Tata's journey from trucks to Nano

 1954

Tata launched its first Mercedes Benz diesel truck, Telco.

 1958

India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, walks through the apprentice shop at Jamshedpur.

 1965

The owner of the first Mercedes Benz diesel truck, Sardar Kartar singh is presented with the key of the 1,00,000th truck.

 1969

Employees cheer as the first Tata branded truck rolls out, ending the collaboration with Daimler Benz, Germany.

 1977

Tata manufactures its first commercial vehicle at its plant in Pune.

1986

Tata launches its first light commercial vehicle from Telco, the Tata 407.

 1992

Tata Estate, Telco's second passenger vehicle launched by JRD Tata and Ratan Tata.

 1994

Tata Motors released its multi-utility car, Tata Sumo in the year 1994. After that, there was no stopping the car manufacturing unit.

 1998

Ratan Tata drives the first Tata Indica off the assembly line.

 1998

Tata Motors produced an SUV, Tata Safari. It was the first SUV to be designed, developed and manufactured entirely in India.

 2002

Tata introduced India's most competitive indigenous sedan, the Indigo.

 2003

Tata Engineering formally changes to Tata Motors.

 2004

Tata Motors acquires Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company, South Korea. The first range of Tata Novus vehicles from Tata Daewoo is launched soon after.

 2004

Tata Motors starts its globalisation drive and launches the Tata Indica in South Africa.