Tata Group Tata Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was founded in 1867 by Jamshedji Tata and gained international recognition after purchasing several global companies.
Tata Motors was established in 1945, when the company began manufacturing locomotives. The company manufactured its first commercial vehicle in 1954 in a collaboration with Daimler-Benz AG, which ended in 1969
Tata Motors has been a strategic partner of the Indian Armed Forces from as early on as 1958. Since then, our amobility-solutions portfolio has grown from strength to strength to include all classes from light to heavy vehicles across the entire defence, paramilitary and police mobility spectrum.
In March 2008, it finalised a deal with Ford Motor Company to acquire their British Jaguar, Land Rover business, which also includes the Rover, Daimler and Lanchester brand names.
With the success of Tata Indica, Tata Motors aimed to increase its presence worldwide. In 2004, it acquired the Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company of South Korea.
After the acquisition of the British Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) business, which also includes the Daimler, Lanchester and Rover brands, Tata Motors became a major player in the international automobile market.