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1954
Tata launched its first Mercedes Benz diesel truck, Telco.
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1958
India 's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, walks through the apprentice shop at Jamshedpur.
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1965
The owner of the first Mercedes Benz diesel truck, Sardar Kartar singh is presented with the key of the 1,00,000th truck.
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1969
Employees cheer as the first Tata branded truck rolls out, ending the collaboration with Daimler Benz, Germany.
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1977
Tata manufactures its first commercial vehicle at its plant in Pune.
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1986
Tata launches its first light commercial vehicle from Telco, the Tata 407.
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1992
Tata Estate, Telco's second passenger vehicle launched by JRD Tata and Ratan Tata.
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1994
Tata Motors released its multi-utility car, Tata Sumo in the year 1994. After that, there was no stopping the car manufacturing unit.
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1998
Ratan Tata drives the first Tata Indica off the assembly line.
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1998
Tata Motors produced an SUV, Tata Safari. It was the first SUV to be designed, developed and manufactured entirely in India.
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2002
Tata introduced India's most competitive indigenous sedan, the Indigo.
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2003
Tata Engineering formally changes to Tata Motors.
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2004
Tata Motors acquires Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company, South Korea. The first range of Tata Novus vehicles from Tata Daewoo is launched soon after.
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2004
Tata Motors starts its globalisation drive and launches the Tata Indica in South Africa.
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2008
Tata Motors launched the most-awaited car of the year, its one-lakh car called Nano, at the 9th Auto Expo.