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Tata Pixel Concept hints at sexier Nano for the European market

Tata Pixel Concept hints at sexier Nano for the European market

Now that the hype of the Tata Nano is starting to die off, Indian automaker Tata Motors has decided to offer the European market its own, sexier version of the pint-size compact. The Tata Pixel Concept made its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show last week and hints at a future subcompact for the [...]

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Tata Goldplus Nano: World’s cheapest car to be covered in gold

Tata Goldplus Nano: World’s cheapest car to be covered in gold

The Tata Nano is known as the world’s cheapest car – however, to celebrate the 5,000th anniversary of Indian Jewelry, Tata Group will cover the world’s cheapest car in gold. Teaming up with Titan, a subsidiary of Tata Group, Tata will build the Goldplus Nano by April/May 2011. The winning design, seen above, was chosen [...]

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Tata Motors to offer 4-year warranty on the Nano

Tata Motors to offer 4-year warranty on the Nano

To make customers feel better after several Tata Nano’s caught fire, Tata Motors announced that it will offer a 4-year manufacturer’s warranty on the world’s cheapest car. The warranty will be extended to all existing customers of the vehicle. Earlier last month, Tata announced it would contact 70,000 Nano owners to offer them the option [...]

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Sales of Tata Nano decrease, Nov. 2009 sales come in at 509 units

Sales of Tata Nano decrease, Nov. 2009 sales come in at 509 units

Sales of the world’s cheapest car, the Tata Nano, plunged 85 percent in November 2009 to 509 units. That is lowest figure since the Nano made its debut last year. The drop in sales comes as customers face difficulty in accessing loans to purchase vehicles. In an e-mail response to Bloomberg, Tata Motors said that [...]

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Tata offering 70,000 Nano owners safety upgrades following fires

Tata offering 70,000 Nano owners safety upgrades following fires

Tata Motors has announced that it is offering owners of the subcompact Nano, the world’s cheapest car, the option to install safety protection in the car after a couple of them went up in flames last year. Tata will reach out to 70,000 owners of the Nano to offer them the option of installing “additional [...]

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New Jaguar concept due in Paris, will show new design language

New Jaguar concept due in Paris, will show new design language

Sources inside Tata Motors have confirmed that Jaguar will show a new dramatic sports car concept at the 2010 Paris Motor Show later this month. The concept, which will not be produced, will show a new design direction for the brand and will celebrate the company’s 75th anniversary. While details about the concept are being [...]

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Jaguar/Land Rover enjoying strong sales, Tata requests more engines from Ford

Jaguar/Land Rover enjoying strong sales, Tata requests more engines from Ford

Jaguar and Land Rover are both enjoying strong growth under their new owner, Tata Motors. The Indian company is now working with FoMoCo to increase the supply of engines after a larger-than-expected jump in sales left it facing an inventory shortage, reports Bloomberg. According to Ralf Speth, chief executive officer of Jaguar Land Rover, FoMoCo [...]

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Tata to produce Land Rover vehicles in India next year

Tata to produce Land Rover vehicles in India next year

Land Rover’s new owner, Tata Motors, plans on producing vehicles for the SUV brand in India starting next year, according to CEO Ratan Tata. Tata, which also bought Jaguar from FoMoCo in 2008, is also in talks in setting up an assembly line operation in China. Shares of Tata Motors today rose to their highest [...]

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Tata confirms new Jaguar station wagon, roadster, entry-level model

Tata confirms new Jaguar station wagon, roadster, entry-level model

We’ve been hearing a lot about new Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles in the works but nothing has been officially confirmed by the brand’s owner, Tata… until now. For a while rumors have been flying around that Jaguar is working on a station wagon variant of the XF and a new roadster known has the [...]

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Report: Tata Nano to see a 4% price jump

Report: Tata Nano to see a 4% price jump

In some not so surprising news today, the world’s cheapest car, the Tata Nano, is about to undergo a price jump. Tata said that it is currently contacting customers on the waiting list to tell them that the car will see a 3 percent to 4 percent price jump. The original asking price for the [...]

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