Guwahati: To travel across all 28 states of India and neighbouring Bhutan in a Tata Nano car covering around 25,000 kms is no easy task. Yet, this is being attempted by 62-year-old Kochi-based car enthusiast Thomas Chacko, who has so far covered 5,400 km in the small car and reached Guwahati on Saturday. Starting his journey from Mumbai on May 3, Chacko has so far travelled through Indore, Bhopal, Khajuraho,...
07:40 PM, May 20, 2012
New Delhi: American comedian Jay Leno donned a cream coloured 'sherwani', resplendent with delicate embroidery to welcome a Tata Nano car to his 17000-square-foot garage in southern California. Leno even invited Bollywood dancers for the inauguration of the white Nano with the Indian tricolour displayed in the background and painted across the body of the car. The host of 'The Tonight Show' has a weakness for electric and hybrid vehicles...
02:17 PM, May 16, 2012
New Delhi: Tata Group is the only Indian entity which has managed to find a place in the list of ten best companies for leadership in Asia, according to a study by management consultancy giant Hay Group. The Tata Group is at the fifth position among ten best companies for leadership in Asia list, which has been topped by Samsung Group followed by Toyota Motors and Unilever at the second...
05:18 PM, May 06, 2012
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05:32 PM, Apr 07, 2012
Geneva: At a time when fuel conservation is becoming imperative across the world, Tata Motors is aiming to make a car, Tata Megapixel that can deliver up to 100 kilometres from a litre of fuel by using a unique combination of technology. The company, which surprised the world with 'Rs 1 lakh car' Nano, on Tuesday unveiled the concept vehicle which is a four-seater global range extended electric vehicle (REEV)...
07:55 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Dhaka: Low-priced, tiny and reasonably reliable Nano cars made by Tata Motors are set to roam the streets of Bangladesh from early next month, the local distributor said on Monday. "We plan to import up to 2,000 cars initially but the figure will be raised with increased demand in the country," said Abdul Matlub Ahmed, chairman of Nitol-Niloy Group. The Nano, one of the smallest as well as the cheapest...
01:55 AM, Feb 21, 2012
The world's cheapest car has had an upgrade. Inflammatory jokes apart, the 2012 Tata Nano is Tata Motors' first refresh of the iconic car since its launch in 2009. It looks identical, but has had some changes made under the hood, or the rear seat, in this case. Tata has bumped up the power to 38PS, up from the original 35PS, putting it on an equal footing with the Maruti...
12:30 PM, Jan 26, 2012
New Delhi: The Nano is not a flop, its creator Ratan Tata said on Thursday, but he acknowledged that his Tata Motors failed to capitalise on the early excitement surrounding the launch of the world's cheapest car. In a wide-ranging briefing with journalists, Tata, who will retire in December as head of the Tata Group, India's biggest business house, also said the steel-to-software conglomerate had paid a price for not...
04:10 AM, Jan 06, 2012
New Delhi: Claiming that Nano wasn't a flop, Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata on Thursday admitted that the company wasted an early opportunity on the car. In a meeting with editors on the sidelines of the Auto Expo, which started in Delhi on Thursday, Tata said the Nano wasn't a flop. He said all the issues with the car will be sorted out in the coming upgrades and Nano variants....
03:34 PM, Jan 05, 2012
New Delhi: Bajaj Auto, India's second largest bike maker, finally unveiled its first four-wheeler, a low-emission car - RE 60 on the eve of the 2012 Auto Expo in New Delhi. The company, which had in 2008 showcased a concept small car but decided not to go ahead with the project. High fuel efficiency and lower emissions are the key factors on which the company is banking on to make...
01:31 PM, Jan 03, 2012
Mumbai: Tata Motors is upgrading old Tata Nanos, produced up to mid-September 2011, with a new starter motor to enhance their performance. This is in line with the company's practice of upgrading its vehicles; on the Nano itself, the company had upgraded the exhaust and the electrical system in November 2010, as was announced then. The installation of the new starter motor, which is a vendor supplied part, began in...
08:41 PM, Dec 27, 2011
Mumbai: India's Tata Motors is upgrading the starter motor of all old Nano models to the one installed in its new 2012 edition, launched in November, a spokesman said on Monday. The replacement being offered to all customers, free of cost, was not due to any safety concerns, he said. A starter motor is an electric motor which helps in rotating an internal combustion engine to initiate the engine's operation...
12:33 PM, Dec 26, 2011
Mumbai: The Tata Group Monday unveiled a Nano car - made with gold and silver, and studded with precious stones - worth an astronomical over Rs 22 crore. But, it's not for sale - the valuable and fully functional car is a unique branding and promotional initiative by Goldplus Jewellery, part of Titan Industries, a Tata Group company, an official said. The mega-value Goldplus Nano Car was unveiled Monday evening...
12:25 PM, Sep 20, 2011
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