03 September 20201
When the Prime Minister said to go ‘vocal for local’, he also meant that products be made competitive vis-a-vis global brands.
Tata Motors - India’s leading auto brand - seems to have solidified the brand’s stance for the ‘Vocal for Local’ initiative, by manufacturing high-end military support vehicles not just for the country, but one that fits the purpose of international defence deals.
More recently, the Thai ambassador to India lauded India's "Atmanirbhar Bharat" (Self Reliant India) initiative by announces the purchase of 600 Tata motors military trucks.
According to Motoroids report, Tata Motors has been a prime defence supplier to the Armed and Paramilitary Forces of the country for a long time now. The Group's history with the Defence sector goes way back to the 1940s.
Apart from being a leading supplier of mobility solutions to the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force and various Paramilitary forces, the company also exports its range of specialized Defence vehicles to SAARC, ASEAN, African nations and the UN peacekeeping forces in conflict zones in Africa.