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- ↑ "Tata Motors, Jayem Automotives unveil new range of cars".
- ↑ "Jayem to roll out electric cars". The Hindu .
- ↑ "Former racer to drive Nano electrification".
- ↑ "Ratan Tata's investment in Jayem spun off to a new company". The Times of India .
- ↑ "Tata aims to capitalise the electric vehicle market with the Jayem Neo".
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