Tata Motors Limited is India’s largest automobile manufacturer and one of the world’s top commercial vehicle makers — producing passenger cars, SUVs, trucks, buses, and defence vehicles. Part of the Tata Group conglomerate, it owns Jaguar Land Rover (JLR, UK), making it a genuine global automotive player. Listed on BSE, NSE and NYSE, it is controlled by Tata Sons (the Tata Group holding company).
Tata Motors — Key Facts (2026)
Full Name
Tata Motors Limited
Founded
1945 — Mumbai (as TELCO)
Promoter
Tata Sons (Tata Group) ~46%
Chairman
N Chandrasekaran (Tata Sons)
Listed
BSE: 500570 | NSE: TATAMOTORS | NYSE: TTM
Subsidiaries
Jaguar Land Rover (UK), Tata Daewoo (Korea)
Who Owns Tata Motors?
Tata Motors is majority-controlled by Tata Sons — the principal holding company of the Tata Group, India’s largest conglomerate (~46% stake). The Tata Group is ultimately controlled by the Tata Trusts (Dorabji Tata Trust, Ratan Tata Trust), which hold ~66% of Tata Sons. N Chandrasekaran is Chairman of both Tata Sons and Tata Motors.
Shareholder
Type
Stake
Tata Sons (Tata Group)
Promoter holding company
~46%
FIIs/FPIs
Foreign institutional investors
~35%
LIC, mutual funds, public
Domestic institutions + retail
~19%
Key Milestones
Year
Milestone
1945
TELCO founded — Tata Group engineering arm
1954
India’s first indigenous truck
1998
Tata Indica — India’s first indigenously designed car
