Is Ratan Tata the re-incarnation of Henry Ford?
Suddenly, innovation takes a front seat in the automotive world. And it happens to be led by an Indian engineering sensibility: frugal enough to do the job. This is the type of value-engineering that shifts the mindset of an entire industry:
13 iPod Nanos = 1 Tata Nano. Which Nano do you want?
Congratulations, Ratan Tata and the Tata Motors team of engineers. Brilliant!
Rick Wagoner should be taking notes. The moron walked away from GM with $20 million and people are saying Obama was unfair to him!
http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/mar2009/bw20090330_354984.htm
Let’s see…
$20 million, that’s roughly 10,000 Nanos (with a volume discount)!