The world's cheapest car, transformed into the world's cheapest electric car, went on display at the Geneva Motor Show.
India's Tata Nano EV seats four, has a predicted range of about 80 miles and will go from zero to about 35 miles per hour in a blistering 10 seconds. The car has super-polymer lithium-ion batteries, which Tata says provide superior energy retention.
"Electrification will be an integral part of our initiative to launch environment-friendly vehicles," said Ravi Kent, vice chairman of Tata.
Tata displayed the gas-powered European version of the Nano, the Nano ...
Emissions and safety standards are not cheap in US, and because of this, Tata Nano may cost almost 8000$ in US !
Associated Press reports that the car is likely to cost USD 8,000 when the Americans manage to get their hands on it.
Tata Motors already has made a European version of the four-seat car that will cost about $8,000 when it debuts in 2011, and a Tata Technologies official said privately that the U.S. version is expected to have a comparable price.
Currently the car with the lowest base sticker ...
India's Tata Motors may consider launching its ultra-cheap Nano car in the United States in three years, its chairman said on Tuesday, following possible sales in Europe by the end of 2011.
"We also recognise there is a market (for the Nano) not only in developing countries, but possibly in the developed countries," Ratan Tata told reporters at the New Delhi auto show.
"For the United States we need a car which has a larger engine and we need additional crash test modifications and we are in the process of doing it."
The ...
According to Tata Chairman, India’s biggest carmaker Tata Motors is planning a hybrid version of its low price Nano.
The Maeil Business Newspaper on Monday quoted Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, as saying in Mumbai that low-priced goods would create stronger demand than high-end products in India, and the so-called low-price revolution would continue across the world.
At this moment Tata Nano is the most cheap car in the world. ( however last week, a small UK company announced that will produce an automobile even cheaper that Tata’s Nano). We ...
Tata Nano, one of the cheapest cars in the world will have a direct competitor - a car that will cost $500 less.
A new little company from London - -UK, called EcoCa Ltd, announced today, that is preparing to produce a 340 cc two seater petrol car for as little as $2.200, which is less by $487 as the current price of Tata Nano ( ~ $2687 ).
Karman M Naghdi, MD of EcoCa Ltd: “We have identified India as a lucrative market to achieve our price target of $2,200 which ...
Tata Motors on Wednesday said it has begun distribution of its Prima range of World Trucks, which was unveiled in May this year. The distribution has begun with select customers in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Delhi & West Bengal, a company press release said here.
The first product, the Prima 4028 S, is a 40-tonne 266-PS (Cummins ISBE engine) tractor with a 9-speed ZF transmission, and a matching trailer with new generation brakes, ABS and specialised axles for heavy duty and high speed application. The 4028 S tractor-trailer is ideal for ...
India's top vehicle maker Tata Motors said today that it more than doubled profits in its domestic market in the third quarter of the year, boosted by sales of its Nano vehicle and foreign brands.
Net profit in the three months to September reached 7.29 billion rupees ($156m) from 3.47 billion rupees a year earlier on increased sales and cost-savings, the company said. The profit figure far exceeded the average of 4 billion rupees forecast by analysts.
Net sales rose about 13% to 79.24 billion rupees.
"Volume recovery combined with improved realisations contributed ...
Tata Motors said it may undertake a pre-emptive check on the 7,500-odd Nanos that have been delivered till date after a faulty combination switch in the worlds cheapest car resulted in fires in at least three cases across the country.
The company isn’t considering recalling cars and there were no reports of fire, Debasis Ray, a spokesman, said by e-mail today.
“A pre-emptive audit check may be carried out on cars that are to be handed over or those that are with customers, purely as a precautionary measure,” he said.
Both cars ...
Tata Motors, India's largest vehicles, maker, said on Tuesday it has acquired the remaining 79 percent stake in Spain's Hispano Carrocera.
"Tata Motors, which had a 21 percent stake in Hispano Carrocera since 2005, has acquired the remaining 79 percent shares in Hispano by way of exercise of the existing call option, through mutual agreement with the other share-holder, Investalia SA," the company said.
Tata said it would focus on 'productivity improvement, cost reduction and new product development' to improve Hispano's market share and enhance brand value.
"Tata Motors is confident that Hispano ...
India's largest auto-maker Tata Motors on Wednesday launched 'Indigo Manza', an entry-level sedan.
The new Indigo Manza comes loaded with features like Bluetooth connectivity, power outlets for recharging laptops and cell phones, an outdoor temperature sensor and three barreled headlamps. The car will compete with other mid-size offerings like Ford's Fiesta, GM's Aveo, Honda's City and Maruti Suzuki's SX4.
The Indigo Manza is based on the extended Indica Vista platform and promises class leading interiors space, even more refinement and a huge boot. According to our sources who have seen the car ...
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