Tata shuts Nano plant in Gujarat for 35 to 40 days as inventory piles up on low demand : TOI

[modern.fakir]

Tata shuts Nano plant in Gujarat for 35 to 40 days as inventory piles up on low demand

Ketan Thakkar, ET Bureau Jun 14, 2014, 10.09AM IST

MUMBAI: Tata Motors has shut its manufacturing plant in Sanand, Gujarat, where the Nano is manufactured, for between 35 to 40 days on account of low demand and a resultant inventory pile-up, as well as an ongoing retooling activity to manufacture a new version of the Nano for the festive season.


The Sanand plant is also being rejigged to manufacture hatchback and compact sedans based on a platform known as Kite. These models, which will compete with the Maruti Celerio, are slated for launch in 2015.


Tata Motor has been operating the Sanand plant 2-3 days a week over the last six months periodically on account of low market demand.


"The company has had to take some tough measures. This includes keeping the plant shut instead of pushing inventory and incurring further loss. The company has been producing 2000 to 2400 cars every month for the last 6 months, but a zero schedule for June was a surprise," a person aware of the development said.


"As with all our plants, the Sanand facility is closed as per annual planning for routine upgrades, maintenance and adding of tooling flexibility for new variants. The period for this kind of maintenance work may vary and range from 3-6 weeks," the Tata Motors spokesperson said.


Experts say a shut down for as much as 35-40 days shows lack of demand as in modern automobile plants maintenance should not take that long or even retooling for a new car.


Described as the people's car, the demand for Nano has languished. The production in FY-14 was the lowest at 21,538 units, (see table) which is not even 10% of Sanand's annual capacity of 2, 50,000 units.


The company has inventory of at least 8,000 to 10,000 units with even some of the cars made in 2013 not managing to find buyers yet.


The spokesperson said as per policy they cannot share the specific inventory numbers of a particular brand, but added that they have seen a significant cut in inventory over the last 3 to 6 months.


A CNG version of Nano or the Nano with power steering did infuse some interest in the brand, with monthly retail sales improving from 1000-1500 to the current level of 2,000 to 2,500 units.


The company for its part says, "We have seen a good pick up of the new Nano Twist and we are beginning to see stronger retail sales with its repositioning as the smart city car".


The company is persevering with the Nano and plans to introduce an automatic variant. In addition there is a 1.05 litre Nano as part of the pipeline.


Built to produce one Nano a minute, the Sanand plant was set up with an investment of Rs 2,000 crore.


"Through different variants which include a Nano with an automatic transmission, touted as India's cheapest automatic car, the company aims to bring Nano up to respectable volumes of 5,000 units a month. In addition to this, Tata Motors in a bid to rustle volumes may make the new X0 or Kite model. This way, the utilisation of the plant will go up and the loss the Sanand plant is incurring can also be reduced," said another person close to Tata Motors.

http://articles.economictimes.india...50581706_1_sanand-plant-nano-twist-nano-plant

 

[modern.fakir]

Since its inception the TATA NANO often incorrectly touted as the "cheapest car" has been mired with controversy. First the tag of being the "cheapest car" was incorrect and misinformation to begin with, the car had a horrible safety record and the first few that rolled out of showrooms were seen catching fires on the roads and hence the demand for that has logically dipped to a "Nano" :lol:

We would urge India to not just market a car as "cheap" just for the "heck of it" !..Rather they should focus on producing a product that actually works and not try to make cheap shot attempts at getting in history books for fake pride :biggthumpup:

Pakistan can assist if requested !

 

[modern.fakir]

[h=1]Ratan Tata: Marketing Nano as 'cheapest car' was a mistake[/h][h=1][/h]

Ratan Tata said Nano could be marketed as a changed product in Europe to tap interest on the car outside India.







PTI | Nov 29, 2013, 06.36PM ISTSINGAPORE: The Tata group may consider launching its small car Nano in a new avatar in another country like Indonesia, where it doesn't have the 'stigma' of being 'the cheapest car', and bring it back to India for a fresh start with a new image, according to chairman emeritus Ratan Tata.

Tata, who stepped down as the chairman of the salt-to-software conglomerate last December, said Nano could also be marketed as a changed product in Europe to tap interest on the car outside India.

"Maybe it (Nano) gets launched in another country like Indonesia, where it doesn't have the stigma and the new image comes back to India. Or maybe as a changed product that gets marketed in Europe. There's a lot of interest in Nano outside India," Tata said in an interview on CNBC's Managing Asia.


Stating that Tatas are working on a refreshed Nano, he added: "A re-launched Nano with some of the differences that we're trying to incorporate, yes I do...We are going to relaunch the car not as the cheapest car but in the image as it is."

Admitting that Tata Motors made a mistake in the marketing and positioning of the Nano, he said: "It became termed as a cheapest car by the public and, I am sorry to say, by ourselves, not by me, but the company when it was marketing it. I think that is unfortunate."

He further said: "I always felt that Nano should have been marketed towards the owner of a two-wheeler because it was conceived giving the people who rode on two-wheels with the whole family an all-weather safe form of affordable transportation, not the cheapest."

In an interview last year, Tata had said that the Nano was being 'refreshed' to realise its full potential,

The Nano has failed to live up to the expectations after being hyped as the cheapest car to hit the roads. It sales have been dwindling despite the company's attempts to reposition it. In the April-October period this fiscal, it clocked just 12,322 units as against 43,627 units in the year-ago period, down 71.7 per cent.

In October this year, Tata Motors launched a new version of the Nano with CNG and petrol bi-fuel system options.

The Nano has a troubled past. It was originally planned to roll out from a plant in Singur,West Bengal, but the plant had to be shifted to Sanand in Gujarat after political protests at its earlier plant. Instances of the car catching fire initially after it was launched didn't help its cause either.

The car was launched in March 2009 with an initial ex-factory price tag of close to Rs one lakh for the basic model. It is currently available between Rs 1.45 lakh and Rs 2.65 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) across all variants.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...st-car-was-a-mistake/articleshow/26588240.cms

 

[Okara Bull]

U know India has 250 engineering university in one state Karnatka , all companies are going there to business u know Y???


INdia has car plants like Mercedes ,

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[Dhiraj Kumar]

Indians are brand conscious. Although Tata had few issues with Nano but now car is in perfect shape and have no glitches.

Tata have to rebrand it and sell it 3 lak range with Premium AC and luxury!


http://www.worldcarfans.com/114061976975/tata-working-on-nano-turbo-automatic-transmission-and
[h=2]From 'a cheap car' to a 'smart city car'[/h]According to a recent report, India’s Tata is currently developing a turbocharged version of its Nano city car.
Planned for a debut later this year, the Nano's 0.6-liter engine will gain a significant power boost thanks to a small turbocharger. Currently the unit offers 38 PS (28 kW) and 51 Nm (38 lb-ft) of torque which translates into a 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) acceleration in 12.6 seconds.
Autocar Professional says the turbocharged Nano is part of Tata Motors’ plans to change the image of the model from "a cheap car" to a "smart city car". Following this strategy, the company introduced power steering for the Nano in January this year.
The report mentions a part-electric Nano called the Nano ‘e-rev’ is also in the cards. Still a R&D project, the machine is not officially confirmed for debut from the manufacturer and this depends on the government’s policy for EVs and hybrid vehicles. A spokesman of the company says it has “high degree of technology-readiness and the program offers several competitive strengths” but “it is difficult to predict the exact timeframes needed to create the right ecosystem for this to be a market-viable project”. He adds Tata is "actively engaged with government and other regulatory bodies in setting standards for the industry".
Tata is also working on an automatic transmission for the Nano. Details are limited, butAutocar Professional is reporting the gearbox bears the F-Tronic name.
Note: Pictures show the 2014 Tata Nano

Source: Autocar Professional

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[Dhiraj Kumar]

[h=1]Tata Nano Twist Active spied with refreshed interiors[/h]
Tata Motors are reviving the ailing Nano, and it seems that they are finally getting some success. Latest iteration of Nano, Twist comes in with power steering and it has managed to pull increasing number if buyers back to the brand. Now, to further their reach, Tata Motors is going to introduce new variants of Nano in the future.

One of them is the Nano Twist Active. Showcased earlier this year at the Auto Expo, this new edition is slated to sport Auto Manual Transmission (AMT) which proved its mettle on board the Maruti Suzuki Celerio hatchback. The car is currently being tested on Indian roads.
Besides existence of AMT on board 2014 Tata Nano Active, various other interior specifications have come to the fore. These include a new front fascia with a smiley shaped front bumper, a new set of fog lamps and turn indicators positioned above headlights. These indicators sport black coloured surrounds and clear lenses. Interiors also see better finish with electric power steering, a new instrument cluster and front power windows. Exteriors have also been enhanced to show an openable tailgate contributing to added boot space.

Engine specifications on board the Nano Active will continue in the form of a 2 cylinder 624cc engine producing 38 PS power and 51 Nm torque. Twist F Tronic will pair this engine to a Magnetti Marelli 5 speed automatic manual transmission. AMT costs less than the conventional auto gearbox which will allow the company to continue with its lower pricing.
A recent report also indicates that production has been stopped at the company’s Sanand Plant for a tool up for the start of production of refreshed Nano and new Nano variants.

 

[Dhiraj Kumar]

Since its inception the TATA NANO often incorrectly touted as the "cheapest car" has been mired with controversy. First the tag of being the "cheapest car" was incorrect and misinformation to begin with, the car had a horrible safety record and the first few that rolled out of showrooms were seen catching fires on the roads and hence the demand for that has logically dipped to a "Nano" :lol:

We would urge India to not just market a car as "cheap" just for the "heck of it" !..Rather they should focus on producing a product that actually works and not try to make cheap shot attempts at getting in history books for fake pride :biggthumpup:

Pakistan can assist if requested !

Tata is 5th largest manufacturer of automobiles. Nano is very much workable car. It is bit too cheap and people are feeling little embarrassed.

They are revamping it and now the sales of Tata Nano + or premium would go up!


Indeed Tata would ask Pakistan company for help. Tata group revenue is 100+ bilion $. Its 10 the largest software, 5th largest steel and 5th largest automobile, 2nd largest chemical company in world :P

 

[modern.fakir]

ONLY 250 ?? for a country with a 1 Billion plus population ?? ...The US has 4600 colleges and universities of higher education with a 400 million population .

Japan has about 2000 and so does Europe and China [hilar][hilar]

PLus those 250 are not producing many engineers as about 86 % of the graduates are not Employable. This comes from there own research :biggthumpup:

[h=1]83% of Indian engineering graduates unfit for employment: Survey findings![/h]



by Ritu Chandna
According to Aspiring Minds, an employee assessment service provider's 2012 National Employability Report about 83% of engineering graduates are unfit for employment.

The report highlights that only about 17.45% of engineering graduates of the year 2011 were employable. National Association of Software and Services Companies' (NASSCOM) survey of 2011 showcased that over 75% of IT graduates are not ready for jobs and further brought into notice how India's $60 billion outsourcing industry is spending almost $1 billion a year training them to be fit for jobs. Sangeeta Gupta, Senior Vice President, NASSCOM said, "Our engineers are not unemployable, they just don't have industry-ready talent. In other words, they lack the skills required for the jobs that are available to them."

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Deemed unfit in communication skills, confidence, presentation, problem-solving capabilities and generic abilities, an alarming figure presenting hard reality has been brought out in notice. Aspiring Minds also revealed that over 50% graduates fall short of the mark in language and grammar as well.

Another interesting finding showcased that graduates from Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4 engineering colleges in India produced graduates that were not industry ready even after interventional training. These findings have been reported by Industry Readiness Index survey conducted by Purple Leap this year.

Amit Bansal, CEO, PurpleLeap expressed his opinion by saying "Most graduates display excellent theoretical knowledge. However, when it comes to problem-solving, they lack basic analytical skills."
"I have interviewed over 2,000 candidates in the last three years and most of them struggle to communicate even in their mother tongue. I have realised that it's not about the language. If they don't know the answer, how will they respond?" further said Bansal.

Sangeeta Gupta said, "The approach to the engineering curriculum in our country emphasises rote learning. The same set of questions is asked year after year. If your memorisation skills are good, you may cram and score well. But that doesn't mean that you have the skills the industry is looking for."

​

As published by Rediff, Prof Ramamoorthy Iyer, a visiting faculty member for mechanical engineering mechanical engineering to students in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai said, "You ask them about the technology involved in the making of an automobile, and they'll be ready with the details. If you ask them to design an automobile on their own, only a handful will be able to attempt it with success. Students who don't take up internship roles during their course of engineering often struggle with placements after completion of the course. Even institutes do little about training their students. What's the purpose of such an education? There is no value addition."

What can be done about it?

To cater to the problem of quality demand and supply, NASSCOM has planned to impart training and development of faculty. Having identified the gaps, industry experts foresee the need for improvement in current colleges as a priority as against bringing together newer courses and institutes for engineering. NASSCOM aims to enhance graduate skills through its BPO initiative which is a 6-12 week long program training graduates over the development of their soft skills. Experts suggest students to personally cater to their overall skill development by participating in more such activities besides powering their technical expertise better.
Source: Rediff

U know India has 250 engineering university in one state Karnatka , all companies are going there to business u know Y???


INdia has car plants like Mercedes ,

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[modern.fakir]

Yeah they maybe the 5th largest manufacturer but they LIE like anything else.

It is not the cheapest car and the safety is still a big issue with the car.

Tata Nano, other Indian small cars fail independent crash tests


NDTV | Written By: Siddharth Vinayak Patankar | Updated On: January 31, 2014 16:26 (IST)
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Tata Nano crash tested to check car safety regulations

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Some of India's best-selling small cars have failed independent crash tests conducted by a global car safety watchdog.
All five small cars popular on the Indian market last year, including the famous Tata Nano and the Hyundai i10, failed the crash tests performed by London car-safety watchdog Global NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme).

The cars that were tested were the Tata Nano, Maruti Suzuki Alto 800, Hyundai i10, Ford Figo and Volkswagen Polo. All cars had to be made-in-India models only, and the most basic or entry-level version available in the market was selected for testing. This meant none of them had airbags - one of the most basic prerequisites globally to pass a safety test.


(Watch: Made-in-India cars crash tested for the first time)

There were two tests carried out on identical cars of the same make - meaning two of each car were procured by Global NCAP from Indian showrooms, and shipped to Germany for the tests. One crash test was performed at 56 kmph, the other at 64 kmph.

All five cars failed the test, landing a zero on a scale of 1-5.

Representatives from each manufacturer were invited to witness the test, and the results have been shared with them all too. Automakers said the issue of car safety is complex, involving not just passenger safety, but also the safety of those outside the car. That means cars need to handle well and drivers must be educated about the rules of the road, and roads should be in good condition.

As NDTV's Automobiles Editor, I was consulted on which cars should be tested. Of the five cars, only the Figo and Polo showed good structural rigidity and therefore a safer cabin, while the smaller cars performed rather poorly. What is rather surprising to me is that a car like the Hyundai i10 - which is only made in India for global markets - also did badly. The made-in-India for export to Europe i10 has a good rating in its Euro NCAP test for instance, which begs the question - are the cars for Indian buyers made differently?

India's growing middle class has helped fuel a booming auto industry, making the country the world's sixth-largest car market. But nearly 140,000 people die on Indian roads every year in nearly five lakh accidents. That's the worst road safety record in the world.

Given those grizzly statistics, it is staggering to think India is the only country in the world's top ten car markets that does not have a comprehensive testing programme that measures the safety of cars.

Reactions from carmakers:

TATA MOTORS

"Tata Motors sees safety as a priority, and is going to closely review the results of the Global NCAP test, before drawing any conclusions vis-a-vis its product strategy. However all its cars do meet all Indian safety regulations as mandated by the government, at this time."

FORD INDIA

"Safety is one of the higher priorities in the design of our vehicles. Our vehicles consistently meet or exceed applicable industry standards. We are monitoring the progress of this review."

VW INDIA

"At Volkswagen, we recognise this need, given increasing driving speeds, more women drivers, longer driving times and a younger driver. Therefore, we have decided to have front dual airbags as standard on the Polo, as our continuing commitment to safer and better driving. We are the first automaker in India to do so, making the Polo the safest premium hatchback in the market today."

HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA

"Hyundai Motor India Ltd affirms that Hyundai vehicles are designed and build to meet all the prescribed safety standards set by Indian Regulatory Authorities."
I V RAO, HEAD OF R&D, MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA
"In India we had been basing our own safety regulations from European regulations, however based on Indian market situation and Indian road conditions and usage conditions we have been fine tuning the regulations. The global NCAP may not match our own requirements in India, so I SIAM is in discussions with the ministry of road transport and heavy industry to work on a new vehicle appraisal system which will work on this for all NCAP for India. Taking into consideration how vehicles are being used in India not only in terms of features but small issues like the usage of rear seats is also equally important in India unlike other countries. So all these factors have to be considered and also the accident analysis has to really access what is actually causing the accident.
"The NCAP will basically come into to force when accident happens and majority of accidents are not because of your own four wheelers' but other vehicles on the road so it's a very complicated issue and of course what we are learning from this conference is very good. I would compliment IRTE for organizing such a conference here and auto industry is going to comply with the various safety measures mandated by the government. Unfortunately the commissioning of test facilities for offside and side impact has been delayed so in a couple of years we will introduce the off side regulation in India"
(With inputs from agencies)

Tata is 5th largest manufacturer of automobiles. Nano is very much workable car. It is bit too cheap and people are feeling little embarrassed.

They are revamping it and now the sales of Tata Nano + or premium would go up!


Indeed Tata would ask Pakistan company for help. Tata group revenue is 100+ bilion $. Its 10 the largest software, 5th largest steel and 5th largest automobile, 2nd largest chemical company in world :P

 

[Dhiraj Kumar]

ONLY 250 ?? for a country with a 1 Billion plus population ?? ...The US has 4600 colleges and universities of higher education with a 400 million population .

Japan has about 2000 and so does Europe and China [hilar][hilar]

PLus those 250 are not producing many engineers as about 86 % of the graduates are not Employable. This comes from there own research :biggthumpup:

83% of Indian engineering graduates unfit for employment: Survey findings!





by Ritu Chandna
According to Aspiring Minds, an employee assessment service provider's 2012 National Employability Report about 83% of engineering graduates are unfit for employment.

The report highlights that only about 17.45% of engineering graduates of the year 2011 were employable. National Association of Software and Services Companies' (NASSCOM) survey of 2011 showcased that over 75% of IT graduates are not ready for jobs and further brought into notice how India's $60 billion outsourcing industry is spending almost $1 billion a year training them to be fit for jobs. Sangeeta Gupta, Senior Vice President, NASSCOM said, "Our engineers are not unemployable, they just don't have industry-ready talent. In other words, they lack the skills required for the jobs that are available to them."
Deemed unfit in communication skills, confidence, presentation, problem-solving capabilities and generic abilities, an alarming figure presenting hard reality has been brought out in notice. Aspiring Minds also revealed that over 50% graduates fall short of the mark in language and grammar as well.

Another interesting finding showcased that graduates from Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4 engineering colleges in India produced graduates that were not industry ready even after interventional training. These findings have been reported by Industry Readiness Index survey conducted by Purple Leap this year.

Amit Bansal, CEO, PurpleLeap expressed his opinion by saying "Most graduates display excellent theoretical knowledge. However, when it comes to problem-solving, they lack basic analytical skills."
"I have interviewed over 2,000 candidates in the last three years and most of them struggle to communicate even in their mother tongue. I have realised that it's not about the language. If they don't know the answer, how will they respond?" further said Bansal.

Sangeeta Gupta said, "The approach to the engineering curriculum in our country emphasises rote learning. The same set of questions is asked year after year. If your memorisation skills are good, you may cram and score well. But that doesn't mean that you have the skills the industry is looking for."
As published by Rediff, Prof Ramamoorthy Iyer, a visiting faculty member for mechanical engineering mechanical engineering to students in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai said, "You ask them about the technology involved in the making of an automobile, and they'll be ready with the details. If you ask them to design an automobile on their own, only a handful will be able to attempt it with success. Students who don't take up internship roles during their course of engineering often struggle with placements after completion of the course. Even institutes do little about training their students. What's the purpose of such an education? There is no value addition."

What can be done about it?

To cater to the problem of quality demand and supply, NASSCOM has planned to impart training and development of faculty. Having identified the gaps, industry experts foresee the need for improvement in current colleges as a priority as against bringing together newer courses and institutes for engineering. NASSCOM aims to enhance graduate skills through its BPO initiative which is a 6-12 week long program training graduates over the development of their soft skills. Experts suggest students to personally cater to their overall skill development by participating in more such activities besides powering their technical expertise better.
Source: Rediff

Worry about Pakistan. Bomb, Taliban ke sibay waha koi nahi aata hai. India has 5000 university. Bull talked about 1 province.

Quality of education in India is improving !

 

[Dhiraj Kumar]

Yeah they maybe the 5th largest manufacturer but they LIE like anything else.

It is not the cheapest car and the safety is still a big issue with the car.

Tata Nano, other Indian small cars fail independent crash tests


NDTV | Written By: Siddharth Vinayak Patankar | Updated On: January 31, 2014 16:26 (IST)
Tweet

Tata Nano crash tested to check car safety regulations

• 
  

Some of India's best-selling small cars have failed independent crash tests conducted by a global car safety watchdog.
All five small cars popular on the Indian market last year, including the famous Tata Nano and the Hyundai i10, failed the crash tests performed by London car-safety watchdog Global NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme).

The cars that were tested were the Tata Nano, Maruti Suzuki Alto 800, Hyundai i10, Ford Figo and Volkswagen Polo. All cars had to be made-in-India models only, and the most basic or entry-level version available in the market was selected for testing. This meant none of them had airbags - one of the most basic prerequisites globally to pass a safety test.


(Watch: Made-in-India cars crash tested for the first time)

There were two tests carried out on identical cars of the same make - meaning two of each car were procured by Global NCAP from Indian showrooms, and shipped to Germany for the tests. One crash test was performed at 56 kmph, the other at 64 kmph.

All five cars failed the test, landing a zero on a scale of 1-5.

Representatives from each manufacturer were invited to witness the test, and the results have been shared with them all too. Automakers said the issue of car safety is complex, involving not just passenger safety, but also the safety of those outside the car. That means cars need to handle well and drivers must be educated about the rules of the road, and roads should be in good condition.

As NDTV's Automobiles Editor, I was consulted on which cars should be tested. Of the five cars, only the Figo and Polo showed good structural rigidity and therefore a safer cabin, while the smaller cars performed rather poorly. What is rather surprising to me is that a car like the Hyundai i10 - which is only made in India for global markets - also did badly. The made-in-India for export to Europe i10 has a good rating in its Euro NCAP test for instance, which begs the question - are the cars for Indian buyers made differently?

India's growing middle class has helped fuel a booming auto industry, making the country the world's sixth-largest car market. But nearly 140,000 people die on Indian roads every year in nearly five lakh accidents. That's the worst road safety record in the world.

Given those grizzly statistics, it is staggering to think India is the only country in the world's top ten car markets that does not have a comprehensive testing programme that measures the safety of cars.

Reactions from carmakers:

TATA MOTORS

"Tata Motors sees safety as a priority, and is going to closely review the results of the Global NCAP test, before drawing any conclusions vis-a-vis its product strategy. However all its cars do meet all Indian safety regulations as mandated by the government, at this time."

FORD INDIA

"Safety is one of the higher priorities in the design of our vehicles. Our vehicles consistently meet or exceed applicable industry standards. We are monitoring the progress of this review."

VW INDIA

"At Volkswagen, we recognise this need, given increasing driving speeds, more women drivers, longer driving times and a younger driver. Therefore, we have decided to have front dual airbags as standard on the Polo, as our continuing commitment to safer and better driving. We are the first automaker in India to do so, making the Polo the safest premium hatchback in the market today."

HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA

"Hyundai Motor India Ltd affirms that Hyundai vehicles are designed and build to meet all the prescribed safety standards set by Indian Regulatory Authorities."
I V RAO, HEAD OF R&D, MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA
"In India we had been basing our own safety regulations from European regulations, however based on Indian market situation and Indian road conditions and usage conditions we have been fine tuning the regulations. The global NCAP may not match our own requirements in India, so I SIAM is in discussions with the ministry of road transport and heavy industry to work on a new vehicle appraisal system which will work on this for all NCAP for India. Taking into consideration how vehicles are being used in India not only in terms of features but small issues like the usage of rear seats is also equally important in India unlike other countries. So all these factors have to be considered and also the accident analysis has to really access what is actually causing the accident.
"The NCAP will basically come into to force when accident happens and majority of accidents are not because of your own four wheelers' but other vehicles on the road so it's a very complicated issue and of course what we are learning from this conference is very good. I would compliment IRTE for organizing such a conference here and auto industry is going to comply with the various safety measures mandated by the government. Unfortunately the commissioning of test facilities for offside and side impact has been delayed so in a couple of years we will introduce the off side regulation in India"
(With inputs from agencies)

Not a big deal. Their price is peanuts and its hard to pass those european test with so low budget.

Think about quality for the price, its awesome!


Tata motors own Jaguar, Landrover and Dawood Motors of korea. They are improving. They have big R&D in India and UK!
They own plants in Thailand, China, Europe.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/10863256/Jaguar-Land-Rover-annual-profits-hit-record-2.5bn.html

Jaguar Land Rover annual profits hit record 2.5bn

Maker of luxury Jaguars and off-road Range Rovers record profits help support poor performance by India parent Tata Motors





Does Pakistan have any automobile Company ??

 

[modern.fakir]

If you know me then i worry more about India than anything else as I love that country :biggthumpup: ...Pakistan will sort itself out as we always have in history plus our issues are not as MASSIVE as India's.

I'm only worries because we will have to correct all those issues in India once we reclaim it [hilar][hilar]

Worry about Pakistan. Bomb, Taliban ke sibay waha koi nahi aata hai. India has 5000 university. Bull talked about 1 province.

Quality of education in India is improving !

 

[Dhiraj Kumar]

If you know me then i worry more about India than anything else as I love that country :biggthumpup: ...Pakistan will sort itself out as we always have in history plus our issues are not as MASSIVE as India's.

I'm only worries because we will have to correct all those issues in India once we reclaim it [hilar][hilar]

Mohajir bhai, Pakistan ki lutia doob rahi hai. Tata alone can buy full Pakistan :P

England lables :P .
Let me search for a car from Pakistan!


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-car-which-beat-India/articleshow/2691073.cms

[h=1]Sitara, Pak's car, which 'beat India'[/h]

Manu Joseph, TNN | Jan 11, 2008, 01.39AM IST

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In 2004, when Habib Motors launched Sitara, Pakistan's Rs 1 lakh car, the headlines inevitably read, 'Pakistan beats India'. That nation's expats rejoiced in online chat rooms saying things like, ''Today, I'm proud to be a Pakistani''. And Indians with unlimited broadband responded by saying that Sitara was not a car but a cart.

What makes a car a car is a philosophical issue and to be fair, Habib Motors has officially referred to Sitara only as a four-wheeler, an indisputable fact.

It is a self-propelled vehicle with a steering wheel and seat belts too. Till recently the roof was optional. It weighs 350 kg and can reach a maximum speed of 60 kmph on the power of its 200cc Chinese four-stroke engine. It is 2800mm long and 1820 mm high.

 

[modern.fakir]

Ofcourse its not easy to pass because their's hardly any safety features for the passengers which is why nobody is interested in buying it.

You think driving on Indian roads is safe with every animal and truck drivers up on your back ?? :biggthumpup:

Jaguar is doing well because its an ENGLISH product backed by poor labour. Its not that India indigenously made cars that are running world wide.

They can do that but first they must stop lieing ...not produce super cheap cars, and not build plants on fertile areas where poor people are left languishing.

Such strategy is only going to backfire :biggthumpup:

Not a big deal. Their price is peanuts and its hard to pass those european test with so low budget.

Think about quality for the price, its awesome!


Tata motors own Jaguar, Landrover and Dawood Motors of korea. They are improving. They have big R&D in India and UK!
They own plants in Thailand, China, Europe.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/10863256/Jaguar-Land-Rover-annual-profits-hit-record-2.5bn.html

Jaguar Land Rover annual profits hit record 2.5bn

Maker of luxury Jaguars and off-road Range Rovers record profits help support poor performance by India parent Tata Motors





Does Pakistan have any automobile Company ??

 

[modern.fakir]

India ki fikr kero ...ab to butcher of gujrat rule ker raha hai [hilar][hilar] ....See even our cart is safer than your "cheapest car" ...kesa laga ??:biggthumpup:

Mohajir bhai, Pakistan ki lutia doob rahi hai. Tata alone can buy full Pakistan :P

England lables :P .
Let me search for a car from Pakistan!


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-car-which-beat-India/articleshow/2691073.cms

Sitara, Pak's car, which 'beat India'

Manu Joseph, TNN | Jan 11, 2008, 01.39AM IST

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In 2004, when Habib Motors launched Sitara, Pakistan's Rs 1 lakh car, the headlines inevitably read, 'Pakistan beats India'. That nation's expats rejoiced in online chat rooms saying things like, ''Today, I'm proud to be a Pakistani''. And Indians with unlimited broadband responded by saying that Sitara was not a car but a cart.

What makes a car a car is a philosophical issue and to be fair, Habib Motors has officially referred to Sitara only as a four-wheeler, an indisputable fact.

It is a self-propelled vehicle with a steering wheel and seat belts too. Till recently the roof was optional. It weighs 350 kg and can reach a maximum speed of 60 kmph on the power of its 200cc Chinese four-stroke engine. It is 2800mm long and 1820 mm high.

 

[Dhiraj Kumar]

Ofcourse its not easy to pass because their's hardly any safety features for the passengers which is why nobody is interested in buying it.

You think driving on Indian roads is safe with every animal and truck drivers up on your back ?? :biggthumpup:

Jaguar is doing well because its an ENGLISH product backed by poor labour. Its not that India indigenously made cars that are running world wide.

They can do that but first they must stop lieing ...not produce super cheap cars, and not build plants on fertile areas where poor people are left languishing.

Such strategy is only going to backfire :biggthumpup:

Even korean and Japanese companies failed the test. India is indeed Euro 4 compliant. Its material, Tata owns it and they will use the technology in India too.

The only problem is they have to do everything cheap for India: Frugal engineering!!

Check another Indian company Mahindra!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Mahindra_XUV_500_W6_2013.jpg

 

[Dhiraj Kumar]

India ki fikr kero ...ab to butcher of gujrat rule ker raha hai [hilar][hilar] ....See even our cart is safer than your "cheapest car" ...kesa laga ??:biggthumpup:

you will see India creating industries on massive scale. NGO who have butchered India are banned. Modi is outstanding leader and administrator
Yes, the cart was indeed good for playing gold :P

 

[modern.fakir]

yeah but korean and japanese countries dont claim to have produced the "cheapest car" to get their names in history books only to be "amended out".

I mean what kind of example are we setting by misleading people in India ?:)

All I'm saying is produce a decent car and say its made in India ...why do you have to "frugalize" and present yourself as a cheaper option ?

The Mughals always marketed India as a High Value destination ...so please stop giving all of us a Bad name !

Even korean and Japanese companies failed the test. India is indeed Euro 4 compliant. Its material, Tata owns it and they will use the technology in India too.

The only problem is they have to do everything cheap for India: Frugal engineering!!

Check another Indian company Mahindra!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Mahindra_XUV_500_W6_2013.jpg

 

[modern.fakir]

Yeah but first you need to fix industries like TATA who are not doing well with cars that they produce. Infact the only business that made them money was the Jaguar business but that is not sustainable as its a luxury car brand and it sells internationally. :)

Tata Motors' Troubles Go Well Beyond Top Exec's Shocking Death

By Bruce Einhorn January 27, 2014

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Photograph by Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg​

Karl Slym, managing director of Tata Motors speaks during an event in Pune, India, on June 19

India’s biggest automaker suffered a major loss on Sunday with the death of Managing Director Karl Slym, head of Tata Motors’ domestic operations. He fell to his death at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok, where he was attending a company meeting, and police are investigating the case as an apparent suicide.

The death of Slym, who was 51, comes at a time when Tata Motors (TTM) is struggling to reverse a slide in India. Sales at home plunged 42 percent in December and dropped 31 percent for the year, the company announced on Jan. 3. Overseas performance slumped, too, although foreign markets weren’t as weak as domestic sales. Tata Motors exports fell 27 percent in December and 8 percent for all of 2013.

There wasn’t much Slym, a General Motors veteran who joined the Indian company in 2012, could do about the biggest problem Tata Motors faces: the sorry state of the Indian economy. The central bank and government have been waging a long fight against inflation, with little to show for it, and consumer prices jumped more than 11 percent in November. Since taking over in September, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has raised the benchmark interest rate 50 basis points, to 7.75 percent.

VIDEO: Tata Motors December Sales Fall 42% on Year

While inflation is still galloping ahead, the accompanying high interest rates have hurt demand for autos. “Car sales have cracked,” Dipen Sheth, head of institutional research at HDFC Securities (HDB), told Bloomberg News earlier this month after Tata Motors reported its latest batch of underwhelming sales numbers. Added Ronak Sarda, an analyst at Emkay Global Financial Services (EMKAY:IN): “Tata Motors is not generating anything positive in India.”

And there’s little reason to be optimistic about a breakthrough soon. “Going ahead, we expect headwinds in Tata Motors standalone business to continue in the near term due,” Mumbai-based Angel Broking analyst Yaresh Kothari wrote in a report published Jan. 16, with India’s weak macroeconomic environment continuing to put downward pressure on sales.

Tata executives must be especially disappointed by the sorry performance of what was supposed to be their star, the Nano, which was launched in 2008 as the world’s cheapest car (priced at less than $3,000). A favorite of Ratan Tata, who retired as Tata Group chairman in 2012, the Nano Tata was going to put India on the map as an innovator in design for customers at the bottom of the pyramid. Around the time of the car’s launch, this magazine hailed the creation and design of the Nano as a tale of “innovation and ingenuity.”

STORY: Lamborghini Zooms Into India Over Potholes

Unfortunately for Tata, not many lower-income Indians were interested in buying an innovative and ingenious car if it was shaped like an egg and had an unfortunate track record of bursting into flames. Sales of the tiny car cratered.
The Nano hasn’t lived up to expectations at home, but it does have a fan in Hamid Karzai. Tata Motors should make Afghanistan a priority, according to the Afghan president. “Tata would do very well with the Nano, its motorbikes, and other brands,” he said last month during a visit to the Indian city of Pune.

Slym, who came to Tata well after the Nano was already a flop, wasn’t responsible for the car’s failures but seemed keen on salvaging the People’s Car. Slym told Bloomberg about plans for new versions of the Nano last February. More recently, he said reception for the new hatchback, the Nano Twist, was “euphoric.”

VIDEO: Jaguar Land Rover Boosts Tata Motors' Profits

Maybe there are suddenly Nano enthusiasts out there, but for now the only good news for Tata Motors is coming from the part of the company not even under Slym’s direction—the Jaguar Land Rover division. The luxury vehicle business acquired from Ford in 2008 for $2.5 billion enjoyed a banner year in 2013, with sales increasing 19 percent to a record 425,000 vehicles, the company announced on Jan. 12. And Jaguar Land Rover is expanding. In early December, the division inked a deal for a $392 million factory in Brazil that on scheduled completion in 2016 will have annual production capacity of 24,000 cars. With the India business slumping, Tata Motors will need to keep selling more of those Jaguars and Land Rovers.

http://www.businessweek.com/article...ubles-go-well-beyond-top-execs-shocking-death

you will see India creating industries on massive scale. NGO who have butchered India are banned. Modi is outstanding leader and administrator
Yes, the cart was indeed good for playing gold :P

 

[Dhiraj Kumar]

Yeah but first you need to fix industries like TATA who are not doing well with cars that they produce. Infact the only business that made them money was the Jaguar business but that is not sustainable as its a luxury car brand and it sells internationally. :)

Tata Motors' Troubles Go Well Beyond Top Exec's Shocking Death

By Bruce Einhorn January 27, 2014

---

Photograph by Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg​

Karl Slym, managing director of Tata Motors speaks during an event in Pune, India, on June 19

India’s biggest automaker suffered a major loss on Sunday with the death of Managing Director Karl Slym, head of Tata Motors’ domestic operations. He fell to his death at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok, where he was attending a company meeting, and police are investigating the case as an apparent suicide.

The death of Slym, who was 51, comes at a time when Tata Motors (TTM) is struggling to reverse a slide in India. Sales at home plunged 42 percent in December and dropped 31 percent for the year, the company announced on Jan. 3. Overseas performance slumped, too, although foreign markets weren’t as weak as domestic sales. Tata Motors exports fell 27 percent in December and 8 percent for all of 2013.

There wasn’t much Slym, a General Motors veteran who joined the Indian company in 2012, could do about the biggest problem Tata Motors faces: the sorry state of the Indian economy. The central bank and government have been waging a long fight against inflation, with little to show for it, and consumer prices jumped more than 11 percent in November. Since taking over in September, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has raised the benchmark interest rate 50 basis points, to 7.75 percent.

VIDEO: Tata Motors December Sales Fall 42% on Year

While inflation is still galloping ahead, the accompanying high interest rates have hurt demand for autos. “Car sales have cracked,” Dipen Sheth, head of institutional research at HDFC Securities (HDB), told Bloomberg News earlier this month after Tata Motors reported its latest batch of underwhelming sales numbers. Added Ronak Sarda, an analyst at Emkay Global Financial Services (EMKAY:IN): “Tata Motors is not generating anything positive in India.”

And there’s little reason to be optimistic about a breakthrough soon. “Going ahead, we expect headwinds in Tata Motors standalone business to continue in the near term due,” Mumbai-based Angel Broking analyst Yaresh Kothari wrote in a report published Jan. 16, with India’s weak macroeconomic environment continuing to put downward pressure on sales.

Tata executives must be especially disappointed by the sorry performance of what was supposed to be their star, the Nano, which was launched in 2008 as the world’s cheapest car (priced at less than $3,000). A favorite of Ratan Tata, who retired as Tata Group chairman in 2012, the Nano Tata was going to put India on the map as an innovator in design for customers at the bottom of the pyramid. Around the time of the car’s launch, this magazine hailed the creation and design of the Nano as a tale of “innovation and ingenuity.”

STORY: Lamborghini Zooms Into India Over Potholes

Unfortunately for Tata, not many lower-income Indians were interested in buying an innovative and ingenious car if it was shaped like an egg and had an unfortunate track record of bursting into flames. Sales of the tiny car cratered.
The Nano hasn’t lived up to expectations at home, but it does have a fan in Hamid Karzai. Tata Motors should make Afghanistan a priority, according to the Afghan president. “Tata would do very well with the Nano, its motorbikes, and other brands,” he said last month during a visit to the Indian city of Pune.

Slym, who came to Tata well after the Nano was already a flop, wasn’t responsible for the car’s failures but seemed keen on salvaging the People’s Car. Slym told Bloomberg about plans for new versions of the Nano last February. More recently, he said reception for the new hatchback, the Nano Twist, was “euphoric.”

VIDEO: Jaguar Land Rover Boosts Tata Motors' Profits

Maybe there are suddenly Nano enthusiasts out there, but for now the only good news for Tata Motors is coming from the part of the company not even under Slym’s direction—the Jaguar Land Rover division. The luxury vehicle business acquired from Ford in 2008 for $2.5 billion enjoyed a banner year in 2013, with sales increasing 19 percent to a record 425,000 vehicles, the company announced on Jan. 12. And Jaguar Land Rover is expanding. In early December, the division inked a deal for a $392 million factory in Brazil that on scheduled completion in 2016 will have annual production capacity of 24,000 cars. With the India business slumping, Tata Motors will need to keep selling more of those Jaguars and Land Rovers.

http://www.businessweek.com/article...ubles-go-well-beyond-top-execs-shocking-death

Tata produces many other cars. Nano was just a cheap version!


Indian GDP will come on track with energy reforms and investment would pour in. FII have poured money and there is liquidity for every company. Then Tata and Mahindra would be able to sustain the industry in long run. Moreover many western companies manufacture car in India!

so Modi era will be good for India! By the time the luxury market slows down Indian economy would push up and help the local companies