• Tata Motors competitive advantages in emerging markets • Screening criteria for Tata Nano’s IMS process • The countries we choose for Tata Nano TATA MOTORS AND ULCC Opportunity for growth
• Increasing middle class population
• Increasing disposable income of this population • Need for more fuel-efficient cars • And they have the production capacity TATA NANO AND ITS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES • Low cost of labor in India + incentives from government for R&D • Cost reductions: • Supply chain i. • Locally sourced parts (97%) ii. • Backward and forward integration (Tata Group) • Standardization IMS: 1ST SCREENING • Veto criteria: • Economical / Political Instability (BERI) • Venezuela • • Iran • • Sudan • • Laos • • Liberia IMS: 2ND SCREENING • MARKET ATTRACTIVENESS • Middle class population (3) • Disposable income (3) • Market Focus (3) • GDP per capita (2) • Urban population (2) • Emission standards (2) • Public transportation (1) • COMPETITIVE STRENGTH • Local experience (3) • Local partnerships (2) • Brand recognition (1)