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Supply chain: TATA's 1 lakh car is not going to be sold through dedicated dealerships (that adds additional overhead) like the traditional cars. Instead it is going to be sold as a kit car, so no cars rolling off the assembly lines. The car will be assembled by the seller who sources many parts from the OEM suppliers directly instead of TATA. These OEM suppliers are going to be located in the same singur area where TATA is setting up plant. So the dealer may only get the chasis, body and engine from TATA and audio, seats etc may come from the OEM suppliers directly. This will result in huge cost savings.
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This mode of operation calls for a massive paradigm shift. I'm not sure how existing dealers might want to cope with this kind of an SSI setup required for such an assembly operation