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Tata Motors has raised the prices of the Indica and Indigo with effect from today. The price increase ranges between Rs. 5,000-8,000. The Nano will continue to be sold at earlier prices and will see no price increase for the 2010 model. Tata Motors Increases Car Prices

The recently unveiled 10-to-75 tonne, 150-to-560 PS Prima range of trucks, trailers and special applications has set new benchmarks in India and matches the best in the world in its power, speed, carrying capacity and trims. The range comprises 10 major variants of tractor-trailers, rigid trucks, tippers, mixers and cranes, and special applications. Besides India, [...]

The Tata Motors Group has unfolded the full scale of its product portfolio and the breadth of its technology capability with a display of 37 vehicles, from the Tata, Jaguar and Land Rover brands, at the Auto Expo 2010. Among them are three new Tata vehicles – the Tata Aria, the Tata Venture, the Tata [...]

The Tata Magic Iris, to be launched this year, is for public transportation, offering safer and more comfortable mobility for those who depend on three-wheelers. Its spacious car-like cabin can comfortably seat four passengers – three at the back and one in the front beside the driver. With its car-like on-road stability and sheet metal [...]

Tata Motors, which had a 21% stake in Spanish bus and coach builder Hispano Carrocera, since 2005, has acquired the remaining 79% shares in Hispano by way of exercise of the existing call option, through mutual agreement. Post the acquisition, Tata Motors will further strengthen the ongoing initiatives to improve operational efficiencies such as productivity [...]

Tata owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has managed to secure a 175 million pound ($277.7 million) loan from the State Bank of India. JLR recently agreed a new $90 million committed export financing facility with ABC International Bank. Both are part of 500 million pounds of new facilities the company has completed this year as part [...]

Tata Steel is exploring possibilities for supplying skin panels to Toyota and Nissan for their upcoming  small car in India, to be launched by 2011. Toyota’s manufacturing facility for rolling out a  small car in the country is located in Bangalore, whereas Nissan is constructing a car facility in association with French carmaker Renault in [...]

Tata Motors has launched a range of world standard trucks comprising multi-axle, tractor trailers, tippers, mixers and special application vehicles. Besides India, the range will also be gradually introduced in South Korea, South Africa, the SAARC countries and the Middle East. The powertrain option stretches from 150PS to 560PS, with suitable engines, transmissions and axles [...]

Tata Motors has announced the launch of an all-new Starbus range of buses in the state of Maharashtra. These buses are being manufactured at the state-of-the art fully automated Tata Marcopolo Motors Limited (TMML) plant which is a joint venture between Tata Motors Limited and Marcopolo of Brazil, the world leader in body building for [...]

The 2.2L VTT DICOR engine used in the Sumo Grande, Xenon and Safari was made by Tata Motors in collaboration with AVL. The engine has a interesting characteristics and is one of the best diesel engine made by a Indian car manufacturer. The engine validation has been done in Spain for high altitude & high [...]