Article: Automotive transformation with e-Sourcing: Tata Motors, India's largest automobile company, is releasing its newest model in just a few months--the world's least-expensive car at $2500--thanks to low cost suppliers and effective sourcing initiatives which have helped to turn a $110 million loss into a $110 million profit.(Automotive)

Tata Motors is the largest automobile company in India with revenues exceeding $7 million. The company leads the market for commercial vehicles and is the country's second largest passenger car supplier with winning products in numerous categories. More than four million Tata vehicles have been on the road since the first rollout in 1954. Tata Motors employs 22,000 workers in 40 countries who are driven to be the "best in the manner in which we operate, best in the products we deliver and best in our value system and ethics."

The Problem

In 2001, Tata Motors started the year off with major challenges looming on the horizon. Revenues became sluggish as ...

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