TVS Motor Company is India’s third-largest two-wheeler manufacturer — maker of the Apache, Jupiter, NTorq, Raider and iQube (EV) bikes and scooters. Founded in 1978, it is controlled by the Venu Srinivasan-led TVS family (Sundaram-Clayton) and listed on BSE and NSE.
TVS Motor Company — Key Facts (2026)
| Full Name | TVS Motor Company Ltd |
| Founded | 1978 — Chennai (TVS Group est. 1911) |
| Chairman & MD | Venu Srinivasan |
| Promoter | Sundaram-Clayton (TVS family) ~50% |
| Listed | BSE: 532343 | NSE: TVSMOTOR |
Who Owns TVS Motor Company?
TVS Motor is controlled by the TVS family via Sundaram-Clayton Ltd (~50% stake). Venu Srinivasan (Chairman & MD, Padma Vibhushan awardee) leads the company. TVS ended its Honda partnership in 2001 and has since built its own portfolio — Apache, Jupiter, NTorq, iQube EV. TVS stands for T.V. Sundaram (after the group founder T.V. Sundaram Iyengar, who started the TVS Group in 1911 in Tamil Nadu).
