Tata’s ultra-cheap Nano city car was slated to begin production in October, but violent protests have put that production start date in jeopardy. The protests erupted after Tata build a $350 million plant on the site of fertile farmland.

Rumblings of protests started earlier this year when India’s Supreme Court requested a reply from Tata Motors and the West Bengal government as to why ‘fertile multi-crop agricultural land’ was being used for the Nano’s production plant.

Despite the request, construction of the plant continued and many farmers were displaced from their lands. …click here to read more

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The guys over at Jaguarmania are reporting some news that should spark hope in the hearts of fans: Ratan Tata, current owner of the brand, has announced that the company is studying a return to competition, in grand style, with an LMP2 prototype that could race in the classic Le Mans 24 hours. It was on French soil that Jaguar last won a victory, in 1990, with the XJR12.

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