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Tata Motors lines up electric models; drives in Tiago EV at Rs 8.49 lakh

Betting big on electric mobility, Tata Motors is gearing up to drive in a range of models across multiple price points as it expects the portfolio to account for more than 30 per cent of its overall sales by the end of this decade. The home-grown auto major also aims to keep investing on new models with conventional (petrol, diesel) and CNG powertrains as it expects the demand to remain robust even after 2030. On Tuesday, the company expanded its electric vehicle portfolio in the country with the launch of Tiago EV with introductory prices for first 10,000 customers ranging between Rs 8.49-11.79 lakh (ex-showroom). The company said 2,000 units will be reserved for the current owners of Nexon EV and Tigor EV. Tiago EV is now the most accessible electric passenger vehicle brand in the country and also the most affordable in the company's electric vehicle range. Tata Motors already sells Tigor EV and Nexon EV in the domestic market priced between Rs 12.49-19.84 lakh (ex-showroom) Wi

Tata Motors to continue investing around Rs 2,000 cr per annum on CV biz

Tata Motors plans to continue investing in the range of Rs 2,000 crore in its commercial vehicle business per annum going ahead in order to drive in new models based on various kinds of powertrains, according to company's Executive Director Girish Wagh. The company, which on Monday strengthened its pickup line with the launches of Yodha 2.0, Intra V20 bi-fuel and Intra V50 models, is also looking to transition to electric mobility through vehicles powered by CNG and other alternative fuel options. "At the company's commercial vehicle business level, we have been investing around Rs 2,000 crore per annum which includes our investment in internal combustion engines, alternate fuel as well as electric vehicles. We will continue to invest at the same rate to ensure that we keep coming with new vehicles," Wagh told reporters at the launch event. Tata Motors, a USD 37 billion organisation, is the country's leading player in the commercial vehicle segment. On a query regarding the company

Tata Sons to halve the number of listed companies from 29 to 15: Report

Under the current chairman N Chandrasekaran, Tata Sons has been taking steps to consolidate its business to improve its efficiency

Tata Motors prioritises the health of 5000 truckers under Project Suraksha

Tata Motors Finance prioritizes the health of 5000 truckers under Project Suraksha

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Tata Motors expects 20% of domestic PV sales to come from EVs in 3 years

Tata Motors expects 20 per of its total passenger vehicle sales in the domestic market to come from electric vehicles in the next three years, a senior company official said on Thursday. The company, which has electric models such as Nexon EV and Tigor EV, expects to touch 50,000 units mark in total EV sales this year. It is also working on flex-fuels and expects its product portfolio to be E20 (20 per cent ethanol) compliant by 2025. "Right now, it (electric vehicles penetration) is between 8-8.5 per cent and the models in which we have electric, it is roughly 25 per cent," Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Managing Director Shailesh Chandra told reporters on the sidelines of the annual session of SIAM here. He was responding to a query on the level of EV sales of Tata Motors. "Last year, we ended at 5 per cent. Before that we were at 2 per cent and the year before that it was 1 per cent," he said. This fiscal itself the company expects to reach

Tata Power to develop 4 MWp solar project at Tata Motors' Pune plant

Tata Power on Wednesday said that it has inked a pact to develop a 4-MWp solar project at Tata Motors' Pune plant. "Tata Motors and Tata Power have entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to develop a 4-MWp on-site solar project at Tata Motors' Pune commercial vehicle manufacturing facility," a BSE filing said. The installation is collectively expected to generate 5.8 million units of electricity, potentially mitigating over 10 lakh tonnes of carbon emission. This is equivalent to planting over 16 lakh teak trees over a lifetime, it stated. Alok Kumar Singh, Plant Head, Commercial Vehicle Manufacturing Facility, Tata Motors, said, "In FY22, the total renewable energy contribution at our CV Pune plant was 32 per cent. With this agreement, we reaffirm our commitment to moving closer to our goals of cultivating 100 per cent renewable energy capacity." Until FY22, Tata Motors at its Pune plant, including at its passenger and commercial vehicle manufacturing facilities, deployed

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Expect CV industry to grow in double digits this fiscal: Tata Motors ED

Tata Motors expects the commercial vehicle industry sales growth to be in double digits this year despite hike in interest rates on auto loans, according to a senior company official. Favourable factors such as government's investment in infrastructure, gradually increasing consumption in the country and robust growth in end-use sectors like e-commerce outweigh headwinds such as high inflation and increased interest rates, Tata Motors Executive Director Girish Wagh told PTI. "The actual demand is going to be a net factor of the headwinds and tailwinds, within which the inflation, interest rates remain kind of headwinds," he said. On the tailwind side, Wagh said the government's investment in infrastructure and number of projects, the gradually increasing consumption in the country as also the end-use sectors such as e-commerce are showing robust growth. Also, he said the rising freight rates and fleet utilisation are continuously increasing the transporter confidence index. "It do

Tata Motors expands EV range, to drive in Tiago's electric model this month

Tata Motors on Friday said it will roll out the electric version of its entry-level model Tiago later this month, in a step towards making environmentally friendly vehicles more accessible to customers. The Tiago EV would be the company's third product in the electric space after Nexon and Tigor, the Mumbai-based auto major announced on the World EV Day. Nexon EV and Tigor EV currently cater to the personal segment, while Xpres T is for the fleet segment. Tata Motors has set a target of introducing 10 electric models over the next five years. "Today, is a momentous occasion for us, as we announce the expansion of our EV portfolio further with a new mainstream intervention from the stable of Tata Motors, the Tiago EV," Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Managing Director Shailesh Chandra said. Earlier this year, the company had unveiled a three-phase approach towards building a comprehensive EV portfolio, he said. As the automaker accelerates its future journey, it is committed to lau

M&M gains 3% to touch new high; overtakes Tata Motors' market cap

In past three months, the market price of M&M has appreciated by 27 per cent, while Tata Motors recorded 2 per cent gain in its stock price.

Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Eicher eye up to 17% gains, charts show

Tata Motors' stock gained 161 per cent in 2021, and reached its new 52-week high of Rs 536.70. However, the stock has been tepid so far in 2022 and seen testing the 200-DMA

Top Headlines: Roadmap to advance economy, 100 mn demat accounts, and more

The country's demat account tally topped the 100 million-mark for the first time, in August. Over 2.2 million new accounts were opened last month

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Tata Motors rolls out India's first CNG-powered truck in M&HCV segment

The CNG models are powered by the 5.7-litre SGI engine generating peak power of 180hp and torque of 650Nm, come with a modular architecture and offer a range of up to 1,000 km

CV industry to perform well this year, says Tata Motors' Girish Wagh

Tata Motors on Monday said it is expecting the Commercial vehicles industry to perform well this fiscal after two years of downturn, with an upturn in demand across all segments. Moreover, consumption is also witnessing continuous growth leading to good demand conditions, Tata Motors executive director, Girish Wagh said at the launch of a range of trucks here. Along with the launch of the country's first CNG-powered Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicle (M&HCV) range of trucks, the company also rolled out a new series of advanced intermediate and light commercial vehicle (I&LCV) tippers and trucks. Besides, it also introduced Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) and new features in its range of Prima, Signa and Ultra trucks. After two years of downturn in the commercial vehicle industry, the previous fiscal logged 22 per cent volume growth over FY21, said Wagh. "The CV industry seems to be on an upside now. Various indicators such as fleet utilisation or freight rates or ...

Automakers maneuvering with different gears to shift towards EV

Automakers are stepping on different roads towards eco-friendly mobility with home-grown firms like Tata Motors and Mahindra betting on electric vehicles, Japanese majors such as Toyota, Honda and Suzuki looking at hybrids as the bridge to reach the goal. The shift globally includes a family of electrified vehicle technologies (xEVs) which consists of SHEV (Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicle), FCEV (Fuel cell Electric Vehicle), BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) and PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). In India, it is mainly the battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and hybrids which are being rolled out by the leading automakers. Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra have lined up massive resources to drive in multiple BEVs over the next few years. Similarly, Hyundai, Kia and MG Motor have also introduced battery electric models in the market. The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki on the other hand is preparing to launch its first electric vehicle only in 2025. The auto major in the

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August auto sales see record jump on easing chip shortage, new launches

Cumulative dispatches at India's top seven passenger vehicle makers rose 30.2% year-on-year to 329,300 units from 260,450 units, shows the monthly sales data released by the companies on Thursday

Tata Motors' total sales rise 36% in August; domestic sales up 41%

Tata Motors on Thursday said its total sales increased by 36 per cent to 78,843 units in August. The auto major had sold 57,995 units in the same month of the previous year. Its total domestic sales increased by 41 cent to 76,479 units in August. The company had dispatched 54,190 units in August 2021. Passenger vehicle sales in the domestic market stood at 47,166 units last month, as against 28,018 units in August 2021, an increase of 68 per cent. Commercial vehicle sales in the domestic market were at 29,313 units last month, as compared to 26,172 units in the same month last year, an increase of 12 per cent, it added.