World's 10 Most Powerful Indian Public Companies
#5 TATA Motors (World Rank: 332): Tata Motors is India’s largest automobile company. It is the leader in commercial vehicles segment, and is among the top in passenger vehicles segment as well. It won awards, in the compact, midsize car and utility vehicle segments. Tata Motors is the world’s fifth largest truck manufacturer and fourth largest bus manufacturer. Headquartered in India and established in 1945, over 8 million Tata vehicles ply on Indian roads since 1945. Headed by Cyrus P. Mistry, the Non-Executive Director and Chairman, the company’s manufacturing base in India is spread across Jamshedpur, Pune, Lucknow, Pantnagar, Sanand and Dharwad.
#6 Indian Oil (World Rank: 416): Indian Oil is headquartered in New Delhi. Indian Oil today accounts for nearly half of India’s petroleum consumption, reaching petroleum products to millions of people every day through a network of around 35,000 sales points across the country. There are 167 bulk storage terminals and depots, 101 aviation fuel stations and 89 Indane LPG bottling plants. Established as an oil marketing entity on 30 June 1959, Indian Oil Company Limited was renamed as Indian Oil Corporation Limited on 1 September 1964 followed with the merging of Indian Refineries Limited. From a startup company in its early years till now, Indian Oil has grown over 3000 times.
