"From a demand perspective, the market that we will watch like a hawk is China where we are seeing stress in the market," says Tata Motors group chief financial officer P.B. Balaji.
Revenue from operations rose 5.7% year-on-year to ₹107,316 crore for the first quarter compared to ₹101,528 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
Increased spending on R&D comes as Tata Motors focuses on extending its electric vehicle product range, developing flex-fuel powertrain, fuel cell EV and Hydrogen ICE
JLR will utilise its existing facility in Pune for production, complementing the current global manufacturing at the historic Solihull plant in the UK.
While there are limited synergies between CV and PV businesses, there are considerable synergies to be harnessed across PV, EV and JLR, says Tata Motors