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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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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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF TATA NANO Index 1. Company Overview of TATA motors 2. Market Demand 3. Total Sales Estimation 4. Producers Behaviour 5. Cost Structure & Pricing Strategy 1. Company Overview of Tata Motors Ltd. Tata Motors Limited is India’s largest automobile company‚ with revenues of Rs. 35651.48 crores (USD 8.8 billion) in 2007-08. It is the leader in commercial vehicles in each segment‚ and among the top three in passenger vehicles with winning products
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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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UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES DEHRADUN [pic] Harnessing Energy through Knowledge Assignment Topic TATA NANO ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT DECISIONS (MBCE 701) MBA LSCM 1st YEAR Submitted to : Submitted by: Ms. K. Deepa Anoop(4)‚Ashish(9)
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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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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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Customer Value Proposition in Value Markets Business houses that are our customers are under constant pressure to cut down their cost. With this concern at the back of their mind‚ out of the sales pitch‚ they mainly concentrate on the price quoted to them. In such cases‚ the supplier needs to demonstrate the core value offerings/ benefits with extra vigor to persuade the customer to make the purchase. Marketing managers tend to neglect the real contribution of value propositions to superior business
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