The Group has been pioneer in innovation; Ratan Tata has been credited for launching world's cheapest car Nano in 2009
Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata said on Tuesday that Tata Motors was ready to return Singur land if West Bengal government compensated the company for the investments it had made, adding that the company had no plans for Singur at the moment.
Tata was speaking to reporters after he, along with Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong and Tata-SIA Airlines Chairman Prasad Menon, met the minister.
Within days of exiting from West Bengal, Tatas have decided to relocate their Rs 1 lakh-Nano car project in Gujarat, after scouting many sites including that Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
"I have to admit that so far, the venture with Fiat has not been as active as we had thought," Tata said.
"The toughest part was continuing to believe that we could do it," Tata told journalists covering the Auto Expo in New Delhi, where he unveiled the lowest-priced car in the world. He added that "a promise is a promise", hinting at the ability of his company to deliver even in the face of brutal scepticism.
Tata Motors has expressed interest in acquiring engine and transmission units of Daewoo Motors India soon after acquiring commercial vehicles operations of Daewoo Korea.
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Tata group chairman Ratan Tata on Tuesday virtually ruled out any investment in Singur and said the company would gladly return the land if compensated.
Tata Motors on Wednesday inaugurated the world's cheapest car, the Nano's, manufacturing facility here, nearly two years after it was forced to shift the plant out of West Bengal over a land row.
Tata Tea, part of the Ratan Tata-led business conglomerate, announced a preliminary agreement with global beverage major PepsiCo for exploring a joint venture in the non-carbonated beverage business.
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Ratan Tata's comments come after another Indian automotive company, Mahindra & Mahindra, is in the process of taking over South Korean auto maker Ssangyong Motor Company, expected to be done by November.
Tata Motors on Friday announced its partnership with Italy-based Fiat Auto Spa.
Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata has said the company could not give any guarantee over safety of jobs as it plans will be to make the UK operations more profitable.
At the heart of the problem is Fiat's failure to bring in more models to India -- a fact the Tata Group chairman didn't forget to mention.
While the jury is still out on how Tata has done in his global ventures, the fact is they have been bold, but not necessarily beautiful.
Tatas have tied up with Israel Aerospace Industries to manufacture missiles, pilotless drones, electronic warfare systems and other defence equipment.
Tata group chief Ratan Tata has questioned allocation of spectrum based on subscriber and technology without having a defined policy.
Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Motors said that rising costs of fuel and raw materials are the biggest worry for the automobile industry. Tata also warned of tough times for the company as its market share slid in the last financial year.
Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata on Tuesday said that further investments in West Bengal would be made when there is a "feeling to satisfy that there is no hostility against us".
Call it a coincidence - as Ratan Tata was preparing to hand over the baton of Tata Sons to Cyrus Mistry, Sebi banned Dilip Pendse, former MD of the erstwhile Tata Finance from the capital market for a period of two years.
Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata on Friday said the government must stop the 'banana republic kind of attacks', as the real 2G scam was becoming hidden behind a smokescreen.
After turning around the fortunes of the iconic Land Rover, Tata Motors on Tuesday said that it plans to start assembling the high-end SUV in India from next year.
Other corporate leaders, including Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, UB Group Chairman Vijay Mallya and Mahindra Group vice-chairman Anand Mahindra, have also expressed concerns over the current state of economy in the country.
Countering industrialist Ratan Tata's statement, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday said he is "no judge" and his views will not be given much importance as he himself was a "beneficiary" of United Progressive Alliance's telecom policy.
The company's domestic market share is down to low single digits from nearly 15 per cent a decade ago and its bread-and-butter commercial vehicle business faces a slowdown as well as intense competition.
Tata Motors is unlikely to scale down its plans and go back to Singur for a smaller plant.
The TCS board approved a special compensation of Rs 5 crore (Rs 50 million) over and above the Rs 3-crore (Rs 30-million) commission due to him for the last financial year.
Corporate houses like Tata Sons and Wipro have not only seen growth in India but have created a name in global markets too.
The world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, is being "refreshed" to realise its full potential, says Ratan Tata.
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Tata Motors, which owns Jaguar and Land Rover, is in talks with the UK government on assistance for the luxury units as sales have plummeted.
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Listing Toyota, Intel, Sony, LG and Samsung among his admired companies, Tata Group supreme Ratan Tata has regretted that India is not world class in manufacturing and has lost the "chance to be the factory of the world."
United States President Barack Obama, who heads the world's richest economy, on Sunday checked out the world's cheapest car -- Nano. When the powerful US couple was introduced to Ratan Tata, who heads the $72 billion conglomerate, President Obama told First Lady Michelle that this is the person who created the $2,500 wonder car. Eyewitnesses said that Michelle immediately expressed the desire to see the car that revolutionised the auto industry.
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