features as

the Indigo.– Seats 5 people.– Different models fun on

different fuels.– Different optional safety

features than other vehicles.

Products

• Tata Indica– Hatchback version of the

Indigo sedan.– Easily affordable.– Smallest in the line of

Tata vehicles to date. – Seats 5 people.– Same basic features as

the sedan.

Products• Tata Safari– Mid-sized SUV.– Has a special engine

called DICOR.• Direct Injection Common

Rail.• Allows the engine to

intercool itself.

– Comes in either a 4x4 or a 4x2.

– Can seat 7 passangers.

Products

• Tata Sumo– Runs off of diesel fuel.– Seats up to 7

passengers.– Has a separate rear and

front suspension for an optimal ride.

– Has two separate air conditioners for the front and rear of the vehicle.

Jaguar and Ford• Purchase from Ford– Concerns

• Changes or Plans– More Tata vehicles– Made in India• Future

U.S. Car Companies• $ 2 Billion in sales

• GM-$50; Ford-$40; Honda- $20

• In the U.S.

• Going overseas– 75% by 2017 for GM

• Expanding in India