Comments on: The launch that showcased a thousand slips http://wearethebest.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-launch-that-showcased-a-thousand-slips/ the news. the views. the juice. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:13:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: boring journalist http://wearethebest.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-launch-that-showcased-a-thousand-slips/#comment-11319 boring journalist Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:39:04 +0000 http://wearethebest.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-launch-that-showcased-a-thousand-slips/#comment-11319 One more instance of the gullibility of the media. What the media today needs is somebody to spoon feed. And it laps it up and becomes a abettor in selling dreams to the people. Car for Rs. 1 lakh sounds quite astounding. Read the small print. the local taxes are extra. In case of Karnataka, the price is likely to up by another 40,000. It is urban friendly and cant meet the rural needs because it cant run on bad roads. Maruti also started with a tall promise of produing peoples cars. But See what has happenned? It is more elitist in approach and not within the reach of the common man. forget about the cars. The automobile manufactureres are not able to put out a good two wheeler which one can buy easily. A comparitively good two wheeler, be it the scooter or the motor cycle costs anywhere around Rs. 40,000+. Ratan Tata would do well to go in producing the peoples two wheelers rather than going for people car One more instance of the gullibility of the media. What the media today needs is somebody to spoon feed. And it laps it up and becomes a abettor in selling dreams to the people.

Car for Rs. 1 lakh sounds quite astounding. Read the small print. the local taxes are extra. In case of Karnataka, the price is likely to up by another 40,000. It is urban friendly and cant meet the rural needs because it cant run on bad roads.

Maruti also started with a tall promise of produing peoples cars. But See what has happenned? It is more elitist in approach and not within the reach of the common man.

forget about the cars. The automobile manufactureres are not able to put out a good two wheeler which one can buy easily. A comparitively good two wheeler, be it the scooter or the motor cycle costs anywhere around Rs. 40,000+.

Ratan Tata would do well to go in producing the peoples two wheelers rather than going for people car

]]> By: Kartik http://wearethebest.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-launch-that-showcased-a-thousand-slips/#comment-11316 Kartik Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:39:09 +0000 http://wearethebest.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-launch-that-showcased-a-thousand-slips/#comment-11316 I agree to some of your concerns! Tata Motors hasn't been the best automobile company in India.. But you seem to be on the other extreme of pessimism! Take it easy! If we do get a car that lives up to the stats projected by Tata, it's definitely a great product! Well, looking out of window, watching the interstate 880 here in CA, I can only hope that people will learn that 'small' is always better! 90% of these cars have only one passenger, but each one runs on a high powered engine that might not even match a fraction of Nano's mileage! The need of the day is not a powerful engine that can take you to 100mph in 5 seconds, but a car that will be economical and environment friendly! And since Tata has already promised a hybrid version, they are taking the right route! In fact the Nano as it is has better mileage than the Prius, imagine what a hybrid engine would do! PS: Hope you have nothing to do with TC or Mamtha :) JK I agree to some of your concerns! Tata Motors hasn’t been the best automobile company in India.. But you seem to be on the other extreme of pessimism! Take it easy! If we do get a car that lives up to the stats projected by Tata, it’s definitely a great product!

Well, looking out of window, watching the interstate 880 here in CA, I can only hope that people will learn that ’small’ is always better! 90% of these cars have only one passenger, but each one runs on a high powered engine that might not even match a fraction of Nano’s mileage! The need of the day is not a powerful engine that can take you to 100mph in 5 seconds, but a car that will be economical and environment friendly! And since Tata has already promised a hybrid version, they are taking the right route! In fact the Nano as it is has better mileage than the Prius, imagine what a hybrid engine would do!

PS: Hope you have nothing to do with TC or Mamtha :) JK

]]> By: Vyomkesh http://wearethebest.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-launch-that-showcased-a-thousand-slips/#comment-11272 Vyomkesh Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:29:25 +0000 http://wearethebest.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-launch-that-showcased-a-thousand-slips/#comment-11272 The projection of Nano's launch depicted in entire national media was more of like an advertorial than the Business Journalism. So, the event launch is a winning example of Corporate Communication on Brainless Journalism. The projection of Nano’s launch depicted in entire national media was more of like an advertorial than the Business Journalism. So, the event launch is a winning example of Corporate Communication on Brainless Journalism.

]]> By: rambhai http://wearethebest.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-launch-that-showcased-a-thousand-slips/#comment-11268 rambhai Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:45:57 +0000 http://wearethebest.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-launch-that-showcased-a-thousand-slips/#comment-11268 From the business point of view this is killing competiton. We (Indians) accused Aussies of poor or no sportsmanship. Now what would you call this?? Just like the Aussies arrogant and unacceptable attitude of “win at any cost”, this seems to be Tata’s style of saying “Now I will sell my cars, at any cost“. From the business point of view this is killing competiton. We (Indians) accused Aussies of poor or no sportsmanship. Now what would you call this?? Just like the Aussies arrogant and unacceptable attitude of “win at any cost”, this seems to be Tata’s style of saying “Now I will sell my cars, at any cost“.

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