Introduced in July 1988, the Tatamobile 206 pick-up (the original name used in India) was designed and engineered by Telco (Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company) and was the first light commercial vehicle launched by Tata Motors after the heavy duty Tata 407 (a vehicle based on the Mercedes-Benz T2 design). Developed in two years the pick up sold a total of 61,691 examples in India in the 1988-1989 model year and 64,941 vehicles between 1989–1990. With the Tatamobile 206 the Indian automaker acquired 25% of the market share in the light commercial vehicle segment.