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.
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Would you buy a Nano?
Tata Nano finds its first customer.....
Cute like a bug might be a suitable descriptor for Tata’s Nano, a tiny subcompact that could almost singlehandedly transform the Indian auto industry in the same manner that Ford’s Model T did in its day, putting a car in the driveway of more North Americans than ever before.
The Indian market represents close to a billion people, however, the second largest potential market in the world next to China, and the Nano is priced well enough to tap that market better than any car in history, with the hopes of getting entire families off of mopeds (often families of five can been seen riding a single moped) and into a safer enclosed car.
That dream has become real as the first of what is expected to be millions of Nanos has found a home, delivered to Mr. Ashok Raghunath Vichare of Mumbai who paid a mere 100,000 rupees ($2,292 CAD) to park on in his driveway.
The price might be low, but so are its fuel economy numbers, rated by the Automotive Research Association of India, and carbon emissions at 4.2L/100km and 101 grams of CO2 per km, respectively.
Numbers like these make the Nano a viable alternative for other markets too, with the Europe high on Tata’s priority list. A Euro-specified model just passed all necessary crash tests to make it legal in the EU, and Tata is also targeting the North American market, which has already embraced the smart car and will soon have Fiat’s 500 and Scion’s iQ to pave the way.
Unlike these European models, the North American-spec Nano would sell for a great deal less, although more standard features and the need to meet stricter North American regulations would mean its entry price would be significantly higher, yet still likely the lowest priced vehicle sold here, by a long shot.
Author: Staff, Canadian Auto Press
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source: calgaryherald.com
Cute like a bug might be a suitable descriptor for Tata’s Nano, a tiny subcompact that could almost singlehandedly transform the Indian auto industry in the same manner that Ford’s Model T did in its day, putting a car in the driveway of more North Americans than ever before.
The Indian market represents close to a billion people, however, the second largest potential market in the world next to China, and the Nano is priced well enough to tap that market better than any car in history, with the hopes of getting entire families off of mopeds (often families of five can been seen riding a single moped) and into a safer enclosed car.
That dream has become real as the first of what is expected to be millions of Nanos has found a home, delivered to Mr. Ashok Raghunath Vichare of Mumbai who paid a mere 100,000 rupees ($2,292 CAD) to park on in his driveway.
The price might be low, but so are its fuel economy numbers, rated by the Automotive Research Association of India, and carbon emissions at 4.2L/100km and 101 grams of CO2 per km, respectively.
Numbers like these make the Nano a viable alternative for other markets too, with the Europe high on Tata’s priority list. A Euro-specified model just passed all necessary crash tests to make it legal in the EU, and Tata is also targeting the North American market, which has already embraced the smart car and will soon have Fiat’s 500 and Scion’s iQ to pave the way.
Unlike these European models, the North American-spec Nano would sell for a great deal less, although more standard features and the need to meet stricter North American regulations would mean its entry price would be significantly higher, yet still likely the lowest priced vehicle sold here, by a long shot.
Author: Staff, Canadian Auto Press
© Copyright (c) Driving
source: calgaryherald.com
Tata Motors deliver's first Nano Today
Tata Motors Ltd, India's largest vehicles maker, said on Thursday it would deliver the Nano, the world's cheapest car, to its first customer on Friday.
Chairman Ratan Tata had showcased the Nano at an auto show in New Delhi in January last year, but consumer bookings began only in April this year after the project was delayed due to land disputes at its planned site in the eastern state of West Bengal.
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The plant for producing the Nano was shifted to a new site in Gujarat on the west coast, but the first batch of Nanos would come from its car plant in Pantnagar in northern India.
Tata has assured price protection for the first 100,000 customers, for whom the cars will be available for 100,000 rupees ($2,053), excluding taxes.
Chairman Ratan Tata had showcased the Nano at an auto show in New Delhi in January last year, but consumer bookings began only in April this year after the project was delayed due to land disputes at its planned site in the eastern state of West Bengal.
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The plant for producing the Nano was shifted to a new site in Gujarat on the west coast, but the first batch of Nanos would come from its car plant in Pantnagar in northern India.
Tata has assured price protection for the first 100,000 customers, for whom the cars will be available for 100,000 rupees ($2,053), excluding taxes.
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