The Tata Nano project in Sanand, Gujarat, has reportedly earned major concessions from the Narendra Modi government. Tata Motors will get benefits worth Rs. 9,570 crore from the state government, to be repaid only from the 21st year, at an interest rate of 0.1 per cent. The company is exempt from paying the value added tax (VAT), which will amount Read More...

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Tata Motors may launch the cheapest car in the world – Nano on the 71st birthday of Ratan Tata which falls on 28th December. The first car from Tata Motors - hatchback Indica was also launched on the event of Mr. Tata's 61st birthday a decade ago on December 30th, 1998. Read More...

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Tata Motors announced that the mother plant for the Nano will be relocated to Sanand in Gujarat from Singur in West Bengal. After receiving support from various states for relocating the plant, the company has decided on the site at Sanand near Ahmedabad in Gujarat. The integrated project, comprising the mother plant and the vendor park, Read More...

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As per market sources, Tata have decided to move the Nano plant to Gujarat. Ever since the plant moved from Singur due to political resistance, various state governments, including Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, have made offers for locating the small-car project in their state. Last year at the second Vibrant Gujarat Investors Summit, Mr. Ratan Read More...

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The liquidity crunch and the September Shraadh season have hit sales across segments. Market leader Maruti Suzuki posted a marginal 2.53 per cent increase in sales to 64,682 units, compared with 63,086 in September last year. India’s largest car exportor Hyundai Motor India grew by 23.89 per cent totaling to 22,311 units this September as Read More...

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In a meeting held with Mr. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal and Mr. Nirupam Sen, Minister in Charge, Department of Commerce & Industries, Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons & Tata Motors and Mr. Ravi Kant, Managing Director conveyed to the Chief Minister that in the interest of the project’s success and viability Read More...

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Indian car maker, Tata Motors reported sales of 49,647 vehicles (including exports) for September 2008, an increase of 3 per cent compared to 48,347 vehicles sold in September last year. The passenger vehicles sold were 16,586 units in the domestic market registering a decline of 2.5 per cent over September last year. The sales of Indica Read More...

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Indian car maker, Tata Motors announced the launch of three new fully loaded variants for its popular sedan Indigo CS. The Tata Indigo CS - Compact Sedan, launched at the Auto Expo at New Delhi in January 2008 will now be available in two new diesel variants - LX and one petrol variant - GLX. All three models will offer front and rear Read More...

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Indian car maker Tata Motors unveiled the electric versions of its passenger car 'Indica' and commercial vehicle 'Ace'. The vehicles run on lithium batteries that were co developed by a Norwegian alternative fuel company and Tata Motor's research facility in the UK. The electric Indica sports two battery packs on a full charge, which takes Read More...

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Indian auto manufacturer Tata Motors has suspended work on the Nano project at Singur in West Bengal due to continued confrontation and agitation at the site. The construction of the Nano project comprises of the Nano manufacturing facilities and the vendor park. In a statement released by the company they have said that the decision was taken Read More...

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The slump in car sales mainly came from rising inflation and interest rates coupled with high fuel prices which continued to dissuade customers from any fresh purchases. India’s biggest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India reported a 9.2% decline in sales to 59,908 units in August from 65,968 units in the same month last year. The domestic sales dipped Read More...

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In an unexpected statement, Reliance industries chairman Mr. Mukesh Ambani backed the Tatas for the Nano production venture at Singur in West Bengal. Mr. Ambani who avoids media and publicity wants national economic growth ahead of politics. In the Mr. Ambani said: "The Nano project is a unique and innovative initiative which will establish Read More...

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Second time in a row, Skoda Auto India topped the customer satisfaction survey in JD Power Asia Pacific 2008 India Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) study. The study, in its 9th year, surveyed 5,416 new passenger car owners in 20 Indian cities having ownership tenure of two to six months. Forty-one different passenger car brands were assessed in the Read More...

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Indian carmaker, Tata Motors is getting ready for a series of launches in the coming months. After unveiling the next generation Indica, Indigo will get a facelift, a cross over SUV between Safari and Sumo and the much awaited Nano will be launched in the country. "We will be unveiling the crossover Safari and Sumo, which was displayed at the Read More...

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Indian carmaker has unveiled Vista, the second chapter of the hatchback Indica. Indica is a decade old car in India with sales of 900,000 units. The Indica Vista is an all-new car from the ground up. It exhibits all the maturity of a grown up making it a formidable contender in a segment which is bound to see tremendous action in the coming Read More...

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Indian car maker, Tata Motors has been awarded the 'Top Exporter Gold Trophy' by the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC). The company received this recognition for its outstanding contribution to engineering exports during the year 2006-07, in the "Large Enterprise" category. Mr. Atul K. Dhagat, Head - PCBU International Business, accepted Read More...

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India’s top three car makers - Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors reported a decline in domestic sales in July 2008 as compared to July 2007 while Skoda and General Motors grew during the same period. Maruti Suzuki India's July domestic sales stood at 52,911 units against 52,839 units in the same month a year-ago, up by 0.1 per cent. Tata Read More...

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Tata Motors reported a total sale of 40,729 vehicles (including exports) for the month of July 2008, a decline of 3 per cent compared to 42,098 vehicles sold in July last year. The total sales of passenger vehicles were 14,652 nos. in the domestic market in July 2008, a decline of 13.9 per cent over July 2007. The Indica reported sales of Read More...

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Indian car maker, Tata Motors Ltd is planning to launch an electric car and other fuel-efficient vehicles. It will start selling the world’s cheapest car, Nano in October this year. The company is also planning to expand its presence in the defense equipment business. Amidst the rising oil prices and concerns of environment pollution, vehicle Read More...

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Tata Motors is open to Fiat’s help in selling their ultra-cheap Nano model overseas wherein Fiat has a strong presence. Tata Motors will be selling Nano from October this year. Fiat has a joint venture with Tata to manufacture and distribute Fiat branded cars, engines and commercial vehicles in India. Read More...

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Tata Group Company Jaguar and Land Rover are drawing up a new strategy to take both the brands in the £100,000-plus pricing territory. Mr. David Smith, CEO of both companies commented that both the brands can be taken a lot further up in the market and can produce very credible products to people in the £100,000-plus market. Currently the Read More...

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Tata Motors introduced a new range of 'Super Milo' bus chassis which delivers superior operating economies, priced at Rs 8.5 lakhs (ex-showroom Delhi).The range comes with an engine warranty of two years or two lakh kilometres (whichever is earlier) and a chasis warranty of 1.5 years or 1.5 lakh kilometres. The chassis will be available in two Read More...

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