Tata Motors will proceed to speculate round INR 2,000 crore yearly on the event of recent business automobiles and capital gear as the corporate works on a gamut of applied sciences to drive in direction of sustainable mobility, based on its Government Director Girish Wagh. The corporate’s business car (CV) division is engaged on a wide range of applied sciences starting from alternate gas to zero emission battery electrical, gas cell electrical and hydrogen ICE. “We’re engaged on all of the applied sciences, whether or not it’s alternate gas and even in zero emission, we’re engaged on battery electrical. We’re engaged on gas cell electrical. We’re additionally engaged on H2 ICE (hydrogen inner combustion engine),” Wagh advised PTI on the sidelines of the Auto Expo, held as a part of the Bharat Mobility World Expo 2025 right here.
On the expo, the corporate displayed a variety of CVs primarily based on varied gas applied sciences — from diesel, biodiesel, CNG, LNG, ethanol, flex gas, battery electrical to H2 ICE.
Requested how a lot funding the corporate will placed on new product growth, Wagh stated, “We proceed to spend roughly round INR 2,000 crore per yr on merchandise and capital gear, and we’ll proceed to be ballpark in that area.”
Inside that, he added, “I might say upwards of 40% is definitely being spent on all these new applied sciences, whether or not it’s electrification or ADAS (superior driver-assistance system) or linked car platform.”
Explaining the rationale for the corporate investing on a wide range of applied sciences, Wagh stated, “Battery electrical goes to work on the lighter aspect of the automobiles, and likewise for a predetermined sort of a route inside a metropolis or metropolis to semi-urban space.”
For longer distance and heavy obligation, he stated, “We’d like a hydrogen sort of expertise and that’s what it seems now. Due to this fact, we’re engaged on all these applied sciences.”
Furthermore, he stated, “For the reason that transition (zero emission) will not be going to occur instantly, we have additionally been engaged on all of the alternate fuels, which is the place the transition will occur by. Due to this fact, now we have invested in applied sciences which is able to handle all these necessities.”
On the ongoing expo, Tata Motors showcased 14 CVs with ADAS options. It additionally showcased the intra EV — an electrical pickup and next-generation hydrogen-powered Prima Truck — amongst others.
Wagh stated Tata Motors has undertaken a model repositioning for its CVs, retaining in tune with the altering demographics of India and aspirations of the individuals.
“The nation and its youth have gotten extra aspirational. What we have seen is that the expectation of consumers, particularly the youthful lot, as additionally the opposite stakeholders, whether or not it’s sellers and different stakeholders who assist us do enterprise, their expectations have been altering. So from that perspective, subsequently, now we have determined to refine our price proposition and have provide you with this positioning as ‘Higher At all times’,” Wagh stated.
Beneath this, he stated, “As an organization, we’ll proceed to attempt to do higher on daily basis for the shoppers and for different stakeholders. This may also include plenty of progress mindset, agility and expertise focus.”
Internally, he stated the corporate can also be present process a “very daring” transformation within the space of expertise and likewise addressing three mega traits of sustainability, security and digital and synthetic intelligence.
“So these three mega traits, the altering buyer expectations, we’re addressing by a daring transformation known as ‘Higher At all times’,” Wagh added.
