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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 →

Tata Motors still working on electric and air-powered Nano models Jeremy Korzeniewski

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 ...

Tata finally selects location for Nano plant Xavier Navarro

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 ...

Protests stopped at Tata Nano plant, future still uncertain Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

Tata Motors' unveiles all-electric versions of the Ace and Indica Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

Nano's future less clear thanks to plant siege 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click photo to enlarge With work halted at the factory that is to build the Tata Nano, the future of the world's cheapest car is uncertain. Well, we're still pretty certain that it will be built somewhere, but the details are much more hazy now that people in the West Bengal region have spoken out ...

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 ...

Opposition siege could start at Tata Nano plant today 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

I never thought I'd be typing in the words "nano factory siege" into Google, but now I have. On the drive home last night, I heard a staticky report on BBC Radio about some sort of siege, starting today, at the plant that is supposed produce the world's smallest cheapest car. Since I didn't catch ...

Tata asks Fiat for help selling the Nano 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above image for a hi-res gallery of the Tata Nano Tata is asking Fiat to assist in selling the Nano overseas, as an expansion of the two marques partnership in manufacturing and distributing cars, engines and commercial vehicles. Fiat's initial intentions are, however, largely directed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Motors joins the Automotive X Prize with two vehicles 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Buoyed by the response to the Tata Nano (i.e., the world's cheapest car), Tata Motors Limited is ready to make the move to green. The company announced today that it will compete in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize by entering two vehicles in the race. Well, Tata has signed a letter of ...

The Nano won't be lonely: Renault announces ultra-low cost car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A few days ago there were rumors floating around about a new agreement between Bajaj Auto and Renault. Sure enough, the two marques have announced a partnership to build Tata Nano rival. They announced that the new vehicle that is under development, named ULC (which probably comes from Ultra Low ...

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 ...

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 ...

Geneva 2008: Tata Nano is quite the hit 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click photo to enlarge The Tata Nano, number one in the list of ten cheapest cars in the world, is a big hit at the Geneva Motor Show. Newspress is saying that the tiny and inexpensive Nano is drawing the biggest crowds at the show.The throngs aren't thronging just to see the car - we've seen it in ...

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

Tata Nano: 4-door hatchback. India. $2,497. You know already the specs: 0.6 liter, 2-cyl (non-opposed), 33 HP and a fuel economy (combined) of about 5 l/100 (47 mpg). This car is well thought out, and lots of patents have been resulted from the creation process, from the Nano's powertrain to the ...

The ten cheapest cars in the world 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After the introduction of the Tata Nano, lots of people began wondering what is going to happen when a lot of people in developing countries have enough money to afford a cheap car. While Tata tried to alleviate concerns of the Nano-boom by saying that the Nano is cleaner than most motorbikes that ...

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 ...

If successful, the Tata Nano will likely push up gas prices 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

I'm not quite sure why I put "likely" in the headline to this post. I can't think of any scenario where the ultra-cheap Tata Nano sells millions of units in India and China and other "developing" countries but doesn't have an effect on gas prices in the rest of the world. I mean, if a million more ...

VIDEO: Live reveal of the $2,500 Tata Nano 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click above to view more images of the Tata Nano Tata Motors company chairman Ratan Tata officially revealed the new $2,500 Nano Thursday in New Delhi. The tiny four seat Nano will initially be offered in India later this year, but it won't be exclusive to its home market. We won't be seeing the ...

The World chimes in on the Tata Nano 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier today, I was invited onto the BBC show World Have Your Say to discuss the just-announced Tata Nano. While the WHYS show was a full hour, but with callers from around the world, two hosts and four invited guests it moved quickly and I didn't get to make a few points that I wanted to. Thanks ...

Here's the $2,500 Tata Nano, the Indian peoples car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The low-cost Indian "peoples car" has finally been shown in public for the first time at the New Delhi Auto Expo. Developed by Tata Motors to a target price of $2,500, the four seater has a 624cc gasoline engine mounted under the rear seat and is called the Nano. There has been a lot concern that ...


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