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Nano in a jam

Tata Motors should make a clean break with the past

Tata Nano may be back in an electric avatar; Ola to operate 400 in Delhi

Ola will reportedly take delivery of the first batch of 400 Neos from Jayem at the EV's launch

Tata Motors to continue production of Nano for some more time

There have been discussions lately with regard to the future of Tata Nano, which was the brainchild of chairman emeritus Tata Sons, Ratan Tata

Tata Motors mulls electric variant of Nano cars

The Nano might have sold just 872 units so far this fiscal (down 65 per cent year on year), but the company seems not to be pulling the plug on the vehicle just yet. Sources say Tata Motors Ltd (TML) is contemplating an electric variant of the Nano; the EV might also be based on an upgraded version of the Nano, a car code-named Pelican. Nano sales hit an all-time low of 167 units in June this year, falling further from an all-time low of 174 units in March. Exports too have been sluggish, with only 75 units being exported so far this fiscal. April-June 2017 sales is down 80 per cent from Q1FY16, and 65 per cent from Q1FY17. The 'people's car' Nano has been largely associated with Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata and has been under attack from the Cyrus Mistry camp. Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry had pegged the cumulative losses arising from the Nano project at Rs 6,400 crore. Following market sentiments, the company was also going slow on upgrading the car to meet the ...

Nano not to be phased out; Tata Motors to reposition it as electric vehicle

The company recently tested an electric variant of the Nano and it passed the tests

Death knell for Tata Nano? Upgrade for BS-VI emission norms unlikely

New emission norms could bump up costs of world's cheapest car, currently priced at Rs 1 lakh

Is the Tata Nano in the last leg of its journey?

Sales at all-time low since launch, to 174 units in March 2017; FY17 sales down 63% to 7,591 units

Can the Nano survive beyond 2019?

Mandatory safety requirements and added costs may inflate losses

Despite dipping sales, Tata Motors defends strategy for Nano car

Nano sales declined by more than three-fifths to 4,459 cars in the six months of the current financial year

How Tata Nano drove itself into speedbreakers

Nano sales jumped 24% to close at 21,012 units compared to 16,901 units sold in 2014-15

Tatas not shutting loss-making Nano due to emotional reasons: Cyrus Mistry

Tata's dream project Nano came alive in January 2008 when it was launched at a 'promised' price tag of Rs 1 lakh

We don't work with Nano gliders: Ratan Tata investee firm

Ousted Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry alleged that Ratan Tata's stake in an EV company had made shutting down Nano difficult

Is Tiago eating into Nano sales?

Tata Nano's sales dipped 71% for June when sales of Tata compacts rose 64%

Is a bigger car based on Nano-platform on the anvil?

The Tata Nano is far from dead; in fact it has sold 2.5 lakh units in 5 years