Tata Motors Asked to Build Nano in Egypt
21 Dec 2009, 10:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tata Motors has already expressed its intentions to build the Nano, also known as the world's cheapest car, in several locations of the world, so governments are trying to benefit from this in ...
Fiat to Sell Sicily Plant to Indian Automakers
17 Dec 2009, 09:36 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The Indians have decided to make another important step in their attempt to get a strong foothold into the European market, as two Indian automakers, Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra are inte...
Tata Penguin - Nano-Based Pickup in the Works
8 Dec 2009, 08:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tata Motors has already introduced the world's cheapest car, the well-known Nano, but it appears that the Indian manufacturer is willing to take full advantage of this car in every single area....
British Company Confirms World's Cheapest Car
30 Nov 2009, 11:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It appears that Tata Nano's nickname of "the world's cheapest car" will be lost very soon as a British company is currently studying the possibility to build a $2,200 model. Acco...
Tata Posts Surprising Profit for Q2
27 Nov 2009, 15:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Indian carmaker Tata Motors managed to surprise the automotive world today as it posted a consolidated profit of INR217.8m ($4.7 million) for the second quarter of 2009 and added at the same time th...
Wanted: Ratan Tata Successor!
19 Nov 2009, 11:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ratan Tata, the 71-year old chairman of the Indian group Tata, started the search for a successor, with candidates coming from both the domestic and overseas countries. In an interview with the Wall...
Jaguar Land Rover to Get GE Capital Working Loan
16 Nov 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / According the the Financial Times newspaper, Jaguar Land Rover is about to announce that it has secured 170 million pounds ($285,5 million) in working capital from GE Capital. The loan is for a five...
Forster to Take Charge of Jaguar Land Rover
9 Nov 2009, 08:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Carl-Peter Forster, ex GM Europe president and one of those who criticized GM's decision to keep Opel, might join Jaguar Land Rover in the near future, the Sunday Times newspaper informed in a ...
Tata Nano, Rebadged and Sold by Others
3 Nov 2009, 08:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tata Nano, the cheapest car in the world as it is called by some people, might be rebadged and sold by other manufacturers across the globe. Vice Chairman Ravi Kant hinted in a statement that the In...
Tata Motors Gets Profit Increase
26 Oct 2009, 16:10 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Downsizing really works, as India’s auto manufacturer Tata Motors, the builder of Nano, the world’s cheapest car, reported a net profit of 7.29 billion rupees (that’s $156.5 millio...
Tata Buys 79 Percent of Hispano Carrocera
22 Oct 2009, 09:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Indian company Tata Motors recently purchased the remaining 79 percent in Hispano Carrocera, a Spanish bus and coach manufacturer, using its call option. Tata already held a 21 percent stake in the ...
2010 Tata Indigo MANZA Launched in India
15 Oct 2009, 12:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The new generation Tata Indigo Manza sedan has just been launched in India, featuring a completely new body, platform, interior and exterior styling. The new sedan is much bigger in size and interio...
Pininfarina, Unlikely in Tata's Hands
12 Oct 2009, 07:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported in mid-August, Pininfarina's efforts to sell a 50.7 percent stake in the business was rumored to have found an answer in India, with Tata Motors. Today, the company's CEO, S...
Jaguar Land Rover to Close One Plant
24 Sep 2009, 13:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After several months of uncertainty, British manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced it has decided to terminate one of its facilities sometimes in 2014. There are two plants eyed for closure...
Tata Wants 100m Pounds for Jaguar Land Rover
1 Sep 2009, 08:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Indian carmaker Tata Motors is looking to raise around 100 million pounds for its Jaguar and Land Rover brands, hoping to cover the lost posted by these two specific units in the previous fiscal yea...
GM Working on $4,000 Car
17 Aug 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It sounds amazing, doesn't it? General Motors is planning a $4,000 ultra low-cost model that would be manufactured in Asia and especially addressed to local markets. It would be obviously suppo...
Ferrari and Maserati in India via Tata
11 Aug 2009, 13:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tata Motors is continuously looking to expand its portfolio in growing markets around the world and the recent Indian launch of Land Rover and Jaguar is the perfect example in this matter. The lates...
Tata Managed to Secure Private Funding for JLR
11 Aug 2009, 10:01 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / To the "delight" of the British government, Indian car maker Tata Motors announced it has managed to gather private sector funding for the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). This private funding is ...
Land Rover Ramps Up Production
11 Aug 2009, 08:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Land Rover announced it will increase production at its Solihull production facility, following strong demand for the revised versions of Discovery and Range Rover Sport models. Additionally, the co...
Pininfarina Could Sell to Tata Motors
10 Aug 2009, 08:31 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / After not long ago the renown Italian automobile company Bertone struggled with financial problems and was sold to Fiat, another reputed Italian car styling firm is up for sale. The reasons are a...