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A digital video camera for $53? A private plane for less than $20,000? The prices on some interesting consumer products have dropped over the years, resulting in surprising deals on items that were once more costly.

Tata Motors (TTM) posted quarterly earnings of 19.9 billion rupees ($430 million) in the second quarter, after a loss of 3.3 billion rupees in the year-ago quarter. Consolidated net revenues jumped 64.2% from a year earlier to 271 billion rupees, the company said in a statement. "Overall...

It's cheap, it's boxy, and it's apparently safe. Word has filtered out that the Tata Nano, the world's cheapest car, just passed EU crash test standards. This raises a very interesting possibility. The Nano, which will cost less than $3,000, was originally targeted at the developing world. But...

Just as it targeted the "bottom of the pyramid" with its inexpensive $2,500 Nano car, the Indian company Tata is going after those same consumers by selling low-cost housing for as low as $7,800.The 1,000 tiny apartments will be from 283 square feet to 465 square feet and will built outside Mumbai...

On Wednesday, insiders reported that Hummer, the ailing General Motors (GM) marque, was being bid on by three separate groups. The potential owners, one of which is based in the United States, would take control of the brand, although GM would continue to produce the actual vehicles. How quickly...

The world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, goes on sale in India in the next few days. The price tag beats the price of even many scooters: just $2,000. Beside the fact the car looks like an enclosed golf cart, the features of the standard are plain as paper: four-speed rear wheel transmission, no...

Amid a seemingly endless stream of bad news, there may be a glimmer of hope for the American auto industry. According to an article in this morning's USA Today, Iraq's recent increase in stability has translated into a new and thriving auto market, and the car of choice is the SUV. For prosperous...

Get ready to buy your very own Barbie car. You'll have to go to India to buy it, though. It looks like a toy, but it works like a real car. Tata Motors of India has announced a new car that will retail for around $2,500. This car sounds perfect for the cheapskate who doesn't care about an itty...