Tata Motors chairman Ratan Tata speaks to The Times of India about his dream:
Q: Now that the car’s out, your first feelings?
A: We are the gates of offering a new form of transport to people of India and later to other parts of the world. I feel very excited also because we have gone more during the last mile by putting Plan B into action, by putting the car out now rather than waiting till December ”09. We have been able to successfully mitigate the loss of time. We hope our dreams come true and Nano proves to be the product that it was meant to be. More:
A Nano promise delivered
From Mint: The launch of the world’s cheapest car on Monday was anything but small. Spread over 4 hours at two locations-the iconic Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel and the 125-year-old Parsi Gymkhana-the launch was attended by at least 2,000 people, among them car dealers, parts suppliers, journalists and Tata group executives who gathered under heavy security cover. More:
European Nano in two years
From The Guardian: The European Nano will be rolled out within two years and the US Nano within three. “Given the present indications of the buying preferences in the US, we felt that we could further develop the European Nano to meet the requirements of the US,” he said.
Speaking to the Guardian, Tata said he had the Indian family in mind when he designed this car. “Here in India we see four people travelling by motorbike … I thought they could travel more safely by car,” he said. “However, in the United States it could be for younger [people] who want a low-cost car.” More:
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