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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Industry Attractiveness 6 Emerging Trends in the Industry 7 Value Chain Analysis 7 VRIO FRamework 8 1. Design and technological capability 8 2. Loyal vendor base 8 3. Manufacturing synergies 8 4. Sales and Distribution Network 8 TATA Group 9 Problem statement 9 Slack 10 Core Competencies 10 Challenges - Mid Size cars and Utility vehicles 11 Recommendations 11 Improvements in Cars and UV vehicles 11 Increased competition 11 Evaluation of Recommendations 12 Strategy
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Should Ratan Tata acquire Jaguar and Land Rover? New technology and markets But they really focused on the middle class Is M&A the best route for Tata to move forward globally? Wanted to diversify country risk Infrastructure lim itations Regulations loosened Growth of the indian economy Watches‚ hotels‚ steel‚ tea competitiveness diminished by aid from government thru tarrifs Steel deomestic expansion or de-integrated strategy Mature market m&a Raw materials security Downstream
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MARCH 2009 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS During the year‚ the Company reported its highest ever Profit after Tax (PAT) of Rs. 922.20 crores‚ as against Rs. 869.90 crores for the previous year‚ a growth of 6%.The Operating Revenue is also higher at Rs. 7‚236.23 crores‚ as against Rs. 5‚915.91 crores‚ a growth of 22.3%. Operating Revenue is higher mainly owing to new tariff approved by the
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Autocar India editor Hormazd Sorabjee. "There was a bit of overconfidence at the start and not much marketing push from the company. The hype fizzled out even before Tata Motors could effectively roll out sizeable (number of) cars on the road." A person close to the company said‚ "Somehow it got slotted as a Rs 1-lakh car or a cheap car. Tata Motors did not intend to position it like that‚ but they did not do enough to manage perceptions." Making too much of the price tag was a mistake‚ said Zia Patel
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To: Ravi Kant (Managing Director‚ TML) From: Subject: Nano Tata-logy: The People’s Car Date: 17 the September‚ 2011 Situation Overview TML is currently posed with a tricky question of how to go about the Tata-Nano (the much-hyped “People’s Car”) business strategy‚ given its commitment to release it on time with the promised cost and the spectrum of issues and recent developments that pose potential hurdles. Issues Operations 1. Political problems at Singur Plant which will certainly
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INTRODUCTION Tata Motors limited was established under the parent company Tata Group in 1945. When Tata Motors was established it first started producing locomotives and engineering products. In 1954 Tata motors started to produce medium-sized commercial vehicles‚ when it reached a collaborative agreement with Daimler Benz AG. Tata motors produced its first independently designed light vehicle in 1986‚ which was called Tata 407. In 1994 Tata Motors first started manufacturing passenger cars when
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Tata Motors 1. Describe the economic characteristics of the global motor vehicle industry. The characteristics of the global motor vehicle industry are a boom in certain places and a bust in others all due to economic conditions in different nations. Four years after tow of Detroit Michigan’s big three went into bankruptcy American car makers are going “full throttle” with sales in August hitting an annual rate that if substantiated can take them back over 16 million and that is a rate that was
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RATAN TATA One of the most well-known and respected industrialists in India‚ Ratan Tata (Ratan Naval Tata)‚ is the Chairman of the salt to software conglomerate‚ Tata Group which is based in India and comprising 98 operating companies in seven business sectors across 80 countries. Ratan Tata was born to Soonoo & Naval Hormusji Tata on December 28‚ 1937. He was brought up their grandmother Lady Navajbai after his mother moved out following a troubled marriage. He studied at the Campion School in Mumbai
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biggest conglomerate – Tata Group. Ratan Tata joined the company after college and took over his late uncle’s business 16 years ago. He is involved in more issues than he should be. The authoritarian Tata is the chairman of key units including Tata Motors and Tata Steel and is involved in all major deals and making all the key decision. 2. SECONDARY PROBLEMS 2.1 Short Term A bid for Jaguar and Land Rover might present an even more daunting challenge for Ratan Tata. It would be an uphill climb
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