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TataIndica

1998–2018 India A-segment 21 production years
Production1998–2018
Recorded originIndia
ClassA-segment
Background

The Tata Indica is a B-segment car launched by the Indian manufacturer Tata Motors in 1998. It was the first Indian hatchback with a diesel engine. It was the first passenger hatchback from Tata Motors, with previous models being station wagons and SUVs.

Text adapted from “Tata Indica” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1998–2018

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia infobox ↗21 years
Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations2006–2010

Swiss type-approval years; approval dates are not production chronology.

Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗5 years