Tata Motors and Fiat issued a statement today stating that the two companies are re-aligning their Indian joint-venture. The release specifically states that Tata and Fiat will continue manufacturing engines and cars at the Ranjagaon facility in Maharashtra.
A new agreement has been formed on the distribution and commercial section of the joint venture. Fiat cars will be sold through a new Fiat dealer network and Fiat will establish a new company that will be responsible for commercial and service related activities. It is not the task of the dedicated team from Tata Motors any longer.
The Tata Magic Iris was showcased at the Auto Expo back in 2010 and since then there has been little or no information on this model.
Tata has launched this vehicle in a few parts of India as a substitute to the auto rickshaw but these UFO-like objects haven’t been spotted on roads in the main metros. The Bajaj RE60 is one of its competitors and the Mahindra Gio Compact Cab is another rival we can think of. These are ultra-low cost people movers with restricted power and top speed.
Entry posted on April 21, 2012 by
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We have word from our friends at AutoBlog Spain that the Tata Indica Vista will be launched in their country on the 23rd of this month as the original Indica cannot meet emission or safety norms.
We wrote to AutoBlog Spain’s Enrique Garcia and he left us the note.
Tata engineers and designers would be working to bring out a successor to the Vista, one of Tata’s bread and butter products.
Though no specifications or reports have dropped in, we guess the R&D department (Tata Engineering & Research Centre) is already carrying out activities and working out a success formula for the next generation Indica expected to touch down in 2014 or 2015.
We expect Tata Motors to provide a comprehensive overhaul to the interior and exterior. The level of progress they made from Gen 1 to Gen 2 is expected on the successor as internationally sold hatchbacks like the Volkswagen Polo and Nissan Micra have reached India and a gamut of new models are expected to make an entry in the next 2-3 years with even better quality, interiors, build, etc. Honda’s diesel engine technology can also be perceived as a threat to Tata’s mini car marketshare.
With the emission norms getting stricter with each passing year in the European region, Indian manufacturers having presence in Europe have to continuously upgrade their products. Tata Motors supplies the Xenon Pickup truck in Italy which was recently updated to Euro5 emissions standards.
Tata Motors’ Italian dealer Bolzano recently launched the Xenon Euro5 pickup truck in their home country for a pricey sum of 20,853 euros (approximately 13 lakhs INR).
In today’s Bumper To Bumper comeback video I’m discussing the features and expectations from the Tata Nano diesel that we’ve spied this morning at a fuel bunk.
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What do you think will be the contribution of the diesel variant to the Tata Nano sales?
Many of our viewers have constantly supplied us with spyshots of camouflaged mules and we are MIGHTY thankful to each and every one of them. But our eagle eyed reader Rohan has unraveled a feat that is nothing less than a story from the Sherlock Holmes’ novel. Deductive reasoning is what they call it!
High resolution image of the image that gives its identity away! [Opens in a new window]
Look at the picture above; seems like a mundane stop at the petrol pump right? But now looks carefully. There is a Tata Nano on temporary registration plates preceded by an Indigo (again on temp plates).
So? You ask. They could be just two dealer vehicles fueling up and heading to the stockyard before the final delivery.
The Nano dream is finally coming alive for Tata Motors. After selling more than 10K units last month, the company has officially announced that it has started work on a Left Hand Drive version of the Tata Nano for export markets.
Shown above is a mirrored image of the RHD Nano and is only for the purpose of illustration
Currently, the Tata Nano is on sale mostly in the Indian sub continent. The countries include India, Sri Lanka and Nepal which are all Right Hand Drive markets. As a result there was no need to develop a LHD version of the Nano so far.
Tata Motors and Fiat issued a statement today stating that the two companies are re-aligning their Indian joint-venture. The release specifically states that Tata and Fiat will continue manufacturing engines and cars at the Ranjagaon facility in Maharashtra.
