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Tata Motors' commercial division plans to get future ready

After domestic sales of its commercial vehicles plummeted by 36 per cent in April this year following the sudden Supreme Court order banning sales of Bharat Stage (BS) III vehicles, Tata Motors' commercial vehicles division is getting future ready to avoid any such sales disruptions in the coming three years.The company, which is now faced with an inventory of 15,000 BS III graded commercial vehicles, of which the heavy vehicles account for atleast 27 per cent, is working on introducing Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology in its vehicles which will not just make its vehicles comply with BS IV emission norms but these technologies will also help the company migrate from BS IV to BS VI, which is poised to become the norm in April 2020."We have to be ready with the vehicles meeting BS VI norms much before its proposed roll out date so that we are not faced any more shocks which arose from a recent incident. Thus we are powering our engines ..

Tata Motors says it is confident of meeting BS-VI norms by 2020

Leading automobile manufacturer Tata Motors Limited today said that the company was readying itself for compliance to the Bharat Stage-VI (BS) emission norms scheduled to come into effect from 2020. "TML is now working towards manufacturing BS-VI- compliant commercial vehicles for which significant R&D activity is being undertaken," Girish Wagh, head, product line, MHCV (medium and heavy commercial vehicles), of the company said. Wagh told reporters here, "TML is in a most advanced stage in terms of BS-VI migration." Without going into details of the technology required and cost involved for migration, Wagh said that out of the Rs 3,500 crore-odd outlay which the company makes in its R&D activity, 40 per cent of that goes towards MHCV. "By 2020, we will have to start selling BS-VI-compliant vehicles, which meant that the readiness will have to be there at least six to eight months ahead of the deadline," the official said. We are also talking to .

Tata Motors expects 15% growth in CV exports

In fiscal 2017, Tata Motors for first time-crossed 60,000-mark in CV exports at over 61,200 units

Tata Motors likely to sign 5-year wage pact with Sanand workers in June

Unlikely to follow Pune model where a bifurcated package had a portion of pay linked to performance

Tata Motors down 4%; mcap dips Rs 4,835 crore on JLR sales drop

The stock was the top loser among the BSE 30-share components

Tata Motors hits over 11-month low after decline in JLRl retail sales

The stock dipped 4% to Rs 420, extending its Thursday's 2.3% fall on BSE.

Tata Motors' sales decline 21% at 30,972 units in April

However, the passenger vehicles segment reported a surge of 23% to 12,827

Tata Motors to supply 3,192 Safari Storme SUVs to Indian army

The company elaborated that the SUV will replace Maruti Gypsy in the 4x4 light vehicle category

Tata Motors completes 1st commercial pilot of electric bus in Shimla

After the success of first test, second level of commercial pilot will happen soon in Shimla again

Quietly, Tata Motors stages a comeback

The automaker has set its sights on becoming the third largest player in India in two years

Euro-III vehicles ban: Tata Motors to export some older-technology trucks

Tata Motors is planning to export some of its unsold stock of older-technology trucks

Tata Motors global sales rise 9% in March

Company had sold 1,18,750 units in March 2016, Tata Motors said in a statement

Tata Motors aims to be No 3 carmaker by 2019

Tata Motors plans to expand its sales and service network from the current 700 centres to 1,500 by 2019, as part of an effort to achieve third position in the market by then, said Mayank Pareek, president of its passenger vehicles business unit.Last year, it was fifth out of 18 manufacturers in the car market. The plan is to expand the product portfolio and geographical reach. "We are present in only 59 per cent of the market and are not there in many, such as compact SUVs, bigger SUVs and similar segments. Our product plan reflects this and in 2020, you will see that we have covered at least 95 per cent of the market. There will also be new market segments emerging and we are also looking at some of those," he said. The company has the ambition of being a full-range car entity in India. In the past 12 months, it launched three models. The next one, of a compact SUV, would be during Diwali this year. On Wednesday, it launched the Tata Tigor, its new car model, in this city. The ...

Tata Motors receives order for 500 buses from Ivory Coast

Buses are being financed under the Exim Bank of India for operation by SOTRA

Tata Motors to drive new-look showrooms, spruce up sales process

Plans to more than double its network from 630 showrooms to 1,500 by FY20 to expand its reach

To improve passenger segment share, Tata Motors to launch compact SUV Nexon

With 5% share, Tata Motors is at 4th place in domestic market; sets goal to reach 3rd by 2019

Tata Motors' Sanand plant to touch 100% capacity in a few months

As it eyes the number 3 slot in the Indian passenger vehicles space, Tata Motors has got its Sanand factory humming. Once functioning at only 20-25 per cent of its installed capacity, the plant is soon expected to touch a production volume of 10,000-12,000 cars per month across three models. Within the current fiscal (2017-18) the Sanand plant is expected to operate in its full capacity, said Mayank Pareek, president, passenger vehicle division of Tata Motors. Talking at the sidelines of the launch of the Tata Tigor, compact sedan Pareek said that the Sanand plant produced around 60,000 vehicles last fiscal including Tiago hatchback and the mini car Nano. "Plant capacity is a dynamic thing, it depends on what product and what variants are being produced. However, we plan to scale up the production to 10,000-12,000 units per month within the next few months, and expect that Sanand would function in full capacity within the current fiscal," he said. The company has already managed to ...

Tata Motors arm to export Made-in-India robot to Europe

Tata Motors today said its subsidiary TAL Manufacturing has received 'CE' certification for Made-in-India robot 'BRABO' for its commercial sale in Europe. "The TAL BRABO now complies with essential requirements relevant to European health, safety and environmental legislation, permitting export of the TAL BRABO Robot to customers in Europe," Tata Motors said in a statement. It said the BRABO can be used for varied applications like pick and placement of materials, assembly of parts, machine and press tending, as a sealing application, camera and vision based jobs, among others. The BRABO can also complement human workforce by taking over dull, dangerous and monotonous jobs. With the BRABO, TAL Manufacturing will focus on automotive, electronics, logistics, food, packaging, pharmaceutical and other industries. The current list of BRABO customers includes Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Diebold, CPG Industries, Hydromatik, SGK Industries, RTA Spa Italy, BITS Dubai Campus, ...

Tata Motors sales up 8% at 57,145 units in March

However, exports during month declined by 8% at 5,836 units as compared to 6,356 units earlier

Tata Motors bets big on next-gen cars; optimistic about FY18 growth

It achieved about 20% growth in its passenger car sales in the first 11 months of the current FY