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 D aimler 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 JR D 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 .

















