| The Tata Group, one of India's largest private sector conglomerates, is renowned worldwide for its commitment to social welfare. |
| On 1 January 2008, Ford formally declared that Tata was the preferred bidder. |
| Tata, part of the Tata Group conglomerate, ranks as the 56th largest steel producer in the world on one list. |
| In 2006, the Left Front government invited the magnate Ratan Tata to set up his Nano factory at Singur. |
| Tata Steel owner Ratan Tata said he had been surprised by the rival offer, which throws his group's agreed takeover into jeopardy. |
| Sources in Tata Motors has said that a minimum of three years was needed from conception to launch. |
