Tata: the sad story of the cheapest car

Creating a massive budget car - is a worldwide trend. On creation of the "people's car" has already announced nearly all the world's automakers: Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen, Honda, Fiat, Renault-Nissan Alliance, etc. But all jump on India - the largest local carmaker Tata Motors at a motor show in New Delhi in early 2008 introduced the world's cheapest car - Tata Nano. India's largest carmaker, Tata Motors Ltd., Is a diversified concern in the Tata Group, founded in 1868. This - the family business. Company founder Dzhamsetdzhi Nusservandzhi Tata was born in 1839 in the family secured immigrants from Persia. He received an excellent education at the time, traveled extensively in Europe and Asia, studied the intricacies of business. In 1868 he established his first trading company, start-up capital which amounted to 21 thousand rupees (500 dollars). But the dream merchant was to create an Indian car. Tata Group began producing cars in 1954. It was then under the brand name Tata began manufacturing trucks under license from Mercedes-Benz. In 1989 he began production of SUVs and pickups. During this time, the total output of automobiles amounted to over 4 million units. For a rather big country not so very large, but, nevertheless, Tata Motors Ltd. is a leader in the manufacture of commercial vehicles. In 1998, Tata has launched the first fully Indian passenger car Indica, which has cost only 5,100 dollars. Buyers have criticized this model, but after six months most of the shortcomings have been remedied, and in light of a new version - V2. Now this car is the third largest in India sales. In the same year was released on Tata Safari - the first SUV manufactured entirely in India. Originally came with a 1.9 liter turbodiesel capacity of 90 liters. with. In 2004, the Indian company bought the Korean Daewoo unit engaged in the production of trucks, for 102 million dollars. In 2005, pickups Tata Telcoline began collecting Nizhegorodskaya company Samotlor-NN, and trucks - factory AMUR in Novouralsk (Sverdlovsk region). In August 2005, there was an updated version of Safari with a 3.0 liter engine DiCOR (DiCOR - acronym for Direct Injection Common Rail Engine). This engine - the first turbo Tata Motors with the Common Rail. Since 2007, the Tata Motor factory in Randzhangaone (Maharashtra) started to assemble models of the family Fiat Palio. And finally, in early 2008 was presented Tata Nano - the world's cheapest car. Its cost is 100 thousand rupees (about 2,5 thousand dollars, or about 70 thousand). Machine length is 3,1 m, width - 1,5 m, height - 1,6 m. The vehicle is equipped with an aluminum two-cylinder gasoline engine vpryskovym volume of 623 cm3 and 33 l capacity. with. He has a 30-liter fuel tank and 4-speed manual gearbox. The presence of the power steering equipment does not provide. As for the money just can not get anything fantastic, and only from the necessary minimum, on the dashboard in the presence of only a speedometer, an indicator of oil and fuel in the tank. Radio in the car is not provided. Salon cheapest car in the world corresponds to their status, but the ride it may already 5 people! For motorists with claims expected to equipment "deluxe" - with air conditioning. Mass production of this car was supposed to begin in late 2008, but it was postponed indefinitely. Deliveries of Tata Nano in Russia are planned.