-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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------------------------------------------------- Positioning the Tata Nano (A) and (B) This case deals with the positioning of the Tata Nano - for its launch and after its launch - ‚ a new version of ultra-low-cost cars produced by Tata Motors Ltd. for the India’s market. The Tata Nano aimed to revolutionize the India’s market. First‚ the goal of the Tata Nano was to be the smallest in order to be maneuverable‚ as the streets in India were extremely small and unsafe. At the same time‚ the Tata Nano had to be the most affordable
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SWOT analysis of General Motors This is a General Motors Company SWOT analysis for 2013. For more information on how to do SWOT analysis please refer to our article. Company background General Motors Company (GM) is a corporate that designs‚ builds and sells cars and trucks. Name Industries served Geographic areas served Headquarters Current CEO Revenue Profit Employees Main Competitors General Motors Company Automotive Worldwide U.S. Daniel Akerson $ 152.3 billion (2012) $ 4.9 billion (2012)
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In June 2008‚ India-based Tata Motors Ltd. announced that it had completed the acquisition of the two iconic British brands - Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) from the US-based Ford Motors for US$ 2.3 billion. Tata Motors stood to gain on several fronts from the deal. One‚ the acquisition would help the company acquire a global footprint and enter the high-end premier segment of the global automobile market. After the acquisition‚ Tata Motors would own the world ’s cheapest car - the US$ 2‚500 Nano‚ and
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VALUE OF MISSION AND MISSION STATEMENT � Value of Mission and Mission Statement Introduction Through the mission statement‚ the managers and associates in the firm attempt to clearly articulate their long-term goals and what makes their organization special and worthy of people ’s attention. According to Graham (2004) a mission statement thus expresses the values of the members of the organization. Haschak (2006) says that a mission statement focuses the efforts of all in the organization so
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and Information Technology Tata Motors is India ’s largest automobile company‚ with consolidated revenues of Rs 92‚519 crore ($20 billion) in 2009-10. Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai‚ India. Part of the Tata Group‚ it was formerly known as TELCO (TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company). Its products include passenger cars‚ trucks‚ vans and coaches. Through subsidiaries and associate companies‚ Tata Motors has operations in the UK‚ South
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Introduction Tata Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Mumbai‚ India. It encompasses seven business sectors: communications and information technology‚ engineering‚ materials‚ services‚ energy‚ consumer products and chemicals. Tata Group was founded in 1868 by Jamsetji Tata as a trading company. It has operations in more than 80 countries across six continents. Tata Group has over 100 operating companies with each of them operating independently. Out of them 32
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Case Study | Strategic Management | 10th August 2010 | ------------------------------------------------- Introduction In June 2008‚ India-based Tata Motors Ltd. announced that it had completed the acquisition of the two iconic British brands - Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) from the US-based Ford Motors for US$ 2.3 billion. Forming a part of the purchase consideration were JLR’s manufacturing plants‚ two advanced design centers in the UK‚ national sales companies spanning
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INTRODUCTION : - Tata Group was Established under the parent company in year 1945. Tata Motors Limited has become India’s largest automobile company. It was the first Indian automobile company to list on the New York Stock Exchange. Tata Motors began manufacturing commercial vehicles in 1954 with a 15-year collaboration agreement with Daimler Benz of Germany. This partnership has led Tata Motors to not only become India’s largest automobile company but also India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer;
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OBJECTIVE: To find β‚ Value of Share and Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for TATA POWER CO. LTD. REFERENCE INDEX: Reference index used for β and other calculations is NSE INDEX. I have collected weekly data from 31/08/2005 to 30/08/2010. COST OF CAPITAL Cost of capital of the company has been calculated by using Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) by assigning weights to cost of equity and cost of debt. COST OF EQUITY- CAPM model has been used to calculate the cost of equity
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