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REPORT: Tata pondering Nano launch for U.S. market

Could an extremely inexpensive, minuscule little car like the Tata Nano actually sell in America, a land historically enamored with powerful V8 engines surrounded by as much sheetmetal as possible? According to the Financial Times, Tata Motors may be about to find out, as the Indian automaker is said to be looking at an introduction into the U.S. market by 2011 or 2012. What makes Ratan Tata, chairman of the automaker that bears his name, think that his diminutive rear-engined machine might sell in the United States? The economy, of ... Read more →

Officially Official: Order books (finally) open on $2,000 Tata Nano Jeremy Korzeniewski

It's been a long time in the making, but the official launch of the Tata Nano has finally taken place. Billed as the World's Cheapest Car, the diminutive Nano will sell for just Rs. 1 lakh (about ...

Tata Motors sales plunge by nearly half Dan Roth

Even when you (intend to) make the cheapest brand-new car in the world, you can't escape an economic downturn. Global jitters and year-end hemming and hawing have conspired to slice Tata's December ...

Tata tours its Jaguar dealers Jonathon Ramsey

Ratan Tata, the man and mover behind Tata motors, is doing a Meet the Parents tour with Jaguar's oldest and largest U.S. dealers. As the best businesspeople do, he is flying across the States to meet ...

Jaguar/Land Rover sale a done deal, Tata names new CEO Jeremy Korzeniewski

It looks as if Ford is finally putting a fork in the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors... it's done. According to a statement from Ford, which can be read after the break, the sale of the ...

Tata wants supplier to develop $10 airbags for the Nano 1 year ago on Autoblog

It's nothing new to have automakers pushing suppliers to cut their component costs. For the past decade and a half, many companies have demanded suppliers provide price reductions of 3 to 5 percent a year, every year, with varying degrees of success. India's Tata Motors is taking these efforts to a ...

Mahindra joins Tata as interested party to purchase MV Agusta? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above for pictures of the Brutale 910 R Tata Motors, rumored to have been interested in purchasing a large chunk of Italian motorcycle maker MV Agusta, could have some competition. Another large Indian conglomerate, Mahindra & Mahindra may now be interested in a controlling ...

Tata to enter two vehicles in Automotive X Prize 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Tata Nano. Up until today, there were no major automobile manufacturers taking part in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. That changes with Tata Motors signing a letter of intent to compete in both the Alternative and Mainstream classes. The ...

Rumormill: Tata looking to buy stake in MV Agusta 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above for pictures of the Brutale 910 R Volkswagen may not be the only auto manufacturer interesting in a storied Italian motorcycle maker. Hot on the heels of its purchase of Jaguar and Land Rover, rumors are swirling that Tata may be considering purchasing a stake in MV Agusta. ...

Build your own Tata Nano. You know you want the sticker package. 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a gallery of custom Nanos For the time being, you have to live in India to buy a Tata Nano. The new people's car is slated for domestic consumption only for now, but that doesn't mean you can't unleash your inner Nano shopper. That's right, Tata's website now allows anyone to ...

BREAKING: Ford sells Jaguar / Land Rover for $2 billion to Tata Motors 1 year ago on Autoblog

According to Automotive News, the deal is done. Today Ford signed a deal with India-based Tata Motors to sell its Jaguar and Land Rover brands for over $2 billion. Ford will supposedly announce the deal officially tomorrow (Wednesday), but sources close to the transaction say the receipt's already ...






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