Yup I believe it was the Rodriguezes who brought them in, about the same time as Proton and Alfa Romeo. Just like those 2 brands, Tata did not prosper in PHL...
800 cc 3-cylinder CRDi motor, Honeywell (Garrett) turbo, Bosch engine management, delivering 30 km/L urban FC
Cheaper direct injection variant delivering 30 km/L in development (still impressive)
It actually is gonna have only 2 cylinders. But still not a bad engine at all, altough I wouldn't ever consider to get a Tata Nano. I wouldn't mind to have this engine as a replacement for a 1.0L petrol engine...
my indian colleague here once told that TATA owner made a big business blunder
he put up a big tata plant for domestic market.
yup the car is cheap... but fuel cost in india is high.
target market is not complaining on the car but their daily fuel budget