Strategy on Tata Motors

The purchase of the Jaguar and Land scouter brands catapulted Tata into a antithetical league, while also expanding its global footprint dramatically. Jaguar and Land Roer are highly sophisticated vehicles, well-engineered and superbly designed, cuckolding to the upper lower-middle-class motorists around the world. While Tata Motors has been running its UK subsidiary at an arms length, it could eventually pull ahead from its engineering, design and marketing expertise. However, the benefits have not been yet spread to India, and Tatas turn over calm relies on its pre-JLR simple machines.Prime among these is the world fs cheapest four-wheeler, the Nano urban subcompact. It was originally intended to sell for Rs1 lakh (Rs100,000), which at the time was equal to around US$2,000. The follow had ambitious plans for the Nano, including exporting it to Western Europe and North America. In the event, the Nano s price had to be increased, and it now starts at Rs1. 45 lakh with better -equipped and to a greater extent(prenominal) sophisticated models running up to twice that amount.Given the depreciation of the rupee over the past 18 months, the cheapest Nano can still be purchased for under US$2,400. At the time, it seemed that cheap vehicles were what India and other developing markets wanted. Some competitors scrambled to imitate the Nano, while prices of second-hand vehicles plunged. However, the strategy now seems to be a mistake. The car is still far more expensive than a motorcycle or a moped, while those who can afford a car are highly image-conscious. They don t want to be seen in a car that is known to be the world s cheapest and looks the part.This problem has become more acute as Indias car market has entered a period of stagnation, energy down sales. So Tata is fine-tuning its Nano strategy. The new Nano allow for be more elegant, will have more desirable features and add-ons and will be given a higher price tag. Tata is planning to market it to a different host of motorists, including young urban professionals. A new group of highly educated, prospering twenty-something has emerged in Indian cities, and they may find the Nano an attractive first vehicle.