TATA
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Indian commercial vehicle maker of the Tata Group, split off from the car business that kept the Tata Motors name.
- Headquarters
- Mumbai, India
- Group
- Tata Group
- Incorporated
- 23 June 2024, as TML Commercial Vehicles
- Renamed
- Tata Motors on 1 October 2025
The Tata Group entered the commercial vehicle sector in 1954 through a joint venture with Mercedes-Benz of Germany, building Daimler lorries in Jamshedpur. The company produces trucks, vans and buses.
In March 2024 the original Tata Motors announced a demerger; the commercial vehicle business moved to TML Commercial Vehicles, incorporated on 23 June 2024, which took the name Tata Motors when the split took effect on 1 October 2025.
- 1954Tata enters commercial vehicles with Mercedes-Benz
- 2004Tata Daewoo acquired in South Korea
- 2024Demerger announced; TML Commercial Vehicles incorporated
- 2025TML Commercial Vehicles renamed Tata Motors
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TATA Tata Starbus: Tata’s city and school bus range
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TATA Tata 1510 and 1512: the bus chassis most of India rides on
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TATA Tata 407: India’s 2.25-tonne light truck
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TATA Tata Xenon: the pick-up built for export
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TATA Tata Ace: the mini truck that took on India’s three-wheelers
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TATA Tata Nano: the one-lakh-rupee car
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TATA Tata Telcoline: the pick-up that started Tata’s car business
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TATA Tata Sumo: the ten-seater that carried the Indian army
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TATA Tata Sierra: the closed body on the Telcoline pick-up
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TATA Tata Aria: Tata’s seven-seat crossover of 2010
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TATA Tata Safari: India’s first home-designed SUV
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TATA Tata Indigo: the saloon version of the Indica
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TATA Tata Indica: India’s first home-grown hatchback