SYNOPSIS The case illustrates the opportunities‚ challenges and trade-offs involved in the design‚ prototyping and marketing of the Nano — the so-called people’s car — by Tata Motors Ltd. (TML)‚ a Tata Group company. The case takes place nine months after the company’s chairman‚ Ratan Tata‚ launched the Nano‚ on January 10‚ 2008‚ at the 9th Auto Expo in Pragati Maidan‚ an exhibition center in New Delhi‚ India. The case asks students to take the position of Ravi Kant‚
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product in the market. Market Segmentation Individuals in the market have different behaviours and needs. Therefore‚ to serve them‚ there is a need for segmentation (Martin‚ 2011). Market segmentation is viewing the heterogeneous market as a few smaller homogeneous market to have a much precise knowledge on consumers wants to ensure firm’s offering will be able to match the customer’s requirement (Oestreicher‚ 2011). Subway’s market segment profiles are as of the follow: Segmentation Variables Cool Dudes
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Introduction The Tata Nano‚ first unveiled at the New Delhi auto Expo in 2009‚ was expected to change the face of automobile sector in India and expand the Indian car market by as much as 65 per cent. However what was supposed to be a game changer failed to take off miserably in spite of the massive hype and the goodwill of Brand TATA. The problem – Strategy Though capable of single-handedly making four-wheeled transportation ubiquitous in India‚ the project as a whole failed miserable‚ the main
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achieve what he has today. Determination‚ responsibility‚ and dedication are characteristics that my father possesses. These characteristics help my father endure through all the challenges of his life‚ and he therefore has a great influence on me. My father influences me by instilling education in my life‚ serving his community‚ and teaching the importance of health and fitness. My dad instills the importance of education and motivates me to try my hardest. My dad symbolizes more than just a man
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TATA NANO "Dream-dream and dream‚ because dream gives vision‚ vision gives thoughts and finally thoughts lead to the action". Each letter of these motivational words said by India ’s former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam goes exactly with Mr. Ratan Tata‚ Chairman of Tata group‚ who in the year 2003‚ dreamt of producing a safe‚ affordable Car for the common man. Finally after the wait of five years‚ crossing all financial and technological barriers‚ Ratan Tata kept his promise and unveiled Tata
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NANO MARKETING FAILURE The messaging could have been more proactive in the initial phase of the launch‚ experts said. As it could have been when the project had to beat a retreat from the Singur factory site in West Bengal or when some cars began catching fire. "A series of factors has impacted the Nano‚ right from the Singur issue to cars catching fire to clumsy marketing strategy‚" said Autocar India editor Hormazd Sorabjee. "There was a bit of overconfidence at the start and not much marketing
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Tata Nano The Tata Nano is a small‚ affordable‚ rear-engine‚ four-passenger car aimed primarily at the Indian market. It was first presented by India’s Tata Motors at the 9th annual Auto Expo on January 10‚ 2008‚ at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi‚ India. The car was envisioned by‚ Ratan Tata‚ Chairman of the Tata Group and Tata Motors‚ who has described it as an eco-friendly "people’s car". The prefix "nano" derives from the Greek root ’nanos’‚ meaning dwarf. "Nano" also means "small" in Gujarati
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Hello Mauritius… Tata Nano. 2010 Table of Contents Page No Executive Summary 1.0 Introduction 2 1.1 Company Background 3 1.2 Target Market 5 1.4 PEST Analysis
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degree of doctor of philosophy Janice Wynn Guikema March 2004 c Copyright by Janice Wynn Guikema 2004 All Rights Reserved ii iv Abstract Since their discovery by Bednorz and M¨ller (1986)‚ high-temperature cuprate u superconductors have been the subject of intense experimental research and theoretical work. Despite this large-scale effort‚ agreement on the mechanism of high-Tc has not been reached. Many theories make their strongest predictions for underdoped superconductors with very
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NANO INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES ABSTRACT NANO… Nanotechnology in mechanical field is the internal combustion engine on a nano scale‚ which we have chosen as our area of interest. Heat engines have evolved from external combustion engines to internal combustion engines and the hot off the block is the nano internal combustion engine . This picture gives an idea of the size of
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