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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 |
Tata Motors will debut its ultra-cheap car Tata Nano in New York this month: next Thursday, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum will put a bright yellow model of world’s cheapest car on display. Incidentally, not many New Yorkers or Americans have actually seen the car. The Tata Nano will be on display at the Great Hall of the Museum at 2 East 91st Street in Manhattan.
“The Cooper-Hewitt is showing the Tata Nano because, as the world’s most affordable car, it is a design achievement,” Cara Mc-Carty, the museum’s curatorial director, said. He also added that Nano has caught public fancy and therefore the museum is putting up the car on display.
Tata Motors has already passed all EU crash tests and safety norms to launch Nano Europe in the European countries. The model will be launched soon in the UK market. Tata Motors also plans to bring the electric variant of Tata Indica to the UK market. Tata Motors had already displayed Electric Indica at the Delhi Auto Expo this year in January. Similarly, the company is planning a hybrid model of Nano soon.
[Via: Indiaautomotive]
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 |
Tata Motors has launched Indica Vista with ABS and Airbags. The new Indica Vista Aura+ variant comes equipped with much needed safety features like ABS and Dual SRS Airbags. Aura+ variant is almost 30000 dearer than the Aura variant. Tata Indica, when launched 10 years ago, was the first “true” Indian hatch.
It has come a long way since but the recent auto expo showed us a new version, not just mere face lifts but more powerful engines, bigger, better interiors and improved quality. So far, 1.12 million Indica cars have rolled out. Indica Vista is a huge improvement after the original Indica platform which spawned a whole gamut of vehicles including the Indigo and Indigo XL Sedan, Indigo Marina the station wagon and Indigo CS compact sedan.
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 |
People who missed a chance to book their Nano first/last time around can now soon book the worlds cheapest car. Tata Motors is set to re-open the bookings of the Nano once the mother plant in Sanand, Gujarat commences production of the car. However don’t worry if you are not in a position to book your Tata Nano in May, because the bookings of the Nano will be open forever and the dealers will also start offering test drives once production becomes stable.
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 |
Tata has launched two special editions of Nano called “Nano for him” and “Nano for her”. The special edition Nano’s will be based on top end LX variant. “ Nano for him ” is available in an exclusive wild lime colour shade. It also gets leather seats and door pads. “ Nano for her ” comes with decorated interiors - cocktail red spilled over dashboard, seats and central console. Exteriors too get floral pattern to lure the fair sex.
[Via: Cars India]
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 |
A lot of news is coming from Tata Motors nowadays. Now the latest buzz is that the Tata Aria , an MPV which is based on the existing Safari platform which has been unvieled at the Auto Expo 2010 launch. The Aria would compete head on with the Toyota Innova when its launched. The Aria is a 7-seater and will most likely have the latest 2.2 liter Dicor engine.
The Crossovers have been in great demand with the taxi companies which ferry callcentre and BPO staff thanks to the outsourcing boom witnessed by the country. Toyota Innova, amongst the most successful Crossovers has sold 132,045 units since its launch in 2005. The Aria prototype has been seen road testing close to Pune and the MPV looks rather modern with a large grille and peeled back headlamp which look very indica-ish (the new Indica).
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 |
Mumbai, December 14, 2009: Tata Motors today announced the launch of Sumo Grande MK II , an upgraded version of its premium Sumo offering in the domestic market. The Grande MK II seeks to deliver added value to customers through substantial changes in the exteriors and interiors combined with improvements in drivability, ride and handling and comfort. Tata Motors today announced the launch of Grande MK II, an upgraded version of its premium Sumo offering in the domestic market. The Grande MK II seeks to deliver added value to customers through substantial changes in the exteriors and interiors combined with improvements in drivability, ride and handling and comfort.
Several ergonomic improvements have been made in the Grande MK II - significant among these are a smaller steering wheel with floating horns, a grab handle on the ‘C’ pillar to aid egress of third row passengers, and new inner door handles. The Grande MK II carries forward the class leading features of the earlier version such as best in class third row seats and lowest turning circle radius of 5.25 m in the category, in addition to having one of the best fuel efficiencies in its class. Dual HVAC with roof integrated louvers, motorised ORVMs, height adjustable driver’s seat and a state of the art CD/MP3 music system are some of the other features Grande MK II continues to sport. The vehicle is powered by the new generation 2.2 litre DICOR engine fitted with a variable geometry turbocharger which delivers maximum power and torque of 120 PS and 250 Nm respectively.
The Grande MK II will be available in 3 variants - top of the line Gx, Ex, and Lx with a seating capacity ranging between 7 and 9 seats in front and side facing configurations. The vehicle will be available in three new colours, Walnut Gold, Platinum Beige and Castle Grey. The Grande MK II is priced in the range of Rs. 6.43 lakhs to Rs. 7.50 lakhs (ex-showroom, Delhi). It comes with a warranty of 2 years or 75,000 kms (whichever is earlier). An additional 2 years’ warranty can be availed through the extended warranty option. Customers would be able to accessorise the Grande MK II with a host of accessories available at dealerships across the country.
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 |
A hybrid version of the Tata Nano is being planned, according to company chief Ratan Tata. Talking in the South Korean Maeil Business Newspaper, Tata said that the move was driven by a need to build cars that were as cheap to run as possible.
He further added that low priced goods would create stronger demand than high-end products in India, and said that this trend would be mirrored across the world, making the development of globally releveant cars crucial. However, he did not put a date on when a Nano Hybrid would be put in to production, or reveal any details of how it would run or what it would cost.
[Via: Autocarindia]
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 |
Tata Motors is celebrating the 1st Anniversary of the Indica Vista with the launch of Limited Edition Indica Vista. Component wise there is not much changes except some minor tweaks. This includes a new set of alloy wheels,TAN leather strips in cock pit and door trims. which comes in an exclusive colour combination - porcelain white bodywork with a black roof and royal gold with earth metallic finish roof and outside rear view mirrors.
Tata has further added ebony black interior and special S-TEC seats to this special edition India Vista. It will also enhance your in car entertainment experience as it comes with integrated stereo as well. Tata is offering the Special versions in two shades, Royal Gold and Porcelain White.
In addition to the features available in top model of Indica Vista the 1st Anniversary Edition comes with:
- All New Alloy wheels
- Ashen Color S-TEC Leather Seats
- 1st anniversary emblem
- 2 DIN Music System
- Ebony Black Color Interior Scheme
- Tan Leather On Cockpit & Door Trims
- Available In Royal Gold and Porcelain White
- Roof & Outside Rear View Mirros Painted In Earth Metallic Shade
The Indica Vista 1st Anniversary Edition Diesel is priced at Rs 5,20,000 (Ex-showroom Mumbai), while the 10th Anniversary Safire Petrol Indica Vista is priced at Rs 4,27,000 (Ex-showroom Mumbai). The prices of 1st Anniversary Edition are around thirty thousand more in comparison to the price of top model of Indica Vista.
[Via: Cars India ]
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009 |
Tata Motors is in the process of upgrading the world’s cheapest car Nano in the coming few months. Acting on the feedback from the market, the car will get small but significant upgrades with in the next six months. The Nano will get a higher rev limit at 6000 rpm compared to the conservative 5000 rpm earlier. The higher rev limit will improve performance especially in the first two gears allowing greater pull from the engine, important when going up an incline with full load, but the top speed will remain the same at 105 kph.
Other changes include a newly modified outside rear view mirror which is less cumbersome owing to the movement of the mirror with in the casing negating the need for moving the whole assembly while adjusting. The newer design will also make it possible to introduce electric adjustment in the future if Tata Motors wants to. The doors will also have check straps to limit the door opening. The most significant upgrade in the coming months will be the tailgate which can be opened improving the utility. The present sealed glass unit is inconvenient especially when there are passengers sitting on the rear seat.
The limited capacity is also a blessing in disguise for the company as the changes can be in-corporated before the production is shifted to the main plant in Sanand, Gujrat. Tata Motors is also in advanced stages of the development of the Tata Nano Diesel which will be introduced by the end of 2011. The all new twin cylinder engine will be one of the smallest diesel engine with common rail technology and will develop a healthy 40 bhp.
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 |
According to the latest statement in London from Tata Motors MD, Ravi Kant, the company may allow Tata Nano to be assembled and sold under a different brand name by other manufacturers. Ravi Kant was spaaking at an award function in London where he indicated that Tata Motors will allow micro-assembly units that can produce 10,000 units a year.
“Tata Motors was always toying with the idea of outsourcing a small batch of Nanos to third-part automakers. However, it is just in its embryonic stages and the company will take a final call in due course,” well-informed sourced from the industry were quoted saying about Tata Motors.
It is presumed that Nano under different brand name will be sold in the Indian market only as it has yet not made its foray into the overseas market. So far Tata Motors has delivered 7506 units from its Uttrakhand plant in Pantnagar. Tata Motors also has a joint venture with Fiat Auto India Limited and Fiat will be looking after the overseas marketing of Tata Nano. It is quite speculative that Fiat may assemble additional units of Tata Nano under a different brand name.
[Via: cartradeindia]
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