The Tata Nano, India's $2,500 Car

133 messages, Last post on Sep 08, 2009 at 8:20 AM

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#91 of 133 The New Beetle by karjunkie Apr 30, 2009 (5:48 am)
This is a brilliant engineering achievement! Not since the Volkswagen Beetle has a people's car of such broad universal appeal been created. Congratulations to Tata Motors!!! Replies to this message: bcoogler (Apr 30, 2009 11:12 pm) hpmctorque (May 01, 2009 4:56 am)
#92 of 133 Late to the Party by ateixeira Apr 30, 2009 (6:55 am)
Sorry I'm late to join in, interesting discussion with a lot of points well made. I don't think we'll see a Nano in the US any time soon simply because it would need a break from emissions standards, and there's no way lawmakers are going to give a cheap imported car a huge break like that with the auto industry as bad as it is now. I think the Senate would vote 100-0 against a bill like that. And I agree that a Nano bumped up to meet all emissions and safety standards for a normal car would end up costing double, weighing double, and sort of miss the entire point of the car in the first place. NEVs are different - they run on batteries and don't pollute (locally). Having said that, Nano will succeed in places like India and China (if they allow it, if not a clone will). They have more than 2 billion customers, why on earth do they need the USA?
#93 of 133 The New Citroen by bcoogler Apr 30, 2009 (11:12 pm)
Replying to: karjunkie (Apr 30, 2009 5:48 am) Actually, given the clever engineering and size of the engine, I think the Nano as a people's car has more in common with the the Citroen 2CV6 than Volkswagen. The Citroen 2CV6 had a maximum engine size of 602cc and about 30 horsepower. The Volkswagen Beetle, by comparison, had much larger, more powerful engine choices, from 1200cc in Europe, to the 1600cc engine in the later US models (around 1972-1975). Replies to this message: hpmctorque (May 01, 2009 4:56 am)
#94 of 133 Re: The New Citroen [bcoogler] by hpmctorque May 01, 2009 (4:56 am)
Replying to: bcoogler (Apr 30, 2009 11:12 pm) I agree with you on the 2 Chevaux comparison. The Nano also shares similarities with the Fiat Seicento (600) of the '50s, which sold in large numbers.
#95 of 133 Re: The Tata Nano, India's New $2,500 Car [hpmctorque] by sixthflick May 12, 2009 (2:23 am)
Replying to: hpmctorque (Jan 11, 2008 10:07 pm) NOW is the time to buy stock I tell ya. I'm already in and I think my shares were somewhere around $6.41 per share - that's after they had already jumped by $3 per share. I could see this car company getting much stronger and much broader based in a few years. Land Rover and Jaguar will now also be sold in India which they weren't before. Ratan Tata, unfortunately, won't be there much longer though as the Tata Nano was his inspiration. I believe he's been thinking about retirement very shortly. Seeing how it's been in his family line for several generations and how he has no children, I'm wondering who will take control next. Replies to this message: steve_ (May 12, 2009 7:16 am) lemko (May 12, 2009 9:23 am) lokki (May 14, 2009 12:25 pm) sixthflick (May 14, 2009 1:09 pm) steve_ (May 15, 2009 7:31 am) ateixeira (May 15, 2009 7:32 am) and 5 more... ateixeira (May 14, 2009 12:54 pm)
#96 of 133 Re: The Tata Nano, India's New $2,500 Car [sixthflick] by steve_ HOST May 12, 2009 (7:16 am)
Replying to: sixthflick (May 12, 2009 2:23 am) Tradition is that the CEO of that conglomerate appoints the successor. Someone single and who will remain so - you get married to the company apparently. Or so a friend here on a H1B1 visa tells me. How do you buy the stock? Symbol? Exchange? Or did you do an ETF? Replies to this message: lemko (May 12, 2009 9:23 am) lokki (May 14, 2009 12:25 pm) sixthflick (May 14, 2009 1:09 pm) steve_ (May 15, 2009 7:31 am) ateixeira (May 15, 2009 7:32 am) lokki (May 15, 2009 8:00 am) and 4 more...
#97 of 133 Re: The Tata Nano, India's New $2,500 Car [steve_] by lemko May 12, 2009 (9:23 am)
Replying to: steve_ (May 12, 2009 7:16 am) Ratan Tata can appoint me CEO! I intend to stay single as any man who considers marriage with these divorce laws that overwhelmingly favor the woman is a reckless, self-destructive fool! Replies to this message: lokki (May 14, 2009 12:25 pm)
#98 of 133 Tata Nano by rickdjkj May 13, 2009 (2:20 pm)
Beats my motorcycle for rain driving and just as safe in my opinion.I would buy one or to promote,they could give me one to drive and I could brag about it to bring sales up.I know a lot of people who would be envyus.
#99 of 133 Re: The Tata Nano, India's New $2,500 Car [lemko] by lokki May 14, 2009 (12:25 pm)
Replying to: lemko (May 12, 2009 9:23 am) Ratan Tata can appoint me CEO! I intend to stay single as any man who considers marriage with these divorce laws that overwhelmingly favor the woman is a reckless, self-destructive fool! Uhm, Lemko, buddy..... as much as we like you.... I just can't put the Buick and Nano memes together.... It's noble of you to volunteer though, and we thank you.
#100 of 133 Re: The Tata Nano, India's New $2,500 Car [sixthflick] by ateixeira May 14, 2009 (12:54 pm)
Replying to: sixthflick (May 12, 2009 2:23 am) I think you made a good purchase. Think about it - there are a billion people in India and more than than right next door in China. More than half the world's market. They don't need a lot of Buicks. They need cheap wheels, and Nano can meet that need for 10 times as many customers. A decade from now you'll be rich and we'll all be saying shoulda woulda coulda.