Tata Motors secures orders worth Rs 900 crore from various state

Tata Motors has secured orders worth Rs 900 crore for over 5,000 buses from various state and city transport undertakings in the first five months of FY17. This showed 80% jump in the company’s order book compared to last year. Most of these orders will be executed during the current financial year.

Bulk of these contracts has come from states like Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Tata Motors has also developed Electric Hybrid buses to meet the future transport needs for ‘Envisaged Smart Cities’, both of which will soon be seen on Indian roads.

Tata Motors is India's largest automobile company. Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, South Africa and Indonesia. Among them is Jaguar Land Rover, the business comprising the two iconic British brands.