Lucky 7 gets Nano Vroom.... People’s car

Rajendra Singh, who has a workshop for repairing vehicles at Ratu Road, today became the first proud owner of the Nano in the capital.

Singh was handed over the keys of his new vehicle — a lunar silver Tata Nano LX — by Rama Automobiles, an authorised dealer of Tata Motors. “Nano was the dream of Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata. This is what inspired me to go for it,” said an elated Singh after getting keys.

As he rolled out his dream car from the showroom and headed straight for a gurdwara on Ratu Road, Singh said he would take his family for a ride in the evening. The Nano LX, priced at Rs 1,89,464 on road, is the fourth car that will grace Singh’s garage.

Apart from Singh, six other customers got the people’s car. Two of them — Anshu Mishra and Neerja Singh — received the keys from Rama Automobiles.

“We have booked well over 400 vehicles, out of which 350 would be delivered by end of December 2010,” said Sandeep Ganguli, the general manager of Rama Automobiles.

At Basudev Automobiles, another Tata Motors dealer, four persons became proud owners of Nano cars. The first among them was Budhan Lohar, a resident of Nayatoli. For Lohar, this is the first four-wheeler that he now owns. He went for the Nano LX, the top model. “I decided to buy a Nano as it suited my budget,” said Lohar.

Over 500 people had booked the Nano at Basudev Automobiles. Deepak Dev, its general manager, said that they would ensure quick delivery of the vehicles.

“I was eagerly waiting for my new car. Tomorrow, I will take my family members on a long drive,” Sukhdeo Bhagat, another Nano owner.