TAFE History

The Amalgamations Group entered the tractor business in 1960. Simpson & Company was already making Perkins Diesel Engines and the founder chairman of the group, Mr.Anantharamakrishnan's own great interest in agriculture and the Green Revolution in making, made the group grab the opportunity to make tractors when it presented itself.

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. At that time, the estimated demand for tractors in India was 12,000 tractors per year and TAFE was allocated a capacity of 7,000 tractors a year. Initially 50% of the tractor was built with indigenous content but within two years this rose to 85%. From these early beginnings, we are proud to have risen to a turnover of INR 13,700 Crores apart from the distinction of powering farms in over 80 countries across the world.