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Tata Group mourns loss of former chairman, Ratan Naval Tata

Tata Group chairman Emeritus Ratan Naval Tata has passed away at the age of 86.

News World
Se-Anne Rall|Published

India overtakes Japan to become world’s third largest car market

For the first time ever India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s third-largest automotive market in 2023, and Suzuki leads the way.

Motoring Industry News
Asian News|Published

Government to fast-track new road crucial to finally unlock R3 billion investment into Rosslyn Hub

The hub will become the automotive capital of Africa and is already home to BMW, Nissan, Iveco and Tata while It also houses an array of automotive suppliers.

Pretoria News News
James Mahlokwane|Published

DRIVEN: 2021 KIA Pegas brings big-car feel to the small sedan segment

KIA’s replacement for the Rio sedan, the new Pegas has finally arrived in South Africa

Motoring Launches
Pritesh Ruthun|Published

Oops! New Tata shares name with virus

Tata's new budget hatch looks like it's dressed for success. Except there's one unforeseen glitch.

Motoring Cars
Motoring Staff|Published

Tata updates mini-truck on SA advice

Tata's Super Ace workhorse gets a host of improvements based on local customer and dealer feedback.

Motoring Cars
Motoring Staff|Published

Tata's Nano goes upmarket with GenX

Tata re-invents its ugly duckling, if not into a swan, at least into a duck with a lot more to quack about.

Motoring Cars
Dave Abrahams|Published

Xenon's cheap but cheerful in places

Is the latest Tata Xenon XT a bargain or a case of paying for what you get?

Motoring Cars
Jason Woosey|Published

Tata's new compacts gain 1. 2 turbo

Tata raises its design and engineering game with new Bolt hatch and Zest sedan.

Motoring Cars
Published

Tata unveils Nano with a 'Twist'

Tata's Nano gains new features in India as it attempts to shrug off "cheapest car" image.

Motoring Cars
Published

Knowler probes chancy Tata bakkies

Wendy Knowler investigates two cases of Super Ace bakkies with major reliability issues.

Motoring Cars
Wendy Knowler|Published

Tata's new Aria is half MPV, half SUV

Aria crossover aims to entice South African buyers with practicality and luxury.

Motoring Cars
Published

Tata to move next Nano upmarket

Even the man who invented it admits the all-too-basic Tata Nano has an image problem.

Motoring Cars
Published

New Tata boss wants to re-invent Nano

With sales of the egg-shaped little car in free fall, it is time for a radical makeover.

Motoring Cars
Published

WE DRIVE: Tata Indigo Manza Sedan

Entry-level Indian is a comfortable, well-appointed family sedan of modestperformance.

Motoring Cars
Dave Abrahams|Published

Tata's future an electric 'Megapixel'?

Western makers say customers will not pay extra for clean cars. Does Tata have the answer?

Motoring Cars
Published

We drive the world's cheapest car

Can the Tata Nano bat above its miniscule price tag? Our man jets to India to find out.

Motoring Cars
Minesh Bhagaloo In Pune, India|Published

Four new Tatas coming to SA this year

Tata has confirmed four new models for 2012 and the Nano is a possibility for next year.

Motoring Cars
Minesh Bhagaloo In Pune, India|Published

Tata unveils electric car in Detroit

Tata has built a working prototype of an electric car that will sell for $20 000.

Motoring Cars
Published

Tata boss admits to Nano mistakes

Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata admits his ultra-cheap Nano has been badly marketed.

Motoring Cars
Published

Tata to replace Nano starter motors

Tata has offered to replace the starter motor on all existing Nano models.

Motoring Cars
Published

Nano minicar uprated for 2012

Today's release of the 2012 Tata Nano shows us just what you get for 140 000 rupees.

Motoring Cars
Motoring Staff|Published