Tata Nano has not yet rolled out on the Indian roads, but much before it has found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s cheapest car.
According to the company sources, this 1 lakh car is expected to roll out during March 2009, most probably March 03 2009 which is the birth date of Jamshedji Tata, the founder of Tata Group. Initially, Nano car will roll out from the Pantnagar plant. It is also believed that the bookings for the Nano car will start from February end. Pre-booking for Nano car asks you 70% upfront payment. Even with a whopping Rs. 70,000 as upfront the company still expects more than a lakh orders within a weeks’ time. So this is the hype surrounding the small car Nano, in India despite economic slow down, recession, job losses or whatever.
World’s cheapest laptop, the $10 laptop for sure disappointed the netizens, but thankfully Tata Nano lived up to expectations of people. Ask me how Tata Nano will revolutionize India, here are my thoughts:
Tata Nano will soon replace most two wheelers on the roads.
Nano will likely replace even auto rickshaws (as small cab choice).
More and more Nano cars on the road also mean more traffic congestion (meaning we can expect more flyovers and more infrastructure projects…so lot of employment generation and a reason to cheer).
More Nano cars also mean, that even teens will get hands on 4-wheeler driving experience (even if they become patients of attention disorder, co’mon the positivism is that they are able to drive a 4 wheeler despite their education-induced stress...time will say if they run the car on roads or on people).
More Nano cars will also replace public transport buses.
In the long run we will see increasing cases of anxiety sufferers....again our doctors are busy.
Nano cars might also lead to a condition where traffic cops will give up their jobs, but we can see machines controlling traffic. Ah!
All of the Indian cities will find place in Guinness Book of World Records for most road accidents.
Yes, we as Indians, are anyway proud of this metal piece called Tata Nano, the boon (or a bane?) to aam aadmi.
