NANO to roll out from Gujarat. EDIT : Rolling now. Expect quick deliveries

Monaro · 2nd June 2010, 16:06

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from Pantnagar in Himachal Pradesh

Good news! Isn't Pantnagar in Uttarakhand?

Latheesh · 2nd June 2010, 16:36

That is a good news, I saw a full page ad in todays news paper. We can see lots of nanos on Indian roads in the near future.

shortbread · 2nd June 2010, 17:45

The biggest impact by the Nano will be once its diesel version comes out.
Then there is the CVT variant, Europa concept etc..etc...
What we see on our roads right now is just the beginning.

sidindica · 2nd June 2010, 17:55

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Originally Posted by Latheesh

That is a good news, I saw a full page ad in todays news paper. We can see lots of nanos on Indian roads in the near future.

can you place a scan of the same for us to view?

sidindica · 2nd June 2010, 18:05

Tata Motors - Media Centre

(pics courtesy Tata Motors)

New plant for Tata Nano at Sanand inaugurated
Tata Nano will now be more freely available

Tata Motors’ brand new plant for the Tata Nano at Sanand, in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat, was inaugurated today by the Honourable Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr. Narendra Modi, in the presence of the Chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Motors, Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Ministers of the Gujarat Government, top officials, vendor and supplier partners, dealers and associates of the company.

The plant’s inauguration marks the culmination of the company’s goal of making the Tata Nano freely available to hundreds of thousands of families, desirous of the car. The capacity of the plant, to begin with, will be 250,000 cars per year to be achieved in phases, and with some balancing is expandable up to 350,000 cars per year. Further capacity expansion has also been provided for in this location.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Tata said, “We are happy that the Tata Nano has found its home at Sanand in Gujarat. We would like to thank everyone who has made this possible, particularly the Honourable Chief Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi. We would also like to thank the people of Gujarat on this occasion. I am glad that we will now be able to manufacture the Tata Nano at a plant, set up in record time by the Tata Motors team who have and continue to receive full support from the Gujarat administration. This will now allow us to better meet the strong demand for the Tata Nano across the country.”

Deliveries from the plant, including BS4 Tata Nanos, will begin this month. The output, supplemented by the facility at Pantnagar (Uttarakhand), will in the immediate phase complete pending orders from the booking process of 2009.

Built in a record time of 14 months starting November 2008, the integrated facility comprises Tata Motors’ own plant, spread over 725 acres, and an adjacent vendor park, spread over 375 acres, to house key component manufacturers for the Tata Nano.

In line with latest world-class manufacturing practices, the Tata Nano plant has been equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. They include sophisticated robotics and high speed production lines. Conscious of the critical need of environment protection, the plant has energy-efficient motors, variable frequency drives, and systems to measure and monitor carbon levels. These are supplemented with extensive tree plantation, sustainable water sourcing through water harvesting and ground water recharging and harnessing solar energy for illumination.

In November 2008 itself, simultaneously with the construction of the plant, Tata Motors also began its community development activities in the area. These initiatives, encompassing 20 villages in a 20-km radius, are on health, education, employability and environment enhancement. The initiatives have already led to provision of drinking water for about 10,000 residents, sanitation for about 600 households, competency upgradation of about 140 primary school teachers, employability enhancement for about 500 men and women. The company is committed to developing the area, converting it into a beehive of inclusive growth.

The plant has already directly employed 2,400 individuals. The recruitment exercise covered about 156 ITIs in Gujarat. As the capacity is increased, the project, along with the vendor park, is expected to generate about 10,000 direct and indirect jobs.

At the vendor park, plots have already been allocated to 41 vendors. More will be accommodated subsequently. Vendors, accounting for about 80% of the value of components to be sourced from the park, have already begun construction. In the interim, they will supply the plant from their existing facilities in the country.

To celebrate the inauguration of the plant, a fleet of Tata Nanos driven by prospective customers, who participated in an online contest on Home, began a country-wide drive, called the Nano Superdrive, from Sanand today. The drive was flagged off by Mr. Tata. The drive will cover 15,000 km touching 36 cities across the country, before converging at Sanand on June 28. Glimpses of the drive, with images and blogs, will be available on Home.

About Tata Motors
Tata Motors is India's largest automobile company, with consolidated revenues of Rs. 92,519 crores ($ 20 billion) in 2009-10. Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand and Spain. Among them is Jaguar Land Rover, the business comprising the two iconic British brands. It also has an industrial joint venture with Fiat in India. With over 5.9 million Tata vehicles plying in India, Tata Motors is the country’s market leader in commercial vehicles and among the top three in passenger vehicles. It is also the world's fourth largest truck manufacturer and the second largest bus manufacturer. Tata cars, buses and trucks are being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia and South America. (Tata Motors - HomePage )

rutvij · 2nd June 2010, 18:08

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Originally Posted by sidindica

can you place a scan of the same for us to view?

Following is the full page ad on 7th Page of TOI, Ahmedabad Edition.

sushantr5 · 2nd June 2010, 18:23

I can see, Nano will be sales chart topper from June/July 2010. 2,50,000 cars annually means approx 20,000 Nanos per month plus aided by current plants at Pantnagar and Pune which can add 4000 Nanos. Total will be 24k Nanos per month. And Tata has massive bookings to clear plus new customers inline for Nano. Oh man...

p'arth · 2nd June 2010, 18:29

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Originally Posted by Monaro

Good news! Isn't Pantnagar in Uttarakhand?

Yes. The Journo has got it wrong. Good that they didn't write Pantnagar in Nepal.

anmol2k4 · 2nd June 2010, 19:18

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Originally Posted by sushantr5

I can see, Nano will be sales chart topper from June/July 2010. 2,50,000 cars annually means approx 20,000 Nanos per month plus aided by current plants at Pantnagar and Pune which can add 4000 Nanos. Total will be 24k Nanos per month. And Tata has massive bookings to clear plus new customers inline for Nano. Oh man...

Those plants will stop making Nano, the capacity will be used to manufacture Ace trucks. And probably Tata Magic Iris and Tata Venture, but this is just a guess.

Also, as the hype is dying down they must try to take more challenges and quickly introduce Diesel - CVT - Electric - Hybrid etc etc models also start exporting existing and Europa/Americana models.

But now it is between Alto & Nano, let us see how Nano's increased capacity affects the most popular car by sales.

ottocycle · 2nd June 2010, 20:14

How long will it take to deliver the first nano from sanand plant (from the factory to retail stores)? One week? Two week? or One Month?

nickatnite · 2nd June 2010, 20:40

I hope this car replaces the antique autorickshaws on our streets. Good luck to TATA Motors with this plant.

avishar · 2nd June 2010, 21:29

Couldnt help but wonder this could have been singur!
Tata had only the 1st lakh will be price protected i guess this new batch onwards prices will rise?

anmol2k4 · 2nd June 2010, 21:40

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Originally Posted by nickatnite

I hope this car replaces the antique autorickshaws on our streets. Good luck to TATA Motors with this plant.

Nano is meant for personal transport, Tata have already shown public transport solution to replace Autorickshaws :-

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drsnt · 2nd June 2010, 21:45

Today met one of my close acquittance who owns TATA showroom, In casual talk he told me that from today TATA has instructed to sell nano to non allotes of booking freely

in short this means can directly buy a nano in your name.

great news for people like me who are in search for a 3rd car exclusive for 2-3 kms travel daily

akshay4587 · 2nd June 2010, 21:49

It is available freely indeed.
we are looking forward to a Sunshine yellow Nano LX.
though Lunar Silver LX is readily available.
we have to wait for the yellow.
Infact lots of people are selling their nano's on allotment letters.

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2nd June 2010, 17:45	#93
shortbread Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: KL 7 Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 6,269 Times	The biggest impact by the Nano will be once its diesel version comes out. Then there is the CVT variant, Europa concept etc..etc... What we see on our roads right now is just the beginning.
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2nd June 2010, 18:05	#95
sidindica Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 4,892 Thanked: 8,106 Times	Tata Motors - Media Centre (pics courtesy Tata Motors) New plant for Tata Nano at Sanand inaugurated *Tata Nano will now be more freely available* Tata Motors’ brand new plant for the Tata Nano at Sanand, in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat, was inaugurated today by the Honourable Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr. Narendra Modi, in the presence of the Chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Motors, Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Ministers of the Gujarat Government, top officials, vendor and supplier partners, dealers and associates of the company. The plant’s inauguration marks the culmination of the company’s goal of making the Tata Nano freely available to hundreds of thousands of families, desirous of the car. The capacity of the plant, to begin with, will be 250,000 cars per year to be achieved in phases, and with some balancing is expandable up to 350,000 cars per year. Further capacity expansion has also been provided for in this location. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Tata said, “We are happy that the Tata Nano has found its home at Sanand in Gujarat. We would like to thank everyone who has made this possible, particularly the Honourable Chief Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi. We would also like to thank the people of Gujarat on this occasion. I am glad that we will now be able to manufacture the Tata Nano at a plant, set up in record time by the Tata Motors team who have and continue to receive full support from the Gujarat administration. This will now allow us to better meet the strong demand for the Tata Nano across the country.” Deliveries from the plant, including BS4 Tata Nanos, will begin this month. The output, supplemented by the facility at Pantnagar (Uttarakhand), will in the immediate phase complete pending orders from the booking process of 2009. Built in a record time of 14 months starting November 2008, the integrated facility comprises Tata Motors’ own plant, spread over 725 acres, and an adjacent vendor park, spread over 375 acres, to house key component manufacturers for the Tata Nano. In line with latest world-class manufacturing practices, the Tata Nano plant has been equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. They include sophisticated robotics and high speed production lines. Conscious of the critical need of environment protection, the plant has energy-efficient motors, variable frequency drives, and systems to measure and monitor carbon levels. These are supplemented with extensive tree plantation, sustainable water sourcing through water harvesting and ground water recharging and harnessing solar energy for illumination. In November 2008 itself, simultaneously with the construction of the plant, Tata Motors also began its community development activities in the area. These initiatives, encompassing 20 villages in a 20-km radius, are on health, education, employability and environment enhancement. The initiatives have already led to provision of drinking water for about 10,000 residents, sanitation for about 600 households, competency upgradation of about 140 primary school teachers, employability enhancement for about 500 men and women. The company is committed to developing the area, converting it into a beehive of inclusive growth. The plant has already directly employed 2,400 individuals. The recruitment exercise covered about 156 ITIs in Gujarat. As the capacity is increased, the project, along with the vendor park, is expected to generate about 10,000 direct and indirect jobs. At the vendor park, plots have already been allocated to 41 vendors. More will be accommodated subsequently. Vendors, accounting for about 80% of the value of components to be sourced from the park, have already begun construction. In the interim, they will supply the plant from their existing facilities in the country. To celebrate the inauguration of the plant, a fleet of Tata Nanos driven by prospective customers, who participated in an online contest on Home, began a country-wide drive, called the Nano Superdrive, from Sanand today. The drive was flagged off by Mr. Tata. The drive will cover 15,000 km touching 36 cities across the country, before converging at Sanand on June 28. Glimpses of the drive, with images and blogs, will be available on Home. About Tata Motors Tata Motors is India's largest automobile company, with consolidated revenues of Rs. 92,519 crores ($ 20 billion) in 2009-10. Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand and Spain. Among them is Jaguar Land Rover, the business comprising the two iconic British brands. It also has an industrial joint venture with Fiat in India. With over 5.9 million Tata vehicles plying in India, Tata Motors is the country’s market leader in commercial vehicles and among the top three in passenger vehicles. It is also the world's fourth largest truck manufacturer and the second largest bus manufacturer. Tata cars, buses and trucks are being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia and South America. (Tata Motors - HomePage ) Attached Thumbnails Last edited by sidindica : 2nd June 2010 at 18:06.
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2nd June 2010, 18:23	#97
sushantr5 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nuremberg Posts: 670 Thanked: 582 Times View My Garage	I can see, Nano will be sales chart topper from June/July 2010. 2,50,000 cars annually means approx 20,000 Nanos per month plus aided by current plants at Pantnagar and Pune which can add 4000 Nanos. Total will be 24k Nanos per month. And Tata has massive bookings to clear plus new customers inline for Nano. Oh man...
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ottocycle BANNED Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 491 Thanked: 589 Times Infractions: 0/1 (5)	How long will it take to deliver the first nano from sanand plant (from the factory to retail stores)? One week? Two week? or One Month?
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2nd June 2010, 20:40	#101
nickatnite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NYC/MAA Posts: 1,430 Thanked: 603 Times	I hope this car replaces the antique autorickshaws on our streets. Good luck to TATA Motors with this plant.
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2nd June 2010, 21:29	#102
avishar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kolkata/bangalore,india Posts: 2,901 Thanked: 4,143 Times	Couldnt help but wonder this could have been singur! Tata had only the 1st lakh will be price protected i guess this new batch onwards prices will rise?
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2nd June 2010, 21:45	#104
drsnt BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: JH/BHARAT Posts: 382 Thanked: 451 Times	Nano now available freely - No need for allotment Today met one of my close acquittance who owns TATA showroom, In casual talk he told me that from today TATA has instructed to sell nano to non allotes of booking freely in short this means can directly buy a nano in your name. great news for people like me who are in search for a 3rd car exclusive for 2-3 kms travel daily
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2nd June 2010, 21:49	#105
akshay4587 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chandigarh/Mohali/Ambala Cantt Posts: 4,151 Thanked: 4,525 Times View My Garage	It is available freely indeed. we are looking forward to a Sunshine yellow Nano LX. though Lunar Silver LX is readily available. we have to wait for the yellow. Infact lots of people are selling their nano's on allotment letters.
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