Small was definitely big at the Geneva show and drawing the biggest crowds was the Tata Nano being displayed for the first time in Europe. Journalists hoping for news on the deal to buy Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford however were left disappointed as Ratan Tata wanted to talk only about Tata. In a emotional speech, he said: “Eleven years ago, we came to Geneva as a new car company from the developing world that was trying to find its place in the global car industry. We launched the Indica which we designed in India, and received such encouragement and support from the international media that it spurred us on to be a car company of consequence.” He said that Nano would not be coming to Europe – it would struggle to meet emission or safety standards. But he said Tata had brought the car to Geneva because “emotionally this is the place where we launched.”