Tata is one of those companies that makes just about everything. Like their counterpart Honda from Japan, India’s Tata has their hand in a lot of different industries for a long time. Now their Tata Motors division has set their sights on building the world’s cheapest car.
It’s planning to price the car at Rs 1-Lakh (100,000 Indian Rupees, or just about US$3,000, give or take a bit.) It’ll be tough competition, but they hope to displace purchases in India of the more expensive “budget” Maruti 800 (made by a Japanese-owned branch of Suzuki).
While there are no doubt many families in India that would appreciate the availability of an affordable car, gasoline has been expensive for decades, and traffic is already insane in many urban centers, where cars, trucks, rickshaws, scooters all vie for position, often having to dodge clusters of lounging cows. An even cheaper car might not actually be a good idea. On the other hand, having lost several close relatives due to motorcycle and scooter accidents, I’m of two minds about this.
were is the 2500.oo dollar India car that was on the news this year. What is the name of it. I would like to see it.