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Tata Motors will launch 8 models in Europe

Cars like the Tata Indigo Manza will hit European stores later this year

Tata Motors is looking for ways to bring its line-up of cars to Europe. The first cars will be shipped in by the end of this year. Tata is planning to debut a total of eight models in Europe and the United Kingdom this year, according to Autocar India.

Let’s see – Tata Nano, Tata Indica, Tata Indica Vista, Tata Indigo Manza, Tata Sumo Grande, Tata Xenon, Tata Aria.

This list seems the most logical one.

Tata Motors Vice Chairman Ravi Kant -

We need to be selective, but seven or eight types of vehicle would be about right. We would be engineering cars that are not just for India. We want to put the philosophy of the Nano into effect

Tata Indica and Indigo will hit UK shores this year. Tata will also bring the Nano Europa and Aria to Britain in the next few years.

Tata Motors earlier withdrew its Indica hatchback sold under the name Cityrover, from the UK after it recorded consecutive months of poor sales.

Tata has to rework some of its models to comply with European norms. The company claims even after the rework the vehicles won’t loose its competitive edge in pricing.

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Entry posted on January 27th, 2010 and filed under Tata

Just In – Tata Motors to launch three new vehicles at the Auto Expo

tata_indicruz_crossover_rear_1The Tata Indicruz crossover will be the star attraction at the Auto Expo

According to the media invite which has just come in, Tata Motors will launch three new products at the Auto Expo next week.

We’re guessing it should be the Indica Vista Ignis, Penguin truck and the new Indicruz crossover. The Indica EV will be the second electric vehicle after Chevrolet’s Spark EV to make a debut at the show.

Tata will also launch a new Jaguar luxury saloon at the event. No points for guessing what car that is. It has to be the XJ which was launched in London in June this year and ever since, it has attracted a lot of interest from Indians. Engine choices are not plenty. You get a 5.0-liter petrol (385 PS, supercharged 510 PS) and 3.0-liter good for 275 PS.

We hope Tata would comment on the future plans for the Nano at the press conference.

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Entry posted on December 31st, 2009 and filed under Auto Expo 2010, Tata

Tata’s compressed air car is floating away in the air

Tata Motors is facing serious issues with compressed air technology

The much hyped ‘Air Car’ project that Tata Motors undertook with French partner MDI back in 2007 is facing some serious problems. The aim of this project was to produce a car that will run on compressed air, which will be fed into an engine by an electrically driven compressor.

Rumors insisted that compressed air technology perfectly suited application on Tata Nano.

Tata Motors’ vice-president (engineering systems) S Ravishankar -

Air is not a fuel, it is just an energy carrier. So a tank full of air does not have the same energy as a tank full of CNG. Any vehicle using only compressed air to run would face problems of range.

The company is facing problems with range as well as cooling systems. Air it seems, isn’t as workable as electricity or natural gas.

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Entry posted on December 1st, 2009 and filed under Tata

Report – Tata’s mega plans for Indonesia unravelled

Report – Tata’s mega plans for Indonesia unravelled

Our friend who is a South East Asian car industry expert (authors a sound blog – autoindustrie) was kind enough to help with this series of translations.

Yesterday night one of our readers from Indonesia sent us a few links. When we opened it, we could not understand a thing. We knew this was something big, so we used google translator, and that did not help in any which way.

So we got our good friend to help us out since he knows Indonesian, and here’s Tata Motors’ plans for Indonesia -

http://oto.detik.com/read/2009/08/10/162952/1180663/648/tata-punya-kans-besar-di-ri

Well this is saying that Tata has high potential for expansion in Indonesia if they get the product positioning correct. It says Tata is a conservative company that is reluctant to expand overseas unless it is fully confident of its product quality. Tata is honest to admit that there are still many short falls in its product. The author likens Tata today facing the same challenges faced Hyundai did in North America just a few decades ago.

The earliest Tata entry into the Indonesian market is expected by 2010 – with the Xenon Double Cab pick-up truck, Sumo Grande SUV. There is also a possibility for the Nano to be introduced.

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Entry posted on August 11th, 2009 and filed under Tata

Tata Motors to purchase 50.7% stake in Pininfarina?

Tata Motors to purchase 50.7% stake in Pininfarina?

Autocar U.K claims Tata Motors will perhaps purchase 50.7% stake in the Italian design house that’s designed every Ferrari till date.

Pininfarina concluded on the decision to sell 50.7% stake (major) at a board meeting held last week and has tied up with a bank to assist with transactions.

Whether Tata Motors is among the bidders is still not confirmed.

Every model except the Tata Prima have been designed by I.D.E.A or Tata’s in-house design. The fascinating Tata Prima concept shown at the Geneva show in March this year, is a product of Pininfarina.

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Entry posted on August 10th, 2009 and filed under Tata

Tata cuts expenditure; Prima and other future models delayed

Tata cuts expenditure; Prima and other future models delayed

The acquisition of Jaguar-Land Rover by the Tata’s for $2.3 Bn was a costly mistake. It recently posted the first loss in 8 years. So the end result? Guess what! No funds for new projects.

The recently-unveiled (during 2009 Geneva Auto Show) D-segment sedan Prima has been put on hold. However, Tata Motors is gearing up to roll out the sedan version of the Indica Vista by Q1 FY10. It will be manufactured at the new Fiat-Tata joint venture plant at Ranjangaon and is expected to be priced at around Rs. 5 lakh. (Swift Dzire are you listening?).

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Entry posted on June 29th, 2009 and filed under Tata

Fiat unlikely to pull off a Bravo in India; Listen to what Tata Motors say!

Fiat unlikely to pull off a Bravo in India; Listen to what Tata Motors say!

The inclusion of Bravo, a 5-door hatchback a renowned badge from Fiat, is most certainly in doubt. The main reason for this problem is the whopping 100% import duty it will invite just like its three-door relative 500 (which is retailed above Rs. 13 lakhs) in India.

And add the recent downfall in the automobile sales in India. Conditions are improving, yes, but certainly isn’t he best time for a premium hatchback from a company that is recovering lost ground in the country.

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Entry posted on June 14th, 2009 and filed under Fiat

Special – Tata Motors stand at the Barcelona Motor Show 2009

Special – Tata Motors stand at the Barcelona Motor Show 2009

The curtains have come down on the Barcelona Motor Show 2009 however it is always relishing to view the cars and chicks concepts in an international car show.

Tata Motors takes part in the Barcelona for the first time ever and the intention is clear, they want as many Europeans to get an idea of who Tata is and what kind of vehicles they manufacture.

A little over two months ago at the Geneva Motor Show, they placed their range on a ramp and is predicted to visit several other shows including Frankfurt this year.

Tata Motors chose to exhibit an array of vehicles including the Tata Ace electric, but the stand out of the lot was the nope, not the Nano Europa, but the orange Indica Vista. It has orange stitching on the black dashboard, doors and seats! We love the continuation of the theme to the interiors. Will that ever make it to India? Oh Tata! you’ve got to offer this as an option to your countrymen.

Barcelona isn’t spitting distance away from India so our friends at Highmotor who covered the show, have brought back some interesting shots from the Tata stall.

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Entry posted on May 18th, 2009 and filed under Tata

Tata, Mahindra and Maruti work together to develop hybrid technology

Tata, Mahindra and Maruti work together to develop hybrid technology

This is a rare occurrence. To me these guys were competitors and not potential partners or never have I envisaged a concept of them coming together before. Recession has forced a lot of manufacturers to tie-up with each other and develop cars and technology to shave costs. In India, recession hasn’t caused this occurrence for sure.

They say sometimes reality can be stranger than fiction.

India Automotive reports Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Maruti Suzuki will collaborate to develop hybrid technology. They will then have the license to incorporate them into their products.

The trio will venture into making lithium-ion batteries, controller and electric motor technologies, essential components of a hybrid powertrain. The partnership will be governed by by I V Rao, R&D chief of Maruti Suzuki and additionally charged with the post of chairman of the committee on National Hybrid Propulsion Programme.

Mahindra’s hybrid vehicle dreams began with the Scorpio hybrid which is production ready. Tata Motors has the electric vehicle technology which looks promising on the Indica Vista EV and the Indica EV.

Maruti Suzuki hasn’t shown interest in developing hybrid or electric cars in the past, but this is a good place to start as hybrid vehicles are undeniably the next phase of evolution in the automobile industry. The three are committed to making the most out of this partnership and the results will be displayed during the Commonwealth games next year.

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Entry posted on May 18th, 2009 and filed under Hybrid cars, Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, Tata

Tata Motors might introduce start-stop tech in passenger cars

Sources indicate Tata Motors might introduce Start-stop tech where the engine automatically slips into stand-by in traffic signals saving fuel, in the future. The company has successfully carried out the transplant in the Ace mini truck which has also been introduced initially in the Kolkata market.

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Entry posted on May 13th, 2009 and filed under Sideblog

Tata Motors allots land to Nano parts vendors in Sanand

Tata Motors has just decided to allot land to its 55-odd Nano parts vendors at Sanand in Gujarat. The vendors have been asked to set up facilities by October so that the Nano can roll out from the Sanand factory by Jan 2010. A Tata spokesperson said “More than 60% of the Sanand plant construction work [...]

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Entry posted on May 8th, 2009 and filed under Sideblog

Nano rakes in big bucks for Tata Motors; $500Mn earned just from bookings

Nano rakes in big bucks for Tata Motors; $500Mn earned just from bookings

Bookings for the world’s cheapest car Tata Nano, failed to live up to hype. Tata recorded 2.03 Lakh (203,000) bookings till date, which equates to one-third of the total number of forms issued and is way less than the company’s expectation of half a million bookings. Nevertheless, Tata Motors has managed to get richer by Rs.2500 Crores ($0.5 Billion) in a very short span of time.

With these bookings and especially the money, the company hopes to refinance a few debts and keep the Nano production line engaged till mid 2011. Tata’s Pantnagar plant in UP will produce around 50,000 units/yr while the new plant at Sanand in Gujarat, will boast a production capacity of 2.5 lakh units/yr, when it goes online in 2010.

Unusual pattern in bookings

According to Tata Motors, the top-end variant LX has been the customers’ favorite. The base version accounted for 20% of the bookings, the mid-level CX variant at 30% while the remaining 50% was swept by the top-end LX variant.

Prospective owners to be selected by lot

100,000 persons would be chosen from among the applicants through a computerised random selection procedure, and the announcement of their names will be made by June 2009. Deliveries will start in July 2009 and is expected to be completed in the last quarter of 2010.

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Entry posted on May 6th, 2009 and filed under Tata, Tata Nano

Tata Motors Launches Safari GX

Tata Motors Launches Safari GX

Tata Motors, which has confirmed the launch date as 23rd March ‘09 for the cheapest car in the world, is building up to the launch by releasing new models. A day after the Xenon, a new variant of the Tata Safari, GX, has been set afloat.

The current Safari Dicor comes with Lx, Ex and top end Vx, which comes loaded with features like DVD player, rear parking camera etc. The new GX version is placed below the top end Vx and is available with some high end safety & comfort features.

The features in which Safari GX comes with are as follows -

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Entry posted on March 1st, 2009 and filed under Tata
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