Tata Motors Limited (ADR) (TTM)

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small/cheap automobiles, well-diversified into other industries, domestic market dominance.

why not

Tata Motors is the Shiznit

Solid management---not like these knuckleheads in Michigan.

They are the leader in all commercial vehicle segments in India, within the top 3 in passenger cars. Up and coming on the global radar.

Good, slick products. Reasonably priced. Attractive and competitive. Robust trucks, cool hip city cars.

Biding their time in India and in the Mediterranean and a few other markets. If they bring the Nano to the US...it will sell. Being green is cool...Nano is a very green car. Thing is like a tin can with a motor.

Fact of the matter is...Ratan Tata sees some voids in the market that no one else is picking up on. First the mini truck, now the Nano. He is the Henry Ford of India. The Nano will be successful... It is a car for "the people." With India growing like we did years ago...the Nano will be like the Model A of India. They are just doing it 100 years late.

Tata may be using a strategy that's been "heard, said, and done before", but they're using it because it works. Remember India is growing fast...

indian emerging market

It's like I'm really a good auto company!

continued growth in India and the company. India's largest auto maker - also large maker of trucks.
Excellent products and opportunities
Has high end and low end cars - Jaguar and the new Tata Nano.
Is developing a compressed air car and an electric car.

They do have some challenges however (as all auto makers do)

India's infrastructure is finally making room for all the cars Indians want to buy. Over the verylong term this company is can't lose territory

Not only is TATA Motors (TTM) the leading truck and bus manufacturer in India, TTM is now coming out with a car aimed at the burgeoning Indian middle-class, which is just big enough for 2 people and sells for only $2000. Currently there is about a 6-month back log for the NANO.

The company is growing nicely and is in a great market (India) for transportation. The transportation market is also starting to turn around. My biggest negatives on this company is that I find it more difficult to track what they are doing than some American companies. For instance, I couldn't find their cash flow in their last quarterly report.

This company is huge. The overwhelming majority of all motor vehicles sold in India are made by TATA. India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with a population over 1 billion. Government is spending billions on highway road infrastructure. While the auto industry in India booms over the next 5 years this company will benefit enormously.

Nano!

Tata is going to enter the US market with some very low cost product that cash-strapped Americans are going to end up buying. The one thing that could hurt Tata is styling... but that will be overlooked if they can perform on MPG and perceived quality. The wallet speaks!

The most clever auto company. Tata motors realised the gap between cars' prices and motorcycles. Tata covered the gap, by making the cheapest (micro) car in the world, the "Tata Nano".
A Genius company for genius long term investors!
GM eat Tata's dust now!!!

I bought some stock in Tata on March 9 2009, the day the market hit the bottom, for $3.38 per share! I still love this company. I think it has a lot of upside potential left. India has the 2nd largest labor force in the world and one of the fastest growing economies. Average per capita income is less than China, so plenty of growth potential there. They have plans to sell the Nano in Europe, US, Thailand and maybe even Africa. India's small car exports increased 5 times in 5 years. That will get them name recognition, but the real profits come from their trucks. Their trucks and buses are sold in many countries, including the fast growing Middle East. The Indian Stock Market is rising because the Monsoon rains have returned. Lack of rain would have hurt their economy since 28% of GDP is based on agriculture. I think everything is looking up for India and Tata stock!

As gas prices continue to rise, more people will care less about what their car looks like and more on how much money they are saving.

I like this company because they now own my favorite car brand, Land Rover. I know, lame reason to buy a stock. But, that's what got me interested. After I did some more digging, I liked what I saw and the stock has gone up 20% in the meantime. I think it's a good company with a bright future ... and I'll be helping to contribute to TTM's bottom line next year when I buy a new Land Rover.

Cheap, good gas mileage vehicles in a world where gas prices will only continue trending up.