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Tata wants to bring the Nano to the US within two years
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Tata Nano Europa Ever since Tata Motors announced plans to build a $2,500 car, speculation has been rife about whether the car would ever make it to the U.S. At the annual meeting of the company this week, Ratan Tata made it clear that the little Nano will indeed come to America if he has anything to do with it. The Nano is currently undergoing modifications and testing to meet U.S. safety and emissions standards. The U.S. version will likely be based on the Nano Europa that was shown at the Geneva ... Read more →
REPORT: Tata may add diesel engine and three-door version to the Nano Xavier Navarro
Tata Nano - Click above for a high res image gallery After 203,000 firm orders, Indian automaker Tata found out that most buyers had opted for the more expensive variants of the Nano: only 20 ...
Tata receives 203,000 bookings for Nano, twice what they can initially fulfill Sebastian Blanco
Tata Nano - Click above for a high res image gallery About a month ago, Tata Motors began accepting pre-orders (through a lottery/booking slip form) for the World's Cheapest Car, the Nano. In the ...
Tata Motors look to Scandinavian companies to raise eco-awareness Jeremy Korzeniewski
Tata Nano - Click above for a high res image gallery Executives at India's Tata Motors admit that their company is a bit behind the times when it comes to environmental awareness when compared to ...
SAE 2009: all-electric Tata Indica getting ready for Norway, then the world Sebastian Blanco
Tata Indica EV - click for a high res gallery Although the all-electric Tata Indica on display at the SAE World Congress in Detroit this week is not the soon-to-be-released model, there's a lot we ...
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Tata says it sells over 51,000 Nano "booking forms" in five days 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high res image gallery of the Tata Nano Tata knew pent-up demand for its super-cheap Nano would be so high in advance of its official delivery date that the Indian automaker set up an unique pre-ordering system allowing potential customers to sign up with booking forms. After ...
Pics aplenty from Tata Nano's commercial launch 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for the hi-res gallery Last week's commercial launch of the Nano was a huge event with significant ramifications, not only for the proud parent Tata, but for all of India and possibly the world. Although we weren't on hand to witness the historical event, our good buddy Shrawan Raja ...
Tata to send Nano to America? 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Tata Nano Could an extremely inexpensive, minuscule little car like the Tata Nano actually sell in America, the land historically enamored with powerful V8 engines surrounded by as much sheet metal as possible? According to reports, Tata Motors may be ...
Tata Nano launches today - 56 mpg for $1,985 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
After overcoming rises in commodity prices, protests and subsequent change of production venue, the Tata Nano has defied critics and skeptics to launch commercially today at the The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower in Mumbai, India. Amidst an awe-inspiring amount of security (the Taj was the scene of a ...
Geneva 2009: Euro-spec Tata Nano (it's bigger!) and all-electric Indica 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on image to see the three upcoming Tata Euro-spec models As we reported, Tata has an Euro-spec Nano on the works. The changes from the Indian version include adding an all-aluminium I3 MPFI engine with a 5-speed automatic transmission and electric power steering. The engine should address ...
Geneva Preview: Tata to bring the euro-spec Nano back for more? 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click to see the complete gallery of the Tata Nano Sales of the Tata Nano haven't started yet in its native land, India, but speculation about exporting the vehicle to Europe and America is already in the news. Now, Ratan Tata has announced that his company will be bringing the Nano to the Old ...
Tata to launch Nano on March 23, begin taking orders April first week in April 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on the image above for a gallery of the Tata Nano The Tata Nano has endured more than its fair share of delays, having originally carried a planned sale date of October, 2008. Needless to say, that time frame came and went with zero Nanos rolling down the assembly line, due to a wide range ...
Tata Motors still working on electric and air-powered Nano models 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on the image above for a gallery of the Tata Nano Once again, Tata Motors has confirmed that it plans to launch diesel, electric and compressed air-powered versions of its diminutive Nano microcar. We think that's great, but it's hard to get too excited about the prospect until the ...
Tata Nano delayed, again, and this time there's no timetable for introduction 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on the image above for a gallery of the Tata Nano Will the Tata Nano, much hyped as the world's cheapest car, ever arrive? Production of the car, which has has been delayed by protests in the recent past, could be put off once again now that Tata Motors unexpectedly lost money in the third ...
Tata Indica Vista to get electric drivetrain from TM4 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The all-electric Indica Vista by Tata Motors has taken a large step forward with the naming of TM4 as its supplier of motors, controllers and power electronics. TM4 is a subsidiary of Hydro-Quebec and joins battery supplier Electrovaya as the second Canadian company involved with the project. ...
Tata: Nano to get diesel by end of 2011 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a gallery of the Tata Nano We've been expecting Tata to officially announce a diesel engine option for its diminutive little Nano microcar for quite some time now, and things appear to be moving in that direction once again. Tensions have been high over the last few months as ...
Tata Motors to offer world's cheapest hybrid? 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Tata Motors made a big splash when it announced the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest automobile. Could the Indian automaker follow that car up with the world's cheapest hybrid? Well, that really depends on your definition of hybrid, as Tata is said to be working on a more eco-friendly version ...
Tata facing another land dispute for Nano factory 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Tata's plans to build a new factory to manufacture its $2,500 Nano have hit a roadblock for the second time. Apparently they do things differently in India than they do here in the US. Here, local and state governments just hand over several hundred million dollars and some land and factories ...
Tata shows off Indica Electric at Bologna Motor Show 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
While most of the automotive-related attention accorded to Tata comes as a result of the Nano and the Jaguar and Land Rover brands it bought from Ford, we shouldn't forget the Indica. Tata has been building the Indica for some time, but there is a new variant on display at the Bologna Motor Show ...
VIDEO: Tata bringing Xenon Super CNG pickup to Bangkok, makes great commercial 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
It may only be used in America for certain fleets and forklifts, but in some markets compressed natural gas (CNG) is a practical and greener alternative to liquid carbon fuels. The Thai division of Tata believes it's a good fit and is proudly launching the CNG version of the Tata Xenon Super at ...
AirPod to the United States by 2011? 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Echoing rumors that we've been hearing all year is a news story from Kiplingers that we ran across on Yahoo Financial suggesting again that air-powered vehicles will be available in the U.S. within a few years time. Instead of larger cars, though, we could get the little three-wheeled, ...
Tata delays introduction of the diesel-powered Nano 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The last-minute relocation of the factory to build the new Tata Nano has meant an overall delay to the program. On top of the that, the diesel version has been delayed even longer. Most recently, Tata had planned to launch the diesel version of the world's cheapest car sometime in 2009, but that ...
Tata finally selects location for Nano plant 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on image above for high-resolution gallery Do you remember the problems Tata is facing as it gets ready to build the Nano, the world's cheapest car? Well, the Indian manufacturer has now officially decided to move the location of the factory. The new plant will be built in Sanand, India ...
Tata moving Nano production to new site 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
After several weeks of protests by people who didn't want to give up their land for Ratan Tata's dream of building an Indian People's car, the plant will apparently be moved to a new location. Work has been stopped at the site in Singur, West Bengal since earlier this month, so the Southern Indian ...
Pics: Tata shows off electric Indica at SIAM Expo 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) Annual Expo is happening in New Delhi and Tata Motors has chosen this venue in which to show off a prototype of their upcoming all-electric Indica. Although we had previously told you it exists and would be built in Norway, thanks to Cubic Capacity, we can ...
Protests stopped at Tata Nano plant, future still uncertain 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Questions about the future of the Tata Nano - questions that flared up when the plant that was to build the world's cheapest car was put under siege recently - are starting to be answered, but only just. The protest at the plant has now ended, the BBC reports, and the fallout is now beginning. ...
Tata Motors' unveiles all-electric versions of the Ace and Indica 10 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Tata Motors has confirmed that the rumors of an all-electric Tata Ace and the all-electric Tata Indica are true. In an unveiling in India this past week, the company took the wraps off of two lithium-ion battery-powered EV prototypes based on the Ace work truck and the Indica sedan (pictured). As ...
Nano's future less clear thanks to plant siege 10 months ago on AutoblogGreen
click photo to enlarge With work halted at the factory that is to build the Tata Nano, the future of the world's cheapest car is uncertain. Well, we're still pretty certain that it will be built somewhere, but the details are much more hazy now that people in the West Bengal region have spoken out ...
Opposition siege could start at Tata Nano plant today 10 months ago on AutoblogGreen
I never thought I'd be typing in the words "nano factory siege" into Google, but now I have. On the drive home last night, I heard a staticky report on BBC Radio about some sort of siege, starting today, at the plant that is supposed produce the world's smallest cheapest car. Since I didn't catch ...
Tata asks Fiat for help selling the Nano 11 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above image for a hi-res gallery of the Tata Nano Tata is asking Fiat to assist in selling the Nano overseas, as an expansion of the two marques partnership in manufacturing and distributing cars, engines and commercial vehicles. Fiat's initial intentions are, however, largely directed ...
Tata sends Indica to Norway to gain electric drivetrain, street cred 11 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Tata Motors announced last week, curiously, they would be building an electric car by the end of the fiscal year in Norway. One of the first questions that sprang to mind was answered today by news that the vehicle in question will be based on the "tried and tested" Indica (pictured above) and not ...
Tata Nano to come in diesel, electric flavors 11 months ago on AutoblogGreen
click above for more images of the Tata Nano Those in emerging markets hoping to get their hands on the cheapest car in the world may soon have a few more option boxes to consider checking. Chairman Ratan Tata has said in the past that an electric-only version of the Tata Nano is likely, and now ...
