Tata Nano - Car for Rs 1 Lakh ($2500)...first 100K allotted

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Topic started by app_engine on Fri Jan 11 11:03:34 2008. [Full View]

I was overjoyed to read about this yesterday!

It was also given nice coverage in the media worldwide (yesterday's Wall St journal had almost 3/4th page report on it).

Having worked on a successful, pioneer, indigenous product development program (digital switching eqpt.) in my first job and also having supported a similar effort in auto industry by buying Indica as my first car, this is personally a very satisfying news too!

Bravo Ratan Tata! (Media compares his effort to the $500 Model T by Henry Ford)

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From: app_engine on Mon Mar 2 16:31:03 2009. [Full View]

Nice coverage of the launch news by BBC where even a video clip is hosted :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7911749.stm
From: app_engine on Wed Mar 18 14:17:10 2009. [Full View]

Quite an insightful article on Nano and Tata motors :
http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-38567120090318
From: app_engine on Mon Mar 23 11:51:21 2009. [Full View]

Nice article with pictures :

http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=2222436
From: sgokulprathap on Tue Mar 24 7:43:25 2009. [Full View]

Nano: All about booking, allotment & more
From: thriinone on Tue Mar 24 10:00:38 2009. [Full View]

http://www.domain-b.com/automotive/features/20051021_one_lakh.htm

ennenna sonaanga! ippo ennena solraanga.

http://autos.maxabout.com/cvid1319/tata-nano-cvt-automatic

this one is in mid 2010.
From: karthik_sa2 on Mon Mar 30 6:06:49 2009. [Full View]

what is the booking amount of this car...some say it is 2999 and some say it is 95000...??pls clarify
From: Lambretta on Sun Apr 12 11:04:27 2009. [Full View]

'was reminded of this thread when I read this the other day in an automobile forum:

Although slightly old news definitely interesting :

This is an extract from 'The New Indian Express', 26th March '09:

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/96yearold-sells-55yearold-Fiat-to-buy-Nano/438919/

96-year-old woman sells her Fiat to buy Nano

The first woman photojournalist, the 96-year-old Homai Vyarawalla, has sold her 55-year-old Fiat 1100 to buy the world's cheapest car, Tata Nano.
Vyarawalla said that she sold her Fiat car to a vintage car lover in Mumbai after she found it difficult to get it repaired.
She said that the Fiat car, which was imported from Italy 55-years-ago, was brought to India through sea route. (Note: Actually I guess she meant that it was brought from Italy and assembled here, as Fiats were back then)
Vyarawalla, who has clicked national and foreign digintaries, including late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the First woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, said, "I will book the Nano whenever its registration begins in the city and wait for my turn to get the car."
The allotment of the car is to take place by draw and Vyarawalla is hopeful of emerging lucky, so that she could drive the car.
From: app_engine on Mon May 4 17:35:03 2009. [Full View]

http://news.in.msn.com/business/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3003950

Advance booking is good. Now, let's hope the car matches the international hype in quality; only then it can be termed a real success!
From: app_engine on Tue Jun 23 12:44:39 2009. [Full View]

100K people got their nano allotment via "lots"!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124575793333541341.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
From: app_engine on Thu Oct 22 13:07:55 2009. [Full View]

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/3-nanos-reportedly-catch-fire-tata-to-do-preemptive-check_420192.html

3 cars out of the 7500 shipped so far had a smokey switch issue

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