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Tata Nano
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF
TATA NANO
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1. Company Overview of TATA motors 2. Market Demand 3. Total Sales Estimation 4. Producers Behaviour 5. Cost Structure & Pricing Strategy

1. Company Overview of Tata Motors Ltd.

Tata Motors Limited is India’s largest automobile company, with revenues of Rs. 35651.48 crores (USD 8.8 billion) in 2007-08. It is the leader in commercial vehicles in each segment, and among the top three in passenger vehicles with winning products in the compact, midsize car and utility vehicle segments. The company is the world’s fourth largest truck manufacturer, and the world’s second largest bus manufacturer. The company’s 23,000 employees are guided by the vision to be “best in the manner in which we operate best in the products we deliver and best in our value system and ethics.” Established in 1945, Tata Motors’ presence indeed cuts across the length and breadth of India. Over 4 million Tata vehicles ply on Indian roads, since the first rolled out in 1954. The company’s manufacturing base in India is spread across Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Pune (Maharashtra), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) and Pantnagar (Uttarakhand). Following a strategic alliance with Fiat in 2005, it has set up an industrial joint venture with Fiat Group Automobiles at Ranjangaon (Maharashtra) to produce both Fiat and Tata cars and Fiat powertrains. The company is establishing two new plants at Dharwad (Karnataka) and Sanand (Gujarat). The company’s dealership, sales, services and spare parts network comprises over 3500 touch points; Tata Motors also distributes and markets Fiat branded cars in India. PRODUCT OVERVIEW Tata Nano is the cheapest car in the world. It is sold in home country India at around Rs 1lakh i.e. approximately USD 2000. It is manufactured by Tata Motors Limited, the largest automobile company in India. It’s Chairman, Mr. Ratan Tata envisions that Tata Nano to become a “People’s car“ which is affordable by almost

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