Turnaround not a one-time effect, it is sustainable, says Tata Motors CEO

The CEO says the company has decided to put together a comprehensive turnaround plan in July 2017, which was aimed at taking the transformation ahead

Guenter Butschek, the managing director and chief executive officer at Tata Motors, who is credited with the turnaround visible in the domestic commercial vehicle (CV) and passenger vehicle (PV) business, tells Ajay Modi that his biggest challenges when he came on board in early 2016 were the complacency among team members and lack of willingness to change. According to Butschek, the management has been able to put employees on their toes and the results are visible. Edited excerpts:

You have had an eventful journey so far. How do you look back at the two-and-half year journey?

I am necessarily not