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REPORT: Tata increases Nano production to keep up with strong demand

Tata Nano - Click above for high-res image gallery According to Autocar in the UK, Tata has a success story on its hands in the form of the diminutive Nano microcar, which is currently for sale in India and is the least expensive new automobile in the world. Says Rajiv Dube, head of Tata's passenger car business: In the last three months, we have been averaging about 2,500 Nano [sales] per month. We are gearing up for a higher number and we are ramping up our production capacity by 20 percent from this month. For those keeping track of such ... Read more →

REPORT: With Fiat's help, Tata could sell the Nano in Latin America Xavier Navarro

Tata Nano - Click for high-res image gallery We knew that the famous – and now available – $2,500 Indian car was heading to Europe and the United States. The next market where the ...

REPORT: Tata threatening to nix Vista electric launch in UK Sebastian Blanco

The Nano's bigger and all-electric cousin, the Tata Motors' Vista Indica, could be put on hold if the British government doesn't provide the Indian company with a £10 million loan. Unveiled ...

First Tata Nano delivered to customer in Mumbai Sebastian Blanco

The first customer to get a Tata Nano has taken delivery of the world's cheapest car today. Tata Motors delivered the car to Mr. Ashok Raghunath Vichare of Mumbai who paid just 100,000 rupees ...

VIDEO: Tata Nano gets its crash on Jeremy Korzeniewski

To all those who thought reports of the Tata Nano passing European crash testing were worthless without pics, we now have a few of those plus one better: Video. It seems the actual Nano submitted ...

Tata Motors look to Scandinavian companies to raise eco-awareness 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Executives at India's Tata Motors admit that their company is a bit behind the times when it comes to environmental awareness when compared to established players in Europe. "We are behind as far as the world is concerned. There are many Scandinavian companies because they are more conscious of ...

SAE 2009: all-electric Tata Indica getting ready for Norway, then the world 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Although the all-electric Tata Indica on display at the SAE World Congress in Detroit this week is not the soon-to-be-released model, there's a lot we can learn from the vehicle - and from TM4's Eriz Azeroual - about how the technology will be implemented when the new model goes on sale in ...

Tata says it sells over 51,000 Nano "booking forms" in five days 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Tata knew pent-up demand for its super-cheap Nano would be so high in advance of its official delivery date that the Indian automaker set up an unique pre-ordering system allowing potential customers to sign up with booking forms. After all these forms have been collected, a computer will ...

Tata to send Nano to America? 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Could an extremely inexpensive, minuscule little car like the Tata Nano actually sell in America, the land historically enamored with powerful V8 engines surrounded by as much sheet metal as possible? According to reports, Tata Motors may be about to find out, as the Indian automaker is said to ...

Tata to launch Nano on March 23, begin taking orders April first week in April 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Tata Nano has endured more than its fair share of delays, having originally carried a planned sale date of October, 2008. Needless to say, that time frame came and went with zero Nanos rolling down the assembly line, due to a wide range of issues, not the least of which was a great deal of ...

Tata Motors still working on electric and air-powered Nano models 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Once again, Tata Motors has confirmed that it plans to launch diesel, electric and compressed air-powered versions of its diminutive Nano microcar. We think that's great, but it's hard to get too excited about the prospect until the standard twin cylinder gas-powered model is actually ...

Tata Nano delayed, again, and this time there's no timetable for introduction 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Will the Tata Nano, much hyped as the world's cheapest car, ever arrive? Production of the car, which has has been delayed by protests in the recent past, could be put off once again now that Tata Motors unexpectedly lost money in the third fiscal quarter (which ended in December). Sales of ...

Tata: Nano to get diesel by end of 2011 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've been expecting Tata to officially announce a diesel engine option for its diminutive little Nano microcar for quite some time now, and things appear to be moving in that direction once again. Tensions have been high over the last few months as violent protesters forced the Indian ...

Tata Motors to offer world's cheapest hybrid? 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Tata Motors made a big splash when it announced the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest automobile. Could the Indian automaker follow that car up with the world's cheapest hybrid? Well, that really depends on your definition of hybrid, as Tata is said to be working on a more eco-friendly version ...

Tata delays introduction of the diesel-powered Nano 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The last-minute relocation of the factory to build the new Tata Nano has meant an overall delay to the program. On top of the that, the diesel version has been delayed even longer. Most recently, Tata had planned to launch the diesel version of the world's cheapest car sometime in 2009, but that ...

Pics: Tata shows off electric Indica at SIAM Expo 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) Annual Expo is happening in New Delhi and Tata Motors has chosen this venue in which to show off a prototype of their upcoming all-electric Indica. Although we had previously told you it exists and would be built in Norway, thanks to Cubic Capacity, we can ...

Protests stopped at Tata Nano plant, future still uncertain 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Questions about the future of the Tata Nano - questions that flared up when the plant that was to build the world's cheapest car was put under siege recently - are starting to be answered, but only just. The protest at the plant has now ended, the BBC reports, and the fallout is now beginning. ...

Tata Motors' unveiles all-electric versions of the Ace and Indica 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Tata Motors has confirmed that the rumors of an all-electric Tata Ace and the all-electric Tata Indica are true. In an unveiling in India this past week, the company took the wraps off of two lithium-ion battery-powered EV prototypes based on the Ace work truck and the Indica sedan (pictured). As ...

Protests against Tata Motors stop work at Nano plant 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this week, we heard rumblings that workers at the east India plant that is supposed to build the Tata Nano could be besieged by members and supporters of the opposition party in the state. Automotive News Europe now brings us an update and says that the dissatisfaction against Tata Motors ...

Tata sends Indica to Norway to gain electric drivetrain, street cred 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Tata Motors announced last week, curiously, they would be building an electric car by the end of the fiscal year in Norway. One of the first questions that sprang to mind was answered today by news that the vehicle in question will be based on the "tried and tested" Indica (pictured above) and not ...

Tata Nano to come in diesel, electric flavors 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click above for more images of the Tata Nano Those in emerging markets hoping to get their hands on the cheapest car in the world may soon have a few more option boxes to consider checking. Chairman Ratan Tata has said in the past that an electric-only version of the Tata Nano is likely, and now ...

Tata and Chrysler's GEM plan electric delivery vehicle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Way back in January, rumors began swirling regarding a potential tie-up between Chrysler's GEM and India's Tata Motors. The rumored love-child was an electric version of the delivery truck known in India as the Tata Ace. Now, we have a potential price for the unit, and it sounds almost too good to ...

Jaguar and Land Rover hiring 600 to cut CO2 emissions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Now that Jaguar and Land Rover are no longer part of the Ford family, they can't rely on the engineers in Dearborn to provide them with technology they need to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. The new owners from Tata also don't have that expertise in house. With CO2 emissions limits coming ...

Ratan Tata, Michael Boustridge join X Prize Foundation Board 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A month ago, Tata Motors announced they would be entering two vehicles in the Automotive X Prize. The company's involvement with the 100 mpge challenge has now deepened as Ratan Tata, the Chairman of Tata Sons (which owns Tata Motors, the maker of the Tata Nano, among other companies) has become a ...

VIDEO: Examining the design compromises in the Tata Nano 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the photo to watch the BBC video of the Nano engineers When you set out to produce a car at one-third the cost of anything else on the market, a lot things invariably need to be left behind. Creating a car like the Tata Nano requires taking a complete top down look at every system in the ...

Fiat considers new brand for low-cost cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

According to our list of the cheapest cars in the world, Fiat already offers the ninth least expensive car available: the Palio. It seems as if that might be the cheapest vehicle which Fiat would be interested in placing its name on, as reports are coming in which indicate that the company is ...

Tata to get class, Pininfarina to get cash in Indian design center deal 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In what might be the most perfectest (work with me here) odd couple match-up since chocolate and peanut butter, Pininfarina, car designer extraordinaire and builder of the hydrogen fuel cell-powered Sintesi concept car (silver automotive objet d'art pictured above), with minority participation from ...

Most promising green technologies number nine: compressed air 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Who would have thought that a concept as simple as compressed air could be a viable automotive technology? Sure, we all fill our tires with the stuff, but some automakers - MDI, for one - are considering compressed air as an energy carrier, like a battery. Whether a vehicle is engineered to run ...

Indian clock maker to challenge Tata Nano with electric car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Tata Nano made headlines as the world's least expensive new car and it's now facing a new challenger that's battery powered. The Ajanta Group is better known for making clocks but they also build electric scooters and bikes. The Gujarat-based Ajanta wants to get into the car business with an ...

GM working on small car to challenge Tata Nano 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We told you recently about a car looking very much like last year's Chevy Beat concept being spotted testing in China. We still don't know if that car was actually a GM prototype or copy from one of the countless Chinese automakers who have no qualms about using the design departments of other, ...

Indian bike makers working on natural gas options in response to Tata Nano 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Motorcycle, scooter and moped manufacturers in India are worried. Since Tata announced their ultra-cheap Nano, the two-wheeled industry is abuzz with worry that the populace will quickly abandon their old single-track vehicles for the safety and convenience of a four-wheeler if the price points get ...

The ten cheapest cars in the world - #7 - Tata Indica 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Tata Indica: India. $8,500. The Indica has always been the ugly duckling in the European market, where it survives because there's nothing cheaper available (well, the latest Fiat 600 can sometimes be found for under 6,000 EUR). The car is also sold in South Africa, where it's a huge success. The ...

Air Car will be released this year thanks to $30 million from Tata 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

According to Climate Change Corp, the Air Car will be released this year thanks to a $30,000,000 investment from Tata. Months ago, we told you about reports in The Age newspaper and BBC News that MDI, Moteur Development International, said the car would be released in 2008. We dialed back our ...

Tata Nano body will be built by Caparo Group, car coming to Europe in 2012 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Two updates on the Tata Nano, aka the world's cheapest car. First, the Indian minicar will have its body structure built by the Caparo Group at a plant in Singur that is next to the manufacturing plant that will build the Nano. Caparo will make 60 percent of the assemblies, and Tata will take care ...

Tata will offer Fiat's 1.3 Multijet diesel 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The India Times has published an article that speaks about the new Indica. Just when we thought that Tata was only focusing on the Nano, Tata announces big plans for its subcompact, the Indica (pictured above is the current version). Tata really wants to play a more important role in global ...

Autoblog Green Podcast #17 - Coskata Energy's Bill Roe 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We're in Detroit now, but Sebastian and Sam took some time to chat about a few things before leaving for the show. Rick Wagoner's CES keynote was historic, as was the appearance of the Cadillac Provoq at that show. Coming up at Detroit we'll bring you details on all of the alternative and ...

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