Industrialist Ratan Tata during conferment of honorary Doctorate of Literature at the first special convocation 2022 of HSNC University, in Mumbai on June 11, 2022.

In the video above, Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Motors, responds to critics who say the Nano is not safe and pollutes. Here's what he said yesterday: Let me assure you and also assure our ...

In 2007, Tata Steel's acquisition of Corus, a European steel giant, was another defining moment in Ratan Tata's strategy to globalize Indian companies. The $12 billion acquisition was one of the ...

In 2009, the company surprised the automobile industry by launching Tata Nano, a tiny vehicle with a rear engine costing about 100,000 rupees (then $2,000). Publicized as a “People’s Car ...

FILE - Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata reacts as he speaks during a press conference prior to the launch event of the Tata Nano in Mumbai, India, March 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh, File) ...

Ratan Tata appears at a news conference in Mumbai, India, in March of 2009 for the launch of the Tata Nano car. Credit: AP / Gautam Singh ...

The tiny Tata Nano, which sells in India for just €1,700, drew a huge crowd – though many of the journalists weren't there to see the controversial Indian 'people's car'.

The Nano is not a flop, its creator Ratan Tata said on Thursday, but he acknowledged that his Tata Motors <TAMO.NS> failed to capitalise on the early excitement surrounding the launch of the world ...

Ratan Tata emphasized that the new car complies with India’s emissions laws and even with Europe’s much stronger Euro 4 standards. Emissions, Tata says, are “lower than a scooter’s today”.

The Nano weighs so little — just 600 kg (1,322 lbs.), half that of a Honda Accord — that it doesn't need much to run. It gets more than 20 km/l, or 47 miles/gal.

Business Nation & World Obituaries Ratan Tata, an Indian industry legend and business icon dies aged 86 Oct. 9, 2024 at 12:06 pm Updated Oct. 10, 2024 at 4:28 am By ASHOK SHARMA ...