The Tata Nano is a city car manufactured by Tata Motors. Made and sold in India‚ the Nano is the cheapest car in the world today. Before it went on sale‚ a price of 1 lakh (US$1‚800) was widely touted. Since its 2009 debut‚ the price has increased. Nevertheless‚ the Nano remains the lowest-cost four-wheeled passenger vehicle in India. History[edit] After having successfully launched the low cost Tata Ace truck in 2005‚ Tata Motors began development of an affordable car that would appeal to
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Tata Nano The Tata Nano is a small‚ affordable‚ rear-engine‚ four-passenger car aimed primarily at the Indian market. It was first presented by India’s Tata Motors at the 9th annual Auto Expo on January 10‚ 2008‚ at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi‚ India. The car was envisioned by‚ Ratan Tata‚ Chairman of the Tata Group and Tata Motors‚ who has described it as an eco-friendly "people’s car". The prefix "nano" derives from the Greek root ’nanos’‚ meaning dwarf. "Nano" also means "small" in Gujarati
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SDM INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT | A case study : Tata Nano – the small wonder | | | By: | Jani Dhruman Maheshkumar (9057)Modi Roshad (9086)Jith Joyson (9019)Muddu Uthappa (9087)Joshi Devansh M. (9079)Deepak Nair (9089)Mayoor Bhandari (9024) | How nano was built 1. Introduction “It started by my spending a lot of time doodling at boring board meetings. Most of us are victims of the environment in which we are and we lose sight of the fact that we have a greater responsibility
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SYNOPSIS The case illustrates the opportunities‚ challenges and trade-offs involved in the design‚ prototyping and marketing of the Nano — the so-called people’s car — by Tata Motors Ltd. (TML)‚ a Tata Group company. The case takes place nine months after the company’s chairman‚ Ratan Tata‚ launched the Nano‚ on January 10‚ 2008‚ at the 9th Auto Expo in Pragati Maidan‚ an exhibition center in New Delhi‚ India. The case asks students to take the position of Ravi Kant‚
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TATA NANO "Dream-dream and dream‚ because dream gives vision‚ vision gives thoughts and finally thoughts lead to the action". Each letter of these motivational words said by India ’s former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam goes exactly with Mr. Ratan Tata‚ Chairman of Tata group‚ who in the year 2003‚ dreamt of producing a safe‚ affordable Car for the common man. Finally after the wait of five years‚ crossing all financial and technological barriers‚ Ratan Tata kept his promise and unveiled Tata
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-problems faced by Tata to build world’s cheapest car: =battle sky rocketing costs =huge engineering hurdles =bad press (car caught fire). Some of the early nanos caught fire on the streets. Local and intl experts were brought in to investigate the problem but nothing was found wrong with the design of the car. In response the nano design team of the car decided to take further safety measures in order to make a more robust nano. Additional protection was provided on exhaust system. In electrical
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Introduction The Tata Nano‚ first unveiled at the New Delhi auto Expo in 2009‚ was expected to change the face of automobile sector in India and expand the Indian car market by as much as 65 per cent. However what was supposed to be a game changer failed to take off miserably in spite of the massive hype and the goodwill of Brand TATA. The problem – Strategy Though capable of single-handedly making four-wheeled transportation ubiquitous in India‚ the project as a whole failed miserable‚ the main
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What sales goal would you recommend for the Tata Nano? When Tata Motors Ldt. decided to create the Tato Nano they wanted to make the most fuel-efficient‚ smallest and cheapest car in the world. They had the advantage of already having the trust of consumers’ in India and being known for its commitment to ethics‚ by promising to improve the quality of life of its consumers. However‚ they were not the market leaders for the passenger vehicles with a market share of 16‚45% against 46‚07% for their
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Summary About Tata Nano： - The Project was kept as a secret in the Tata Motors’R&D section and named PROJECT X3. - Started with its first plant in Singur‚ West Bengal from 2007 - Lead by Girish Wagh (General Manager‚ Tata Motors Ltd.) - Objective was to create very low cost transportation system with four wheels for the bottom line of Pyramid. - Used coopetition system (suppliers have to collaborate but simultaneously compete with each other) - Guaranteed long-term contracts for specific components
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Introduction TATA Motors Limited is India’s largest motor passenger automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturing company. Its annual revenue exceeds USD six billion‚ ranking it among the top ten companies in India. Unveiled in January 2008‚ their new TATA Nano passenger automobile was a much awaited car by the local and international markets. (Tata Motors‚ 2008) Production began later that year. Its distinct features and reasonable price boosts its popularity and demand. Excluding taxes‚ the TATA Nano
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