INFORMATION BROCHURE 2014 - 15
WHO
WE ARE
It is important to know where we are, so as to reach where we want to be.
On December 15, 1960, Mr. S. Anantharamakrishnan announced at a press conference at Chennai, his plans to manufacture tractors and implements at Simpson's Industrial Estate in collaboration with Massey Ferguson of Toronto. At that time, the estimated demand for tractors in India was 12000 tractors per year and TAFE was allocated a capacity of 7000 tractors a year.
Today, TAFE is India’s largest exporter of tractors World’s third largest manufacturer of tractors with a turnover of over 2 Billion dollars having supplied 150,000 tractors worldwide.
We are here because each one of us has worked towards a collective vision.
The farmer is our nation’s most coveted asset. He sows, he reaps and he feeds the Nation. It is imperative that we make his task simple, efficient and environment friendly.
The Farmer is our Friend.