I am back with intentions to go ga ga over authentic Indian companies that have made it big all over.
The company is question --TATA.
Tata , Our own Indian pride.
I have always been a big sucker for authentically Indian products. The more The Indian companies decide to manufacture quality products, the more we are self reliant and the more we are self reliant , the more money we save as a Country . Thus, Our country gets richer.
Buy Indian, be Indian. Truly, my motto(in some ways, wherever possible).
I think I am gonna take time and focus more on TATA (as a company) in another blog entry. But for now, let us take a look at the WORLD'S CHEAPEST CAR.
Story goes that Ratan Tata saw a family of five or six try to fit into a scooter and decided that a cheap car is in the calling just to cater to the needs of Indian families who do not have deep pockets but definitely could do with a four wheeler that fits the whole family .
Tata Nano was initially planned to be priced at 1 lakh( equivalent to approximately 2100 US dollars) , but then at this given point , the minimum possible price for a non AC model is prolly going to be something akin to 1 lakh and a good 25,000 Rs(Indian Rupees) extra. The A/C model is gonna cost more than that from what I hear.
picture courtesy:tata nano website.This the nano. Link to website provided at the bottom of the entry.Picture has been used only for non commercial descriptive purposes of product seen in the picture. Fair usage.
The Nano runs on petrol alone (looks like- no diesel ) , it definitely has more head space than a maruti 800 . So that is good. It is also now cheaper than the maruti. Till now the Maruti used to be the cheap car of India.
This is the reva. Picture courtesy: revaindia website.Link at the bottom of the blog entry. Fair use of image. Image has been used only for non commercial descriptive purposes of the very product in the picture.
The mileage as what they specify on the tata site is around 23 km per litre of petrol. It is on par in terms of safety norms too.
Being the environmental buff that I am , I prolly would have preferred REVA over NANO, had NANO not been cheaper to purchase than REVA.
REVA is the electric car of India (Not Indian though , or, Is it? ) with dirt cheap running prices . The running prices of NANO are gonna be high in comparison but then the buying price is so cheap. Yes it is not as smoke-free as REVA.
The thing about Both Nano and Reva is that they are small cars and they are easy to park. Less parking space. That is a great advantage not just in crowded India but anywhere in the world.
Having said all this, In a country where power outages are common and are even scheduled regular basis due to inability to produce enough power to meet demands, depending on an electric car can sometimes get tricky and stressful.
I just had a look at the dimensions of Nano and Reva, Nano is a wee bit bigger than Reva. Cool.
But yes, we have the world's cheapest car , Tata Nano , And it is INDIAN.
I am happy.
If you want to have a look at the features of nano go here
http://tatanano.inservices.tatamotors.com/tatamotors/
If my babble about Reva piqued your interest you can go here to read up more on the features
http://www.revaindia.com/
Please remember that I am NOT pitching either one of these cars, Just providing my two cents on the issue of small and cheap cars. I have no business affiliations with any company that i talk about on my blog.
Any company or product that impresses me in any given way, I just talk about them here. There is no business interest or affiliation ,whatsoever.
Infact, I am more for public transport and no cars. Only if public transport was less crowded and more frequent and safer.
The company is question --TATA.
Tata , Our own Indian pride.
I have always been a big sucker for authentically Indian products. The more The Indian companies decide to manufacture quality products, the more we are self reliant and the more we are self reliant , the more money we save as a Country . Thus, Our country gets richer.
Buy Indian, be Indian. Truly, my motto(in some ways, wherever possible).
I think I am gonna take time and focus more on TATA (as a company) in another blog entry. But for now, let us take a look at the WORLD'S CHEAPEST CAR.
Story goes that Ratan Tata saw a family of five or six try to fit into a scooter and decided that a cheap car is in the calling just to cater to the needs of Indian families who do not have deep pockets but definitely could do with a four wheeler that fits the whole family .
Tata Nano was initially planned to be priced at 1 lakh( equivalent to approximately 2100 US dollars) , but then at this given point , the minimum possible price for a non AC model is prolly going to be something akin to 1 lakh and a good 25,000 Rs(Indian Rupees) extra. The A/C model is gonna cost more than that from what I hear.
picture courtesy:tata nano website.This the nano. Link to website provided at the bottom of the entry.Picture has been used only for non commercial descriptive purposes of product seen in the picture. Fair usage.Yeah, the car looks cool. It is small, but from what I can gather from the pictures, It is definitely better than an Autorickshaw( the three wheeler vehicles that you can often see chug chugging on Indian streets-Much akin to the TUK TUK you see in south east asian countries ) . I tried looking at the technical specifications on the Tata nano website. It has a metal body, contrary to what one would assume it would be made of since it looks like a cute lil toy car.
The Nano runs on petrol alone (looks like- no diesel ) , it definitely has more head space than a maruti 800 . So that is good. It is also now cheaper than the maruti. Till now the Maruti used to be the cheap car of India.
This is the reva. Picture courtesy: revaindia website.Link at the bottom of the blog entry. Fair use of image. Image has been used only for non commercial descriptive purposes of the very product in the picture.
The mileage as what they specify on the tata site is around 23 km per litre of petrol. It is on par in terms of safety norms too.
Being the environmental buff that I am , I prolly would have preferred REVA over NANO, had NANO not been cheaper to purchase than REVA.
REVA is the electric car of India (Not Indian though , or, Is it? ) with dirt cheap running prices . The running prices of NANO are gonna be high in comparison but then the buying price is so cheap. Yes it is not as smoke-free as REVA.
The thing about Both Nano and Reva is that they are small cars and they are easy to park. Less parking space. That is a great advantage not just in crowded India but anywhere in the world.
Having said all this, In a country where power outages are common and are even scheduled regular basis due to inability to produce enough power to meet demands, depending on an electric car can sometimes get tricky and stressful.
I just had a look at the dimensions of Nano and Reva, Nano is a wee bit bigger than Reva. Cool.
But yes, we have the world's cheapest car , Tata Nano , And it is INDIAN.
I am happy.
If you want to have a look at the features of nano go here
http://tatanano.inservices.tatamotors.com/tatamotors/
If my babble about Reva piqued your interest you can go here to read up more on the features
http://www.revaindia.com/
Please remember that I am NOT pitching either one of these cars, Just providing my two cents on the issue of small and cheap cars. I have no business affiliations with any company that i talk about on my blog.
Any company or product that impresses me in any given way, I just talk about them here. There is no business interest or affiliation ,whatsoever.
Infact, I am more for public transport and no cars. Only if public transport was less crowded and more frequent and safer.
As you pointed out, the thought that crossed my mind when I saw Nano the first time on TV was that its resemblance to Tuk-Tuk
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