Company on their new product‚ Tata Nano. Tata motors are the largest automobile company in India with revenues in excess of USD 16 billion in 2011. Tata motors have subsidiary companies and associate companies involved in various industries including mining‚ oil‚ manufacturing‚ and telecommunications. Tata motors have operations in Spain‚ Korea‚ Thailand‚ UK‚ and South Korea. The paper begins by identifying porters five forces. Second‚ a brief history of the Tata Nano is discussed. Third‚ the paper discuses
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What sales goal would you recommend for the Tata Nano? When Tata Motors Ldt. decided to create the Tato Nano they wanted to make the most fuel-efficient‚ smallest and cheapest car in the world. They had the advantage of already having the trust of consumers’ in India and being known for its commitment to ethics‚ by promising to improve the quality of life of its consumers. However‚ they were not the market leaders for the passenger vehicles with a market share of 16‚45% against 46‚07% for their
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of Tata Nano After having successfully launched the low cost Tata Ace truck in 2005‚ Tata Motors began development of an affordable car that would appeal to the many Indians who drive motorcycles.[4] The purchase price of this no frills auto was brought down by dispensing with most nonessential features‚ reducing the amount of steel used in its construction‚ and relying on low cost Indian labor. The introduction of the Nano received much media attention due to its low price. The Tata Nano is a city
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TATA NANO (B) Problem Analysis Bottom –line Goal: In 2010 they sale 9‚000 vehicles per month before the drop off. To recover and increase sales to 150‚000 cars per year ( 60% of the capacity of the plant – 250‚000 cars). Intermediate goal: To recover the reputation of the car of a low cost‚ good quality‚ safe and resistance to performance in Indian roads. Impediment: Car price: The price increase because of the problems with the fires that required increase the security features as
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car: =battle sky rocketing costs =huge engineering hurdles =bad press (car caught fire). Some of the early nanos caught fire on the streets. Local and intl experts were brought in to investigate the problem but nothing was found wrong with the design of the car. In response the nano design team of the car decided to take further safety measures in order to make a more robust nano. Additional protection was provided on exhaust system. In electrical system extra fuses were added. =violent
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predicted India would become the world’s third-largest economy by 2020. Positioning of car Nano Ratan Tata today admitted that the group made some critical mistakes while launching the Nano. "We were not ready with a proper advertisement campaign and dealer network until the first 100‚000 cars were sold. The basic concept is still robust and we are going to push it as an affordable family car‚" he said. He said Nano got wrongly positioned as a poor man ’s car. That was not the intention. It is very much
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The Tata Nano is a city car manufactured by Tata Motors. Made and sold in India‚ the Nano is the cheapest car in the world today. Before it went on sale‚ a price of 1 lakh (US$1‚800) was widely touted. Since its 2009 debut‚ the price has increased. Nevertheless‚ the Nano remains the lowest-cost four-wheeled passenger vehicle in India. History[edit] After having successfully launched the low cost Tata Ace truck in 2005‚ Tata Motors began development of an affordable car that would appeal to
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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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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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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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