1954 Tata launched its first Mercedes Benz diesel truck, Telco.
1965 The owner of the first Mercedes Benz diesel truck, Sardar Kartar singh is presented with the key of the 1,00,000th truck.
1969 Employees cheer as the first Tata branded truck rolls out, ending the collaboration with Daimler Benz, Germany.
1977 Tata manufactures its first commercial vehicle at its plant in Pune.
1986 Tata launches its first light commercial vehicle from Telco, the Tata 407.
1992 Tata Estate, Telco’s second passenger vehicle launched by JRD Tata and Ratan Tata.
1994 Tata Motors released its multi-utility car, Tata Sumo in the year 1994. After that, there was no stopping the car manufacturing unit.
1998 Ratan Tata drives the first Tata Indica off the assembly line.
1998 Tata Motors produced an SUV, Tata Safari. It was the first SUV to be designed, developed and manufactured entirely in India.
2002 Tata introduced India’s most competitive indigenous sedan, the Indigo.
2003 Tata Engineering formally changes to Tata Motors.
2004 Tata Motors acquires Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company, South Korea. The first range of Tata Novus vehicles from Tata Daewoo is launched soon after.
2004 Tata Motors starts its globalisation drive and launches the Tata Indica in South Africa.
2008 Tata Motors launched the most-awaited car of the year, its one-lakh car called Nano, at the 9th Auto Expo.
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