What awaits Tata Motors' next chairman: stronger portfolio, new challenges

Tata Motors is a big car company in India that makes passenger cars and trucks.

The company is led by Tata Sons, whose chairman, N Chandrasekaran, is leaving soon.

The next chairman will take over a Tata Motors that has split its truck business into a new, separate company.

That commercial vehicle business is doing very well, with strong revenue, profits and a big share of the Indian market.

The passenger car business in India also sold more cars than ever before last year.

But the British brand Jaguar Land Rover is struggling because of tariffs, weak demand in China and a cyber incident, which pushed its revenue down sharply.

The new chairman's job is to keep the India business growing while helping JLR recover.

He will also oversee plans such as buying the truck maker Iveco and launching new electric vehicles.

In short, the task is now about execution rather than a turnaround.