On May 4th, 2009 Tata Motors indicated that they received “2.03 lakh fully paid bookings” (For those of us in the Western Hemisphere, 1 lakh = 100,000; so 2.03 lakh = 203,000) for the Tata Nano, the world’s cheapest car, since “bookings” started on April 9th. Tata has collected Rs.2,500
According to AutomobileMag.com and AutoBlog.com Tata Motors has received 500,000 pre-orders for its Nano in just 15 days. Let’s do a little price comparison. Tata Nano ~ $2250 Sears Craftsman Garden Tractor ~ $2700 Samsung HDTV ~ $2200 Apple MacBook Pro ~ $2500 Boetie GM Monogram Canvas Louis Vuitton Bag
Today was the launch of the Tata Nano – a 2 cylinder (0.6 liter engine, that’s 38 cubic inches) car with a mere length of 3.1 meters (about 10 feet). Will this car impact society like the Ford Model T and Volkswagen Beetle? Between 1908 and 1927 over 15 million
