Tata Motors
Before that, it was known as Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company (TELCO). The company was founded in 1945 as a manufacturer of locomotives. The company manufactured its first commercial vehicle in 1954 in patnership with Daimler-Benz AG, later it was ended in 1969. Tata Motors later launched the Tata Estate (1992; a station wagon design based on the earlier Tata Mobile), the Tata Sumo (1994, a 5-door SUV) and the Tata Safari (1998).