TATA launches world's cheapest car @ 1 lakh indian rupees

Tata Motors unveils cheapest car

The car is designed for family use in India

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Tata Motors has unveiled the world's cheapest motor car at India's biggest car show in the capital, Delhi.

The vehicle, called the Tata Nano, will sell for 100,000 rupees or $2,500 (£1,277) and enable those in developing countries to move to four wheels.

The four-door five-seater car, which goes on sale later this year, has a 33bhp, 624cc, engine at the rear.

It has no air conditioning, no electric windows and no power steering, but two deluxe models will be on offer.

Tata will initially make about 250,000 Nanos and expects eventual annual demand of one million cars.

The price will be slightly more than the 100,000 once tax and other costs are taken into consideration.

The Nano release comes as India's domestic car market is predicted to soar in the coming years on the back of the country's fast-growing economy and increased consumer wealth.

'People's car'

Indian car sales are predicted to more than quadruple to $145bn by 2016.

Company chairman Ratan Tata said the launch of the Nano was a landmark in the history of transportation.

Tata Motors' engineers and designers gave their all for about four years to realise this goal
Ratan Tata, Tata Motors

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He said the car was "a safe, affordable and all weather transport - a people's car, designed to meet all safety standards and emissions laws and accessible to all".

Environmental critics have said that the car will lead to mounting air and pollution problems on India's already clogged roads.

But Tata said the car had passed emission standards and would average about 50 miles to the gallon, or five litres per hundred kilometres.

The firm also said it would introduce a diesel version of the Nano at a later date.

'Family transport'

At the unveiling ceremony Mr Tata said: "I observed families riding on two-wheelers - the father driving the scooter, his young kid standing in front of him, his wife seated behind him holding a little baby.

"It led me to wonder whether one could conceive of a safe, affordable, all-weather form of transport for such a family.

"Tata Motors' engineers and designers gave their all for about four years to realise this goal.

"Today, we indeed have a People's Car, which is affordable and yet built to meet safety requirements and emission norms, to be fuel efficient and low on emissions."

Ravi Vangala, of Hyderbad, India, said: "I... congratulate Tata for his dream, and I will definitely buy the Tata Nano car."

Arre main samjhi keh Pakistan main launch hui hai. . .

Magar yeh to India main Launch hui hai...

Main to 1 lakh le ker Car lene ja rahi thi. . . magar yeh to Pakistan main Launch hi nahi hui . . . Crying or Very sad

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Don wry...it may be exported to pakistan...And if india and pakistan coninue to have peaceful relations .Then companies like TATA want to invest in pakistan mainly in IT,steel and automobiles sector...Tata is already acquiring rover and jaguar for 2 billion $....Its a multinational firm and it would like to move to cheaper destinations...Recently TATA wanted to set up industries in bangladesh...Tata motors subsidiary Daewoo motors have a collabration with afjal motors in pakistan which assemble tata trucks and sell it in pakistan............Cost of doing business in pakistan is 30% cheaper..and once india and pak get closer in business fronts ,its lkely that many indian companies will like to set up large manufacturing industries in pakistan to cater to india,pakistan and gulf markets.....

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Not Bad in 1 Lakh. . .

Anyone got its Specs ???

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The car as per the reports shall have a rear-wheel drive, two-cylinder, 624 cc, 33 bhp, MPFi petrol engine. , with 4 speed manual gearbox, no power steering, no power windows but comes with an air conditioning.

And the Price: 1 Lakh Indian Rupees
Thats for the base model, excluding taxes.

Mileage: The company claims for a 22-26 kpl mileage, for the 3 bhp 800cc engine.

The four seater shall be commercially available later this year.

rohit_bangalore wrote:

The car as per the reports shall have a rear-wheel drive, two-cylinder, 624 cc, 33 bhp, MPFi petrol engine. , with 4 speed manual gearbox, no power steering, no power windows but comes with an air conditioning.

And the Price: 1 Lakh Indian Rupees
Thats for the base model, excluding taxes.

Mileage: The company claims for a 22-26 kpl mileage, for the 3 bhp 800cc engine.

The four seater shall be commercially available later this year.

Thanks for the Specs mate.

Sounds Strong enough...

Specially with the high petrol prices, it would be very Effective.

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welcome.....

it plans to sell 1 million vehicles per year......i think it will suit the needs of middle class or lower middle class who earn between 8000-15000 rs per month..so u wanted to buy this car??but at present there will be lot of import tarriff from pakistan on its import if its allowed..But tata motors has announced that it will not be exporting it for next 3 years...But even if they allow to export it to pakistan it will cost about 1.5 laks in indian rupee,which will be equilavent to 2.4 laks pakistani rupee.

Very nice.
This is a country who not suffring terrorist activites into their own land, therefore they thinking for their own people and business etc....
But its a nice car.

we are also suffering from terrorism....But after 1991 (once india had to sell its gold for loan from world bank),we started with 1st generation economic reform...We allowed limite FDI in almost every sectors..some Public sector companies companies were privatized ...Disinvestment policy helped indian private sector company to grow global......indian companies used indian vast tehcnical manpower and now we can see many indian company leading the world....

Tata motors is second biggest passengar/trasport vehicle manufacturer in the world.........They are buying Land rover and jaguar from Ford....Its 1 lak rupee aims to sell 1 million yearly ...so they can increase their revenue by 25 billion $ by just selling this 1 lak rupee car..And once they start exporting it,full developing world (africa,south asean country) will hav enormous demand for this car....I guess by 2011 they are eying a turnover of +30 billion $ only from this 1 lak rupee car ...

Their TATA steel is fifth largest company in the world(revenue :30 billion $)...TCS (tata consultancy services) Biggest IT company has revenue of 5.5 billion$(2008).....They make tea,hotels,chemicals,salt.They are also in nanotechnology,Supercomputing(they have 4th fastest supercomputer in world),IT,Telecommunication..

I was thinking that it was just a 1 lakh car and so is cheap....

But i forget the currency difference. . .lol

As per today Rate, 100,000 INR is our 160,000 PKR.

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Ya india rupee has apreciated by 20% in last 3 years,while pakistan rupee is going down....

Ya it will be costly in pakistan...

In india food rates are :

Rice :8-10 rs/ kg cheaper ones

Wheat:10-15 rs/kg

dal:25-30 rs/kg

sugar:14-15 rs/kg...

vegetables/fruits are in range :

aloo:8 rs /kg
pea:12-16 rs/kg
mango:10-20 rs/kg
....

i heard in pakistan food prices are about 1.5 times of this...ALthough it depends on demand/supply..

it sounds great having personal car but in Pakistan for middle class it creats too much problems to have a car. no garrage,cant affoard mentenance expences, etc.

Pakistan also have 1 lak rupee car..

Sitara motors had produced 1 lak rupee car....How is its public response??

Congratulations to TATA and INDIA

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"When some blessings come to you, do not drive them away through thanklessness."(Imam Ali a.s.)

Tata is an indian company but they are more global now ..They bought COrus for 13 billion$ and Buying jaguar/rover for 2 billion $...They earn 60% revenue from outside.......This car will change the face of developing world.....

The Tata Nano is a city car launched by India's Tata Motors.[2] The model was unveiled at the 9th annual Auto Expo on January 10, 2008 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India.[3]

According to Tata Group's Chairman Ratan Tata, the Nano is a 33 PS (33 hp/24 kW) car with a 623 cc rear engine and rear wheel drive, and has a fuel economy of 4.55 L/100 km (51.7 mpg (US), 62 mpg (UK)) under city road conditions, and 3.85 L/100 km on highways (61.1 mpg (US), 73.3 mpg (UK)). It is the first time a two-cylinder petrol engine will be used in a car with a single balancer shaft.[4] Tata Motors has reportedly filed multiple patents related to the innovations in the design of Nano, with powertrain design alone having 34 patents.[5] The head of Tata Motors' Engineering Research Centre, Girish Wagh has been credited with being one of the brains behind Nano's design.[5][6]

Tata claims that the Nano complies with Bharat Stage-III and Euro-IV emission standards.[7]

The Nano has 21% more interior space and an 8% smaller exterior, when compared with its closest rival, the Maruti 800. The standard version of the Nano (without air conditioning, radio and power steering) will cost Rs 100,000 (not including levies such as VAT/LT, transport and delivery charges) (US$2500, GB£1277, €1700),[8] making it the least expensive production car in the world.[9] The choice of price has led to the Nano being called the "1-lakh car" (after the Indian word, meaning '100,000').[10] The car will come in different variants, including one standard and two deluxe variants. The Deluxe variant will have air conditioning, but no power steering. The car is expected to be produced in the Singur plant in West Bengal which is under construction. The initial production target set by Tata Motors is 250,000 units per year.

Technical details
The Tata Nano at the Expo
The Tata Nano at the Expo

Powertrain

* Engine:
o 2 cylinder petrol Bosch multi-point fuel injection (single injector) all aluminium 623 cc (38 cu in)
o 2 valves per cylinder overhead camshaft
o Compression ratio - 9.5:1
o bore × stroke 73.5 × 73.5 mm
o Power: 33 PS (33 hp/24 kW) @ 5500 rpm[11]
o Torque: 48 N·m (35 ft·lbf) @ 2500 rpm

* Rear wheel drive, 4-speed manual transmission

* Steering – mechanical rack and pinion

Performance

* Acceleration: 0-70 km/h (43 mph): 14 seconds

* Maximum speed: 105 km/h (65 mph)[1]

* Fuel economy (combined City + Highway): 20 kilometres per liter (5 L/100 km, 47 US mpg, 56 UK mpg)

Body and dimensions

* Seat Belts: 2[12]

* Trunk capacity: 150 L (5.3 cu ft)

Suspension and brakes

* Front brake: disc[13]

* Rear brake: drum

* Front track: 1,325 mm (52.2 in)

* Rear track: 1,315 mm (51.8 in)

* Ground clearance: 180 mm (7.1 in)

* Front suspension: McPherson strut with lower A arm

* Rear suspension: Independent coil spring

Well, Well, Well,
It looks like that rohit_banglore has decided that he will NEVER agree with our comments against his country.
I must say that when a country is not suffring any kind of problems, even not in media Idea

Then they of course they have lots of times to build there country further and make more money via busniss.
Now take it easy please.... India self saying that they are a peacefull country and wants peace in the region. That
is political comments. But INDIA IS FULLY INVOLVE INTO PAKISTANS CURRENT SITUATION. YES, I MEAN IT.

So, you always denie and asking for the links, links, links, links, links, links, links....................
Don`t forget that India got huge media in the south asia. Indian have fullu support by USA, ISRAEL, RISSIA,
and of course from European Union too as well. Why, Why. Why USA are not willing to solve Kashmir problems Question

USA wants to stand India against China. Because USA is afraib by Chinas day by day improvement. USA is afraid by
Pakistans Nuclear power. Because Pakistan is 1st Islamic Nuclear State in the world. Israel & India keep huge pressure on USA
to Ènter into Pakistan to take control over Pakistan`s Nuclear Power.

rohit_banglore, Yout country India is fully involved with their terrorist activities into Pakistan with the support
of MQM, RAW, Afghanistan and of course USA & Israel too Exclamation

Now I may told you the enough reasons that why India goes ahead to the earn $$$ and why Pakistan steps back.

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I do believe on Ghosts.

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Well, Well, Well,
It looks like that rohit_banglore has decided that he will NEVER agree with our comments against his country.
I must say that when a country is not suffring any kind of problems, even not in media Idea
Then they of course they have lots of times to build there country further and make more money via busniss.
Now take it easy please.... India self saying that they are a peacefull country and wants peace in the region. That
is political comments. But INDIA IS FULLY INVOLVE INTO PAKISTANS CURRENT SITUATION. YES, I MEAN IT.

Mr online...U r violating the integrity of the topic.The topic is not related to india and RAW...And u can only harp on it..U dnt have any valid point.And i can give u millions proofs to show u that india is the most peaceful country in the world.Its coz we are true,honest and ethical in implementing our policy.OK its not only me,u can read the comments from all civilized nation(CHina,France,UK,USA,Germany,Italy,Japan,RUssia,Islamic state(UAE ,saudi arabia,Iran,Omar,Katar),African state....)...and last not the least read articles which are published in pakistan newpaper..i Have good respect for ur media which is atleast 100 times than ur previous PTV(state sponsored bullshit with only main aim to teach u hatred against world).....
Who said indian politcians are saint and they are only interested in development..Well 10 years back indian policiticans were mainly focussed on regional issues ..After India private sector (First IT and then Manuffacturing grew fast),Public became conscious of development.So even our politicicans felt that public is more focussed on development and they also started believing in concept of Modern India.....
And don tell me if u say that india supports terrorism,we will be labeled as terrorists But world knows who is saint and who is evil.....

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Don`t forget that India got huge media in the south asia. Indian have fullu support by USA, ISRAEL, RISSIA,
and of course from European Union too as well. Why, Why. Why USA are not willing to solve Kashmir problems Question
Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question Question
USA wants to stand India against China. Because USA is afraib by Chinas day by day improvement. USA is afraid by
Pakistans Nuclear power. Because Pakistan is 1st Islamic Nuclear State in the world. Israel & India keep huge pressure on USA
to Ènter into Pakistan to take control over Pakistan`s Nuclear Power.

rohit_banglore, Yout country India is fully involved with their terrorist activities into Pakistan with the support
of MQM, RAW, Afghanistan and of course USA & Israel too Exclamation Exclamation Exclamation Exclamation Exclamation Exclamation Exclamation Exclamation Exclamation Exclamation
Now I may told you the enough reasons that why India goes ahead to the earn $$$ and why Pakistan steps back.

indian media is transparent.it even shows our flaws and i have deep respect for our media..it even did show Narendra modi acts ...And see in pakistan,ur govt banned media.They dont even have guts to say something against Generals..See our media,it ll speak whatever is right....Indian constitution is gr8 online...u wont understand the difference in ideology of india and pakistan...we are most tolerant species in the world...

Regarding china:Ya i do agree that china is economic threat to USA.USA poured in 200+billion $ in CHina since 1990's and USA Was nt able to get benefits from that money.And on the other hand china developed very fast>>Same american companies which invested in CHina are manufacturing goods in china and exporting it to USA...So trade deficit of USA and china has reached 200+Billion$.WHile china doesn want to devalue its currency and its dumping world with its cheap products.Its acting rogue and china is mainly a hoax country...China is also 1 party govt and they are not responsible to their people as indian govt is...We are democratic set up...And USA knows economically india is the only country that can rival china in manufacturing while we are way ahead of china in services sector.....So uSA doesn want to become over dependent on China by investing all its money there..

Well USA Is afraid coz pakistan can disintegrate any time..Its home to terrorism which was its state policy till 2001...Its true pakistan is the only islamic state and its so unsafe that USA doesn want its bombs to go into hands of islamic extremism and taliwan.... i also agree that world is afraid of islamic terrorism...SO is u....CAnt u see the bomb blasts which take place like a routine in pakistan..IS it not proof of islamic terrorism????

But USA is spending millions to help pakistan protect its nuclear bomb..USA can even monitor u ,so dont u think it doesnt know where ur bombs are ...If something wrong happens with pakistan,it will surely seize ur atom bombs..........

do u think india can pressurize USA
Question

LOL...............

I have told u 100 times that MQM was created during Zia govt to fight PPP and promote terror in pakistan mainly karanchi ...it had backing of ISI...it has good support in pakistan...

u have not given a single proof that says india is doing something in pakistan...Now u r blaming afganistan which is fightin taliwan...............

YA Afganistan wants USA to go into pakistan and destroy the taliwan...coz pakistan has become home to terrorists which can hinder progress of Afganistan and pakistan is not very serious in doing ....
what it says doesnt match 100% with what it does......

I m looking forward to ur answer....

And why dont u people support ur industry....i read that pakisatnis like to import a lot.....your first car revo was really a decent car for 2.7 laks..But u people chose to ride That shit mehran which is like "tin ka dabba".....Your govt also didnt suport Feroz khan.There are people who want to do good for pakistani.But govt doesn want.................

And Ur previous govt had taken lot of money from Suzuki to defame revo(Adam motors)....i have all sympathy with that hard working guy.................

Pakistanis should learn from Tata nano in right sense.....

Or u can allow Indian FDI to pour there...we have lack of raw materials which are now available in balochistan..and we can use ur country to manufacture and export it to gulf...But u all have been too reliable on chian,who only produced crap for u in pakistan and exports junk material from china..............

Wake up pakistan!!!!

r u hiding in terrorist camps?? Twisted Evil

or u watching some ghost movies and the villain must be some indian............ Razz