RPT-CHRONOLOGY-Tata Motors: from trains to trucks to Jaguar

Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:12pm EDT
 
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March 26 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) is expected to confirm the sale of its British luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover to India's top vehicle maker Tata Motors (TAMO.BO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) (TTM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) for over $2 billion later on Wednesday.

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Following are some key events from Tata Motors' history:

1945 - Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co Ltd (TELCO) is set up as a locomotive maker at the end of World War Two

1954 - Company shifts to making trucks in a joint venture with Germany's Daimler Benz

1977 - Commences production of commercial vehicles

1994 - Enters venture with Daimler to make Mercedes Benz cars in India  Continued...

 

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