Archive for February 20th, 2008



Trial production of Tata Motors’ Rs one lakh wonder ‘Nano’, which was unveiled at the auto-expo in the national capital last month, would start in June or July, a top company official said on Wednesday.
Tata Motors Managing Director Ravi Kant, who was here today to review the progress of the construction of the factory along […]



For India, this is the year of the small car, with the launch later this year of the world’s cheapest car, Tata Motors’ Nano, priced at just over Rs 1 lakh. This small car will have company at the premium end, too, with European majors bringing in their premium small cars, starting with the Fiat […]



Commercial production at Tata Motors? small car factory at Singur is expected to begin in October this year, according to Mr Ravi Kant, Managing Director of Tata Motors Ltd. Speaking to newspersons after reviewing construction work at the plant site on Wednesday, Mr Ravi Kant said he was ?happy? with the progress so far and […]



Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd said on Wednesday it had launched its Scorpio sport utility and its Pik-Up range in Peru, further extending its presence in Latin America.
The launch was in partnership with Maquinaria Nacional S.A., an arm of the Gildemeister Group, an importer and distributor of vehicles which also represents Mahindra in Chile. […]



DaimlerChrysler India on Tuesday said that it has received approval from the Registrar of Companies to change its name to Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd.
The renaming of the automobile manufacturer follows the disposal of 80.1 per cent of its stake in Chrysler Holding LLC, a release issued here stated.
A clear distinction has been made between the […]



Trial production of Tata Motors’ Rs one lakh wonder ‘Nano’, which was unveiled at the auto-expo in the national capital last month, would start in June or July, a top company official said on Wednesday.
Tata Motors Managing Director Ravi Kant, who was here today to review the progress of the construction of the factory along […]



Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) plans to bid for an estimated USD 3 billion for land systems to the Indian military, the total value for which is estimated to be USD 5 billion, reports agency source.
M&M plans to make the military bid through JVs with world class defense vehicle manufacturers in the next 3-5 years.
Mahindra Group […]



Tata Motors Ltd will rollout its ultra-cheap Nano car on schedule by October, a top official said on Wednesday.
“We are maintaining the schedule of car launch in the second half of next fiscal,” Managing Director Ravi Kant told reporters, after surveying the construction work at its new unit about 40 kilometers from the eastern city […]

Small car, big achievement



Makers of small cars view their products as a timely and remarkable innovation fulfilling the aspirations of India?s rising middle class, and as a solution to its urban transport problems. They are right about the first ? but completely wrong about the second. Carmakers also err in wishing away the huge costs of congestion and […]