The Nano, world's cheapest car, to hit Indian roads

[raif_nijem]

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"MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Nano, the world's cheapest car, will hit Indian roads in July, four months after its formal launch on Monday, and demand is expected to far outstrip supply as the price tag of around $2,000 draws legions of new buyers.

Hundreds of thousands are set to queue up to book, including motorbike owners and people who have been using public transport.

But launching six months behind schedule in a subdued market, with production in the first year severely constrained and the threat of further ratings downgrades hanging over the company, it will take over a year to deliver the first 100,000 cars.

"We are at the gates offering a new form of transportation to the people of India, and later I hope other markets as well," Chairman Ratan Tata told a news conference.

"From the drawing board to its commercial launch, the car has overcome several challenges. I hope it will provide safe, affordable four-wheel transportation to families who till now have not been able to own a car," he said.

Since the Nano was first shown, the main production plant had to be moved following land protests, Tata Motors posted a first loss in seven years as sales slumped, its shares have dropped 70 percent and Tata Motors' credit rating was downgraded.

The first 100,000 Nano owners will be randomly picked from bookings made from April 9 and 25, and their prices will be protected, said Tata, who had promised a 100,000 rupee ($1,980) dealer price at a glitzy unveiling more than a year ago.

A European variant will be launched by 2011, and the company is also looking at the United States, as the current economic situation has made low-cost cars even more attractive, Tata said.

"This was never conceived as the cheapest car, but as providing transport to those people who never owned a car."

"Driven mainly by the change in demand that we see elsewhere in the world, we suddenly felt we had a product that could be of considerable interest as a low-cost product in western Europe, eastern Europe, the UK and even the U.S.," Tata said.

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[JoseCR7]

what the hell does it look like?

[raif_nijem]

[raif_nijem]

small google search

[JoseCR7]

im to lazy ahah
thing looks like a little shit that came out of a smart car ahahahah

[Daledoe]

Great another smart car!!!~ JUNK

[fat_kid]

keep the rice in asia!

[Soup]

If I remember correctly it's glued together rather than welded or bolted, and it doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of coming to the U.S. because it's so unsafe.

[raif_nijem]

man for 2000 dollars am not sure of what its made off not even plastic as it will cost much more that than .

safety and power will be two things they didn't even think about while building this car

[01mmmz28]

where do the "D" cell batteries go and where is the R/C antenna? what a joke.

[fat_kid]

i think it takes 6 double As

[EH!]

now i can put my NANO in my NANO.
fckin cheap transportation

[Jonnychadootz]

Originally Posted by JoseCR7

what the hell does it look like?

A cum bubble?

I guess some vehicle manufacturers have not realized that unless every1 is driving similar sized/weight vehicles that it would be a death trap. I'd love to see the result of some dumb ass soccer mom plowing into that with her SUV and gaggle full of kids.

[American Psycho]

I'd drive it. still safer then a streetbike.

[terence1]

it is designed for people that live in india that want something safer than a bike + think about it, traveling during monsoon season on Bike or in a car? I know what i'd choose.