Can the Nano solve Tata's problems?

Economist | Mar. 27, 2009 (News Analysis)
Why the Nano alone cannot solve the mounting problems of its maker

Is the Tata Nano the car the world has been waiting for, its launch this week a moment not only of automotive history but of real social significance? Or will it prove to be no more than a dazzling digression for its troubled maker? Fifteen months after its unveiling at the Delhi motor show, the cheapest and most talked-about car of modern times has gone on sale. The plainest version costs 1 lakh (100,000) rupees ($2,000), as promised by Ratan Tata ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Mar 26, 2009 - 2:37 PM PDT
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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Mar. 26, 2009

Factual report about Tata Motors' new cheap car, launching this week in India. This article provides useful information about the circumstances surrounding this launch, as well as the prospects for its struggling manufacturer.

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Kenneth Sibbett
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 by Kenneth Sibbett - Mar. 26, 2009

This car is a marvel. To India. Or any other poor nation that cannot afford the safety that most modern nations have. There are no airbags, and is not made with as good of metal. But, if the poor can make this happen, the future would look a lot better.

I think these cars have to be better than having over-crowed buses keep turning over and killing hundreds.

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