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REPORT: Nissan working on Tata Nano-like cheap car strategy

India's Tata Nano has seemingly shown the world's remaining automakers that it's possible to build a small, inexpensive car for emerging markets that's still profitable. You can reportedly count Nissan among the car makers that are paying attention and the Japanese automaker has plans to launch a new small car platform in Thailand, India and China starting in March of 2010. The new platform is called V (as in Versatile), and it's been in development since 2005. According to drive.com.au, the car will sport 18-percent fewer parts than ... Read more →

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

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 ...

REPORT: GM mulling Tata Nano competitor in Asia Xavier Navarro

2010 Chevy Spark - Click for high-res image gallery What will the world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, do to the auto market? Bring friends. We're hearing that General Motors could be planning a ...

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 ...

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 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 for the 50 km/h side impact test and 56 km/h offset frontal impact test was a mildly fortified unit ...

REPORT: Tata Nano passes European crash testing 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Tata Nano, the diminutive Indian four-door econobox rumored to eventually arrive in U.S. showrooms, has reportedly passed current European impact testing. According to Autocar, the offset front and side impact tests took place at the MIRA test center last week under supervision by an ...

Tata wants to bring the Nano to the US within two years 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ever since Tata Motors announced plans to build a $2,500 car, speculation has been rife about whether the car would ever make it to the U.S. At the annual meeting of the company this week, Ratan Tata made it clear that the little Nano will indeed come to America if he has anything to do with ...

REPORT: Tata may add diesel engine and three-door version to the Nano 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

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. The consequence is that Tata is considering a new strategy for the Nano, introducing new variants to ...

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 ...

Bajaj planning most fuel efficient car in the world 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've been hearing about a planned rival for the recently-launched Tata Nano from fellow Indian automaker Bajaj and corporate partner Renault/Nissan for nearly a year. According to reports, the project is still moving forward, though Bajaj isn't planning to compete directly with the Nano on price ...

Pics aplenty from Tata Nano's commercial launch 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last week's commercial launch of the Nano was a huge event with significant ramifications, not only for the proud parent Tata, but for all of India and possibly the world. Although we weren't on hand to witness the historical event, our good buddy Shrawan Raja from Indian Autos Blog made it to ...

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 ...

Tata Nano launches today - 56 mpg for $1,985 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

After overcoming rises in commodity prices, protests and subsequent change of production venue, the Tata Nano has defied critics and skeptics to launch commercially today at the The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower in Mumbai, India. Amidst an awe-inspiring amount of security (the Taj was the scene of a ...

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 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 ...

Video: New Nano challenger is ... a Flybo? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A while back we gave you a heads up about a clock-making company in India which was seeking to diversify and enter the electric car business. As if that wasn't ambitious enough they made the claim, and still do, that their car would challenge the Tata Nano and sell for less than one Lakh (about ...

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 moving Nano production to new site 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After several weeks of protests by people who didn't want to give up their land for Ratan Tata's dream of building an Indian People's car, the plant will apparently be moved to a new location. Work has been stopped at the site in Singur, West Bengal since earlier this month, so the Southern Indian ...

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 Nano production to start this fall, greener variants coming 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Tata Motors' diminutive Nano is getting closer to Job 1. if all goes as planned (and when doesn't that happen in the auto industry?) production of the Nano should kick off early this fall. As that date approaches, a number of questions arise. As an extremely fast growing economy, India faces one of ...

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 ...

Hyundai to join Indian cheap car derby with $3,500 entry 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hyundai i10 Hyundai looks set to be latest challenger in the ultra low cost car ranks in India with their announcement of a new model targeted for that market. Tata Motors kicked things off with the introduction of the Nano earlier this year with its starting base price of only $2,500 U.S. It ...

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 ...


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