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Force Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra. Established in 1958 by N. K. Firodia, the company was originally known as Bajaj Tempo Motors due to its origin as a joint venture between Bajaj Auto and Germany's Tempo. It was strategically renamed Force Motors in 2005. Today, the company operates as a key subsidiary of Jaya Hind Industries Pvt. Ltd. within the Dr. Abhay Firodia Group of Companies, with Dr. Abhay Firodia serving as Chairman and Prasan A. Firodia as Managing Director. The company is a highly flexible, vertically integrated automobile manufacturer specializing in the design, engineering, development, and production of automotive components, aggregates, and a diverse range of vehicles. Force Motors occupies a leading position in the Indian commercial vehicle market, standing as the nation's largest van manufacturer. Its extensive product portfolio spans several segments, including Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV), Multi-Utility Vehicles (MUV), Small Commercial Vehicles (SCV), Special Application Vehicles, and Agricultural Tractors. Among its most prominent flagship brands is the Force Traveller, which heavily dominates the Indian light commercial vehicle passenger segment with a market share exceeding 65%, serving critical utility roles as ambulances, school buses, and delivery vans. Other notable vehicle platforms include the Trax, a rugged utility vehicle favored for rural transport, the Urbania, a premium modern modular monocoque passenger van designed for shared urban mobility, and the Gurkha, an extreme off-road sports utility vehicle that is also supplied to the Indian Defence Sector. In the agricultural segment, it produces tractors under brands like Balwan and Orchard. Beyond vehicle manufacturing, Force Motors has established a reputation for high-precision contract manufacturing of high-technology aggregates. The company is a primary supplier of engines and axles to global luxury automotive brands operating in India. It maintains dedicated, state-of-the-art facilities that build and test every engine for Mercedes-Benz cars and SUVs produced in India since 1997, as well as a dedicated plant in Chennai built in 2015 to produce engines and transmissions exclusively for BMW cars and SUVs. Additionally, a joint venture established in 2018 with Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG, named Force MTU Power Systems Pvt. Ltd., manufactures Series 1600 engines in India for worldwide power generation and rail applications. Financially, Force Motors is a publicly traded entity listed on both the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The company employs a workforce of over 10,000 individuals, backed by a strong advanced R&D center in Pune. For the fiscal year 2025, the company reported consolidated revenue from operations of over INR 8,000 crore and a consolidated profit after tax of approximately INR 800 crore.