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- Also called the "People's Car"
- Manufacturers: Tata Motors
- Parent Company: Tata Sons
- Production: 2008-Present
- Class: city car
- Designers: Girish Wagh and Justin Norek
- Gets 54 miles per gallonJalopnik: The $2500 Tata Nano, Unveiled in India
- 10.23 feet long, almost 5 feet wideTimes of India: Specifications of Tata's Nano
- Can reach 65 miles per hourTimes of India: Specifications of Tata's Nano
- Engine: Rear mounted two cylinder 623 ccsTimes of India: Specifications of Tata's Nano
- The car will be sold in India for 2-3 years, then sold in Asia and Latin AmericaTimes of India: Specifications of Tata's Nano
- Tata Motors currently has no plans of selling in North America
- Tata Motors is India's top selling car manufacturerSurf India: Tata Motors Ltd.
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The Tata Nano was unveiled in India on January 10, 2008, at the Auto Expo. Initially the cost of the car was set at $2,000. The Nano is manufactured by Tata Motors, which also owns the Range Rover and Jaguar.
Tata Motors is one of 111 automotive teams who made the first cut to be able to race in the Progressive Automotive X Prize. The prize is a $10 million road race that will test whether practical vehicles are capable of getting 100 miles per gallon or better.Progressive Automotive X Prize: Tata Motors Limited
Partial Suppliers ListAE-Plus.com: [http://www.ae-plus.com/Key%20topics/cc-Tata-news3.htm India's Tata low-cost Nano took a lot of high-tech]
- Bosch
- Caparo Vehicle Technologies
- Continental
- Delphi Auto Parts
- Denso
- Freudenberg
- GKN
- INA
- Johnson Controls
- TRW
- Behr
Progress on the Nano
Tata Motors announced that it will begin taking deposits for the new Nano, the world cheapest car (retailing at $2,000). However, the company was downgraded Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor because of slowing sales.Bloomberg.com: Tata Nano, World’s Cheapest Car, Won’t Help Pay Debt (March 23, 2009)-
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Tata Nano Questions
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Will Tata NANO car be a breakthrough or cause more traffic congestions. 1 AnswerNano of course is a breakthrough as far as price part is concerned but traffic is a real issue . In India we dont have six lane or seven lane roads and wit... read more -
Is the Tata Nano the best innovation of 2009? 1 AnswerLooks nice, but I'd rather get a Think read more -
Given a chance, would you drive the $2,500 Tata Nano? 9 Answers54 Miles per gallon and only $2,500?!?!?! I'd get one of these just as a dog car!!! We wonder why our car companies can't compete! I wonder how safe this... read more
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