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Tata GoldPlus Nano finally debuts – clad in 80 kg of gold, 15 kg of silver and 10,000 semi-precious gems

20 September 2011 / 47 comments

The edition was announced some time back, but now it has finally made its official debut – the Tata GoldPlus Nano, all Rs 220 million (US$4.6 million) worth of compact car, was unveiled in Mumbai [...]

Tata opens dedicated plant to cope with Nano demand

3 June 2010 / 22 comments

In a move that will help clear backlog, Tata Motors has opened a new plant that will build the “world’s cheapest car” in the western Indian state of Gujerat. The Sanand factory will initially produce [...]

Tata Nano to get world’s smallest common-rail diesel engine designed by Bosch

18 January 2010 / 17 comments

Automotive component giant Bosch is banking on India’s booming auto market. The German company will invest Rs 2000 crore ($430 million) in India from now till 2012 and hopes to manufacture two million common-rail units [...]

OUTRAGEOUS: The $220,000 Tata Nano!

8 January 2010 / 73 comments

A Tata Nano that’s more expensive than a Lamborghini Gallardo? As outrageous as that might sound, Mumbai based D.C. Design’s version of the world’s cheapest car is set to cost $220,000 or 10 million rupees, [...]

Slow Nano delivery leading to cancelled bookings

29 December 2009 / 21 comments

The Tata Nano was launched to great reception back in March, but around 15% of the 207,000 Indians who put down names in the order book have cancelled their bookings, as delivery of the “Rs [...]

Tata Nano officially goes on sale, delivery in July!

25 March 2009 / 92 comments

The Tata Nano is officially here and on sale! Bear in mind this is the Indian domestic market version and not the larger, more well-equipped version that was showcased as the Tata Nano Europa recently. [...]

Tata Nano Europa: a high-spec Nano for Europe!

5 March 2009 / 63 comments

Tata has unveiled a more regularly-specced version of the Tata Nano that it intends to sell in more sophisticated markets such as Europe. It will be a car that has all the creature comforts that you'd expect, unlike the 1 lakh version that it intends to sell in India which will be stripped bare of even an air conditioning unit.

Nano target market may face difficulty with loans

23 June 2008 / 6 comments

I think we now know why Maruti’s low cost car was revealed to the banks earlier this month, they were probably pitching it to the banks to see if they would grant loans for people [...]

Tata Nano affects used car prices in India

30 May 2008 / 11 comments

According to a report by Marinews, it seems that the impending launch of the Tata Nano has had a bad effect on the used car market in India, with used car sales dipping between 15 [...]

Tata Nano to get US$10 airbag?

27 May 2008 / 36 comments

The Tata Nano is a no-frills car, but one of the more well-equipped, pricier versions of the Tata Nano will feature dual front airbags. And with luck, they’ll only increase the cost of the car [...]