Tata Motors’ 128th passenger car dealership fully operational in Kolkata
March 19, 2005

As part of its on-going dealership network expansion plans, Tata Motors, India’s largest automobile manufacturing company, announced the opening of its 128th car dealership in India with the inauguration of M/s R D Motors at Kolkata. Two state-of-art facilities spread over 45,000 square feet were inaugurated in the presence of Somnath Chatterjee, Lok Sabha speaker, Subhas Chakraborty, minister for transport and sports in the West Bengal government and Amitava Nandy, member of parliament. Also present at the occasion was Rajiv Dube, vice president — commercial, Tata Motors.

R D Motors is part of the Rs 250 crore — RDB Group. The R D Motors dealership located at B T Road will cater to the northern area of the city, complemented by the second set-up, a two-level modern showroom at Kolkata’s prime VIP Road. An ultra modern 46-bay workshop complete with advanced equipment, tools and machineries is now fully operational at Rajarhat Road.

R D Motors is the fifth car dealership in the state of West Bengal and the 21st in the eastern region.

With the inauguration of dealership operations at M/s R D Motors, customers of Tata Motors’ passenger vehicles in and around Kolkata can now look forward to increased options and choice, as well as enhanced levels of support for the vehicles that they purchase.

Tata Motors’ dealerships retail a comprehensive range of passenger vehicles for the Indian market. The product range comprises of five brands:

• The Safari range of premium sports utility vehicles
• The Tata Indigo, a best seller in the entry mid-size segment and the recently launched Indigo Marina, which has virtually revived the dormant estate market.
• The Indica V2, India’s leading compact car
• The Sumo range, which continues to be amongst the leading brands in the utility vehicle segment.

Tata Motors recently introduced the Tata Indica in Turkey. The company also showcased its latest ‘crossover’ concept car, XOver, a luxurious seven-seater tourer with the visible cues of a sports utility vehicle, at the prestigious 75th Geneva Motor Show, held earlier this month.

Tata Motors is the second largest passenger vehicle player in the domestic market with a market share of 16.9 per cent. Including the Sumo and Safari, over 800,000 passenger vehicles ply on Indian roads. The company also exports its passenger vehicles to markets in Europe, South Africa and the SAARC region.

Tata Motors is the largest automaker in the country spanning the widest range of commercial and passenger vehicles. The company achieved a total turnover of Rs 14,226 crore for the period April - December 2004 with a net profit of Rs 849 crore.