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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: 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 ...

REPORT: Tata may add diesel engine and three-door version to the Nano Xavier Navarro

After 203,000 firm orders, Indian automaker Tata found out that most buyers had opted for the more expensive variants of the Nano: only 20 percent of orders have been placed for the base model. ...

Tata receives 203,000 bookings for Nano, twice what they can initially fulfill 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

About a month ago, Tata Motors began accepting pre-orders (through a lottery/booking slip form) for the World's Cheapest Car, the Nano. In the first week, Tata announced it had sold over 81,000 booking forms but Tata has even better news to report this week: 203,000 fully paid bookings. Now ...

Tata Motors look to Scandinavian companies to raise eco-awareness 7 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 ...

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? 8 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 ...

Geneva Preview: Tata to bring the euro-spec Nano back for more? 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Click to see the complete gallery of the Tata Nano Sales of the Tata Nano haven't started yet in its native land, India, but speculation about exporting the vehicle to Europe and America is already in the news. Now, Ratan Tata has announced that his company will be bringing the Nano to the Old ...

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 9 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 10 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 facing another land dispute for Nano factory 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Tata's plans to build a new factory to manufacture its $2,500 Nano have hit a roadblock for the second time. Apparently they do things differently in India than they do here in the US. Here, local and state governments just hand over several hundred million dollars and some land and factories ...

Tata shows off Indica Electric at Bologna Motor Show 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

While most of the automotive-related attention accorded to Tata comes as a result of the Nano and the Jaguar and Land Rover brands it bought from Ford, we shouldn't forget the Indica. Tata has been building the Indica for some time, but there is a new variant on display at the Bologna Motor Show ...

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 ...

Tata finally selects location for Nano plant 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Do you remember the problems Tata is facing as it gets ready to build the Nano, the world's cheapest car? Well, the Indian manufacturer has now officially decided to move the location of the factory. The new plant will be built in Sanand, India (that's near Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat). ...

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 ...

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 ...

Material prices pushing up the cost of the Tata Nano 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Tata Motors is finding it increasingly difficult to meet its own self-imposed price target of $2,500 for its minimalist Nano. The latest issue is rising costs of raw materials, particularly steel. Steel prices have increased by half over the last 12 months, and other commodities are on the rise as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

John McElroy on Autoblog: Small cars get big 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The topic of cheap cars has come up on our pages before, and John McElroy has shared his thoughts on the topic over at Autoblog. It looks like John will be contributing over at our sister site on a somewhat regular basis, this is his first posting. McElroy is the host of Autoline Detroit which you ...

2008 might be the year of the small cars in India 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

GM knows it's smart to get into the Indian car market. Ford is there, too, although perhaps they need to work on the marketing angle a bit. There are also plenty of domestic automakers like Tata Motors, which is about to launch its low-cost car. As BusinessWeek reports, the Indian small car ...

A new agreement between Tata Motors and MDI bring the air-car closer to reality 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We have shown you the air-car before, and you may have seen it on TV if you watched the Discovery Channel series, Future Car. If you did, you witnessed them erroneously refer to the possibility of perpetual motion in reference to the air-car. While there is no perpetual motion at work here, there ...

Tata looking for fuel cell and hybrid power-train suppliers 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Tata Motors (you can stop snickering anytime now) of India wants to build more environmentally friendly vehicles than they do now. Since they have limited development resources and knowledge as only the third largest car-maker in India, they are talking to manufacturers hybrid and fuel cell ...

India's Tata Motors and France's MDI sign agreement to build compressed air-powered cars 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

India's largest automaker, Tata Motors, announced this week it will partner up with MDI of France, a technology invention company, to develop engines powered by compressed air. Tata says the agreement "envisages Tata's supporting further development and refinement of the technology, and its ...


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