New Delhi, Jun 4 (PTI) Tata Motors on Tuesday said its board has approved to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary to house commercial vehicles business.

The company has proposed the name of the new unit as TML Commercial Vehicles Ltd (TMLCVL).

Also Read | Who Will Be New Odisha CM? From Dharmendra Pradhan to Jayanarayan Mishra and Manmohan Samal, List of Leaders Who May Become First BJP Chief Minister of Odisha.

The entity is proposed to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, Tata Motors said in a regulatory filing.

In March this year, Tata Motors announced the demerger of its commercial and passenger vehicle segments into two separate listed entities to better capitalise on growth opportunities.

Also Read | Parade of Planets 2024: Six Planets of Solar System To Align in Straight Line Today, Know Time and How To Watch Rare Planetary Alignment in India.

As part of the initiative, the CV business and its related investments would be housed in one entity, while the passenger vehicle business, including electric vehicles, Jaguar Land Rover and its related investments, will come under a separate listed entity.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)