201208 May

Tata plans further Rs 1,600 crore investment in Jaguar UK facility

Posted in Tata Motors, Jaguar, Jaguar Castle Bromwich, Jaguar investment

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Tata Motors has set aside a further Rs 1,600 crore (200 million pounds sterling) to invest in Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich facility. This investment is subject to certain conditions, however, which includes higher productivity standards.

201207 May

MDI air-powered car concept successfully tested by Tata Motors

Posted in MDI, Tata Motors, air-powered car, hybrid, compressed air engine

By Harmaan R A J Madon

In January 2007, Tata Motors and Motor Development International (Luxembourg) had signed a licence agreement, which enables Tata Motors to produce and sell compressed air cars using MDI technology in India.

201230 Apr

HARMAN to Supply Tata Motors with World-class Audio and Infotainment Solutions

Posted in HARMAN, Tata Motors, Tata, infotainment solutions

By Mukul Sarkar

Opening a new chapter in Indian car industry, HARMAN, the premium audio and infotainment group (NYSE:HAR) has finalised a strategic multi-year relationship with TATA Motors (NYSE:TTM) India’s leading automobile company (owner of Jaguar Land Rover) to develop and deliver branded audio and infotainment solutions for this automobile major.

201203 May

Tata Motors and Fiat to re-align their Indian joint-venture

Posted in Tata Motors, Fiat, Tata, Tata-Fiat Joint Venture

By Joydip Sur

Tata Motors and Fiat have decided to realign their Indian joint venture, in an attempt to boost sluggish sales of the Italian car maker and further develop the Fiat brand in the country.

201224 Apr

Tata Motors Joins Hands with DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies to Deliver Heavy Duty Military Trucks

Posted in Tata Motors, Defence Technologies, DEFTECH, 4x4 trucks, SAARC, UN, Indian automobile company

By Mukul Sarkar

Tata Motors and DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd (DEFTECH), have signed a futuristic cooperation agreement to supply heavy-duty trucks to the Malaysian defence forces.

201204 Apr

Tata Motors refutes Economic Times report

Posted in Tata Motors, Economic Times, Sanand plant, Tata Nano, Tata Indica

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Tata Motors has issued an official statement, refuting several claims in an article in today's Economic Times. Such a measure is unprecedented in Indian business reporting. Tata Motors' statement in reporduced verbatim below:

201203 Apr

Tata Sumo wins 25th SJOBA Thunderbolt Sub-Himalayan Rally

Posted in Tata Motors, Sumo Grande, Sumo Gold, SJOBA Rally, Tata Motors Full Throttle

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Tata Motors took the honours with the new Tata Sumo Grande bagging first place, driven by Mr. Sunish Kumar and co-driver Mr. Dhiraj Arora, followed by Mr. Ganesh Moorthy and co-driver Mr. T. Nagrajan, winning second place in the newly launched Tata Sumo Gold.

201127 Dec

Tata Motors to replace starter motor in 1.40 lakh Nano cars

Posted in Tata Motors, 1.40 lakh Nano cars, Nano, Tata Nano

By Team autojunction

The starter motor of the old Tata Nano cars will be replaced and installed with the one that’s fitted in the new 2012 edition as told by a company spokesperson. The replacement is not being done due to any safety reasons and will be done totally to all customers free of cost.

201209 Jan

Tata Nano CNG in the offing

Posted in Tata Motors, auto Expo 2012, Tata Nano CNG, Nano CNG, CNG

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Tata displayed a CNG version of the Nano at the 2012 Auto Expo, hinting at a possible market introduction later on. The Nano CNG is significant, for it shows Tata Motors is seriously considering alternative fuels.