MUMBAI: Tata Motors' newly appointed MD & CEO Guenter Butschek has his task cut out. He has decided to review the company's current product portfolio (including Nano) and future launch plans to work out a turnaround strategy.

Butschek took charge at Tata Motors about seven weeks back after working at France's Airbus as COO for four years. Prior to this, he spent 25 years at German automotive giant Daimler. "We might not be on everybody's shopping list as a top priority, but we are working on it," Butschek told TOI. "We need to get back, and we can do it."

The making of the much-awaited Fighting Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICV) will be a game-changing lift for the defence business of Tata Motors Ltd, according to Vernon Noronha, vice-president, defence and government business of India’s largest auto maker by sales.

In an interview at the DefExpo 2016 on Wednesday, Noronha said, irrespective of winning orders from the ministry of defence, Tata Motors is now contemplating to export FICV as there are at least 50,000 combat vehicles in the world that are facing replacement.

Tata Tiago will be launched on April 6, 2016 in India, confirms the homegrown carmaker. Just so you know, 'Tiago' is the rebranded 'Zica' that the company had showcased at the Auto Expo 2016. The company decided to drop the Zica name due to its resemblance with 'Zika' virus. The new name was selected through a name hunt contest that allowed people to suggest and vote for their favourite name.

Tata Tiago is based on the company's new design language IMPACT which will also be used for the Kite 5 sedan and few other upcoming Tata cars. Some of the standout design elements of the Tiago are wraparound headlights, 14-inch multi-spoke alloy wheels, Tata's new signature grille with 'Humanity Line'.

Tata Motors has said it has signed a follow-on contract with the Indian Army to supply 619 units of its 6X6 HMV (high-mobility vehicle) multi-axle truck.

Built with a material handling crane, the Tata 6X6 HMV is meant for loading-unloading and transportation of ammunition pallets, spares and other operational equipment.

Tata Motors’ newly appointed chief Guenter Butschek today said the company will undertake a transformation exercise, which would include a relook at brand positioning, revamping products and increasing its global footprint, in order to be “future ready”.

“Tata Motors will undergo a major transformation process in order to get future ready…We would like to effectively review the entire setup of Tata Motors as far as its structure is concerned, as far as the processes are concerned and when it comes to manufacturing, as far as the equipment and tools are concerned,” he told reporters in his maiden media interaction.

Tata Motors on Wednesday said it will supply 25 hybrid electric buses to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

The contract to supply Tata Starbus Diesel Series Hybrid Electric Bus with full low floor configuration is the single largest order awarded for hybrid electric vehicle technology, Tata Motors said in a statement.

A survey of corporate India by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) says the metals and mining, automobile and construction materials sectors lead in sustainable business practices.

The Sustainable Plus survey, revealed on Monday, looks at the 100 largest companies by market capitalisation across 20 sectors in the country. It is aimed at checking the environment, social and governance dimensions of business and measures the progress of Indian companies in adopting sustainable business practices.

Tata Motors is trading higher by 4% to Rs 369, extending its Friday’s 2% gain on the BSE after the company reported 17% year-on-year increase in group global wholesales, including that of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicles, at 98,842 units in February 2016. The company had sold 83,951 units in February 2016.

Global wholesales for JLR were 52,313 vehicles. Jaguar wholesales for the month were 10,247 vehicles and cumulative wholesales were 88,736 vehicles, while Land Rover wholesales for the month were 42,066 vehicles and cumulative wholesales were 390,770 vehicles.

Tata Motors arm TAL Manufacturing Solutions is set to launch its industrial articulated robot named BRABO priced between Rs 4 lakh and Rs 10 lakh in the Indian market.

The company is also eyeing the SAARC markets with its customisable indigenously developed robot that can handle payloads of 2, 5 and 10 kg targeting medium and small enterprises, TAL Manufacturing Solutions said in a statement.

Tata Motors, the country's biggest vehicle manufacturer, has signed an agreement with Pune-based Bharat Forge and General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) of the US, for the ministry of defence's (MoD’s) Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) programme.

Tata Motors will lead the consortium, with Bharat Forge as a partner. GDLS will bring its expertise in combat vehicle platforms. FICV is billed to be one of the army's biggest projects, worth $11 billion (Rs 78,000 crore).

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