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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Tata Nano: The World’s First RS. 1 Lakh Car Ratan Tata had an idea‚ after a personal experience‚ to produce a car which is cheaper than 1 Lakh. They realized very fast that they can’t build a car by benchmarking against existing cars‚ so they took only the important systems which are also available in a two-wheel scooter. It was brought down by dispensing with most nonessential features‚ reducing the amount of steel used in its construction‚ and relying on low cost Indian labor. The car was an unmitigated
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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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TATA NANO (B) Problem Analysis Bottom –line Goal: In 2010 they sale 9‚000 vehicles per month before the drop off. To recover and increase sales to 150‚000 cars per year ( 60% of the capacity of the plant – 250‚000 cars). Intermediate goal: To recover the reputation of the car of a low cost‚ good quality‚ safe and resistance to performance in Indian roads. Impediment: Car price: The price increase because of the problems with the fires that required increase the security features as
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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 competitor’s
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NANO MARKETING FAILURE The messaging could have been more proactive in the initial phase of the launch‚ experts said. As it could have been when the project had to beat a retreat from the Singur factory site in West Bengal or when some cars began catching fire. "A series of factors has impacted the Nano‚ right from the Singur issue to cars catching fire to clumsy marketing strategy‚" said Autocar India editor Hormazd Sorabjee. "There was a bit of overconfidence at the start and not much marketing
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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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Market-Entry Report Addressed to Tata Motors & Partners Business Communication Table of contents Page | | Introduction | | SWOT-Analysis * Strengths * Weaknesses * Threats * Opportunities | | Marketing strategy | | Conclusion & Recommendations | | Bibliography | | Introduction Tata Nano has invented a car that has a couple of strong competitive advantages. The most important advantage is that the car is relatively cheap and therefore affordable
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Research Brief for Tata Nano In the light of the current issues plaguing the company especially the low sales volume numbers recorded in the recent past‚ most notably in the month of December‚ the potential research areas and corresponding questions that must be addressed through a detailed market research are as follows: * Facts regarding the market segment (% of customers) based on income (upper/ middle class)‚ demographics and ethno graphics who would buy a Nano. * Identification and
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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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