Around ten months after the Tata Nano”s launch, Tata has booked 206,703 sales and has delivered some 17,000 units. According to some research done by Christian Science Motor, some 70 percent of bookings came from nonmetro areas. The publication gives an example of Satish Kumar, a rural farmer who doesn’t really need a car but [...]
We’ve heard Tata Motors Chairman and CEO Ratan Tata say over and over again that the Nano subcompact is being prepared for sale in the United States. At the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, Tata Technologies Ltd., the global engineering arm of the Tata, brought the tiny car to Motor City as a publicity stunt. While [...]
According to Tata Motors’ CEO, Ratan Tata, the company still considering selling its ultra-cheap Nano minicar in the United States within three years. “We also recognize there is a market (for the Nano) not only in developing countries, but possibly in the developed countries,” Tata said at the New Delhi auto show. “For the United States [...]
Tata Group’s chairman Ratan Tata told a South Korean newspaper that the company is considering a hybrid version of the Tata Nano to take the environment-friendly nature of the minicar one step further. Maeil Business Newspaper quoted Tata saying that low-priced goods would create stronger demand than high-end products in India, and the so-called low-price revolution [...]
Renault and Nissan’s CEO Carlos Ghosn is still betting big on the ultra low-cost car segment and reaffirmed that the group will have a Tata Nano competitor, in a partnership with Bajaj Auto, by 2011. Speaking at the India Economic Summit, Ghosn said that the compact car is still a goal not only in India, [...]
According to a report by the Business Standard, Tata Motors may let other local car assemblers build its Nano and sell it as their own brand. Vice Chairman Ravi Kant said that Tata is considering allowing assemblers to set up a micro-assembly sites across the country to produce about 10,000 Nanos a year. “We call [...]
Tata Motors is planning to increase production of its Nano minicar, a senior official told reporters Monday. “In the last three months, we have been averaging about 2,500 Nano’s per month,” said Rajiv Dube, head of the company’s passenger car business. ”We are gearing up for a higher number and we are ramping up our production [...]
According to newly appointed vice president of international operations Nick Reilly, GM is considering a Tata Nano competitor for emerging markets. Reilly said that GM has plans to build a small car in Asia that would be sold for under $5,000. “It’s definitely a segment that is interesting, and something that every manufacturer is looking at,” [...]
As we come close to wrap up the day, it’s time for our Miscellaneous Thoughts post with some of random findings and our update of the 2009 Nissan 370Z that we’re test driving this week. 2009 Nissan 370Z Test-Drive Update: We’ve had the 2009 Nissan 370Z for 4 days now and we have absolutely fallen [...]
Tony Stark spied driving Audi R8 Spyder: Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) was spied driving to work in his brand new Audi R8 Spyder, which will make its official debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. Power comes from a 525-hp V10 taking the R8 Spyder from 0 to 62 mph in 4.1 seconds with [...]
