The document discusses Tata Group's development and launch of the Tata Nano car. It describes how environmental factors influenced Tata to design an affordable car for lower-income families. It outlines Tata Group's operations across multiple industries and its major acquisitions. The initial marketing of Nano generated significant interest, but sales have declined as it was seen as unsafe and "cheap". The leadership of Tata Group is visionary, innovative, and risk-taking with a focus on integrity, understanding, excellence, and unity. Tata pursued an entrepreneurial strategy of cost leadership with the Nano through its low price, flexible design, and use of India's low-cost labor market.
3. Objectives
• Environmental factors
Influenced the TATA
group
• Strategic and
Management factors of
the TATA group
• Leadership Qualities of
the TATA Group
• Entrepreneurial
Strategy of Tata Nano
4.
5. •Largest automotive industry
•7.1% GDP
•Transportation need was met by railway
•4th largest exporter
Few facts about the automobile Industry
6. Few facts about the automobile Industry
• The first automobile in 1897.
• Potential emerging auto market.
• Ads up foreign players.
• Car Domination (79%)
• Largest three and two wheeler in the world
• 2nd largest tractor manufacturer.
• 5th largest commercial vehicle manufacturer.
• Created a history of producing cheapest car.
7. Tata Group
Operates in
• Automotive
• Information technology
• Steel
• Communications
• Power
• Tea
• Hospitality industries
8. Tata Group
Major Acquisitions in
• Tetley
• Brunner Mond
• Corus
• Jaguar
• Land Rover
• Daewoo Commercial Vehicles
• NatSteel
• Tyco Global Network and General Chemical
9. Emergence of Nano
•Four wheeler means the world…
•Lower-middle class families
•Claimed to be the cheapest car
11. Present Position
•Not living up to the hype it
created
•Wrong forecast
•Undergoing a slow death
•“cheap”
•Not safe
•Sold only 174 units till March
2017
14. Tata Group
•Operates in the automotive, information
technology, steel, communications, power, tea, and
hospitality industries.
•Made major acquisitions like Tetley, Brunner Mond,
Corus, Jaguar, Land Rover, Daewoo Commercial
Vehicles, NatSteel, Tyco Global Network and
General Chemical.
26. VISIONARY
• Tata Group becomes one of India’s
largest conglomerates with 98
operation companies spread
across 56 countries
• India’s largest private steel
company
• The biggest auto manufacturer
• Largest IT outsourcing firm
32. Cost Leadership
● Launched at most economical price to gain most
market share.
● Explored the market in the gap.
● Cheap labor market of India in reducing production
cost.
33. International Strategy
• Flexible design to suit the different specification
for global market.
• Established more plants in abroad to address
the increasing competition.
34. Environmental Strategy
• Rise of environmental awareness – Green Car
Project
• Environmentally friendly forms of transportation
• Strict regulation on emission