Tata group overview
From the House of Tata

The Tata group is a global business conglomerate founded by Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata in 1868 and headquartered in Mumbai, India. Shaped by a lineage of sound and straightforward business principles, the group is built on a foundation of trust and transparency. This forms the basis of every business we, at Tata Steel, operate in.

Bombay House, Mumbai
Businesses at a glance

From an early foray into steel and automobiles, to staying abreast of the latest
technologies, the Tata group is present in 150 countries and six continents.
It operates through 30 companies that are segregated into 10 clusters.

Automotive

Automotive

Automotive

Steel

Automotive

Information technology

Automotive

Consumer and retail

Automotive

Infrastructure

Automotive

Telecommunication & media

Automotive

Trading and investments

Automotive

Financial services

Automotive

Tourism and travel

Automotive

Aerospace and defence

Values at the core

Our value system is not an adjunct to profits, but forms the very core around which
each Tata group company works to create long-term stakeholder value based on
‘Leadership with Trust’.

Integrity

We will be fair, honest, transparent and ethical in our conduct; everything we do must stand the test of public scrutiny.

Excellence

We will be passionate about achieving the highest standards of quality, always promoting meritocracy.

Unity

We will invest in our people and partners, enable continuous learning, and build caring and collaborative relationships based on trust and mutual respect.

Responsibility

We will integrate environmental and social principles in our businesses, ensuring that what comes from the people goes back to the people many times over.

Pioneering

We will be bold and agile, courageously taking on challenges, using deep customer insight to develop innovative solutions.

A look back
  • 1868

    Began as a trading company by Jamsetji Tata that had a capital outlay of ₹21,000

  • 1903

    Inaugurated Taj Mahal Hotel

  • 1907

    Established Tata Iron and Steel Company (now Tata Steel)

  • 1941

    Commissioned the Tata Memorial Hospital

  • 1945

    Established Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company (now Tata Motors)

  • 1954

    Incorporated Voltas

  • 1968

    Established Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

  • 1984

    Forayed into watch market with Titan Industries, a Joint Venture (JV) with the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO)

  • 1994

    Entered Indian jewellery market with Tanishq

  • 1998

    Launched Tata Indica, India’s first indigenously designed and manufactured car, and Tata Safari, India’s first SUV

  • 2000

    Tata Tea (now Tata Global Beverages) acquired the erstwhile 160-year-old British Tetley group

  • 2001

    Entered insurance space with two JVs: Tata AIG, this year, and Tata AIA in 2000

  • 2006

    Launched Direct-to-Home (DTH) service Tata Sky

  • 2015

    Formed Vistara, Tata Sons’ JV with Singapore Airlines

  • 2018

    TCS became the first listed Indian IT company to cross US$100 billion in market capitalisation

  • 2019

    Tata Global Beverages and Tata Chemicals combined consumer brands to create Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

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At home around the world

The Tata group has made significant investments in different geographies.
With its ever increasing international footprint, the group is now reaching
out to customers in the farthest corners of the world.

Headquarters
Mumbai
London
Dubai

Representative offices
Washington DC
Singapore
Beijing

Washington DC

North America

London

Europe

Dubai

Middle East
& North Africa

Mumbai

India

Singapore

China

Beijing

Asia Pacific