Ratan Tata Birthday: 'Tata's Ratan' took revenge for Ford Chairman's insult after nine years, today is his 86th birthday.

Posted on 28th Dec 2023 by rohit kumar

Today i.e. 28th December is the 86th birthday of Indian industrialist and honorary chairman of Tata Sons Ratan Tata. Apart from being a renowned businessman, Ratan Tata has also been a motivational speaker. They do not believe in conducting business without the spirit of philanthropy and humanity. He was born on 28 December 1937 in Mumbai to Naval Tata and Suni Tata. He was part of the country's prestigious Tata family. He started his career in Tata Group at the age of 25.

 

Ratan Tata went to America for studies in 1959

In the year 1959, he went to Cornell University of America to study Architecture and Structural Engineering. Before returning to India in 1962, he worked in a company named Jones and Emmons of Los Angeles. After returning to India in 1962, he joined Tata Group. He got his first job in the group in Tata Steel Division located in Jamshedpur. In the year 1975, he took a management course from Harvard Business School. Became the chairman of Tata Group in the year 1991. These are the things that everyone knows about Ratan Tata. But there are some things about Ratan Tata that very few people know.

 

Ratan Tata brought the first completely made-in-India car

Ratan Tata started production of a completely built car for the first time in India. The name of this car is Tata Indica. This car, 100% made in India, was first displayed at the Auto Expo and Geneva International Motor Show in the year 1998. Indica was the first indigenous car which was available in both petrol and diesel engines. Under the leadership of Ratan Tata, Tata Group made its international splash by acquiring Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus, British luxury brand Land Rover and Jaguar. Ratan Tata also has the achievement of making the world's cheapest car Tata Nano.

 

Worked on laying limestone in the furnace at Tata Steel.

Despite a job offer with American tech giant IBM, Tata decided to return to India and started his career with Tata Steel. His family members were the owners of the company, but he started working in the company as an ordinary employee. He also did work like putting limestone in furnaces in the Tata Steel plant.

 

Ratan Tata is fond of flying planes and cars

Ratan Tata is very fond of flying. He became the first Indian to fly the F-16 Falcon in 2007. He is also very fond of cars. His collection includes cars like the Maserati Quattroporte, Mercedes Benz S-Class, Mercedes Benz 500 SL, and Jaguar F-Type.

 

...when the chairman of Ford company insulted Ratan Tata

When Indigo was first launched in the 90s, the company's sales did not meet expectations. At that time Tata Group decided to sell the passenger car division of Tata Motors which was facing challenges. For this, Ratan Tata spoke to Bill Ford, chairman of American car manufacturing company Ford Motors. During the conversation, Bill Ford made fun of him and said you don't know anything, why did you start the passenger car division? It would be a big favor to you if I made this deal. Ratan Tata was deeply hurt by these words of Ford Chairman but he did not express it. After that, he postponed his decision to sell the passenger car division and took revenge on them in his style.

 

This is how Ratan Tata took revenge for the insult after nine years

After postponing the deal with Ford, Ratan Tata returned home and focused on the car division of Tata Motors and took it to great heights. Nearly nine years after the conversation with the head of Ford, Tata Motors cars had made their mark all over the world. The company's cars were included in the world's best-selling category. On the other hand, the condition of Ford Company was worsening. Tata took the responsibility of bailing out the sinking Ford company and at the same time, he also took revenge for his insult nine years ago. To rescue Ford which was facing challenges, Ratan Tata offered to buy its popular brands Jaguar and Land Rover. But instead of going to America, he called Ford's chairman to India for a deal.

 

Instead of Ford Chairman, he praised Tata.

To avenge his insult, Ratan Tata, without saying anything, created such a situation that the Ford Chairman had to change his tune. While accepting Ratan Tata's offer in Mumbai, Ford Chairman Bill Ford said the same things about himself that he had once said while insulting Ratan Tata. During that time he thanked Ratan Tata and said, "You are doing us a big favor by purchasing the Jaguar and Land Rover series."

 

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