Tata, Add This Word to Your Vocabulary

Tata Motors Limited engages in the design, manufacture, assembly, and sale of commercial automotive vehicles primarily in India. It operates through two segments, Automotive and Other.

The Automotive segment designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells trucks and buses, passenger cars, utility vehicles, and related parts and accessories. The company also provides financing for its vehicles.

The Other segment operations include information technology related business, construction equipment manufacturing, automotive vehicle components and supply chain activities, machine tools and factory automation solutions, high-precision tooling and plastic and electronic components for automotive and computer applications, automotive retailing and service operations, and real estate and investment.

The company sells its products through its regional and sub-regional offices, as well as dealer outlets. As of March 31, 2005, it operated 29 regional and 36 sub-regional offices, as well as 500 dealer outlets. The company was incorporated in 1945 as Tata Locomotive and Engineering Company Limited and changed its name to Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company Limited in 1960. Subsequently, it changed its name to Tata Motors Limited in 2003. Tata Motors is based in Mumbai, India. Tata Motors Limited is a part of Tata Group.

Learn more here: http://www.tata.com at the company website.

I think it is interesting what the company is doing automotive-wise, but what the company is up to in its "Other" business segment may be even more interesting.