[5] As per Forbes list of India's 100 richest tycoons, dated October 09, 2024, Abhay Firodia is ranked 71st with a net worth of $4.45 Billion.

[7] Aside from manufacturing light transport vehicles, Force Motors also makes engines and axles, as well as a large variety of die-cast aluminium parts.

[1] Bajaj started assembling three-wheeled auto rickshaws and small trucks in 1951, under license from Tempo of Germany.

The word Tempo (a registered trademark of Daimler) is now generic for any small goods carrier in India.

In 1987, Force Motors set up a new plant at Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh, for the production of Tempo Traveller.

[9] In 1997, Daimler asked it to set up a dedicated facility for assembling and testing engines for Mercedes passenger cars to be made in India.

[1] Force Motors signed technology sourcing agreements in 2003 with MAN SE for which payments were made up front.

[11] In 2012, Force Motors launched Traveller 26, a monocoque panel van that can seat 26 persons, designed entirely in-house.