The question is, how much is the world's cheapest car? The flat rate of this car is $2,500. Tata Company Chairman, Ratan Tata, announces the newly launched Tata Nano at the 9th Auto Expo in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008. Ratan anticipated this ultracheap priced car that will hopefully bring ownership into tens of millions of people across the world. The world's cheapest car can fit 5 people if they squeeze! The basic version of this model comes with NO radio, NO passenger side mirror, NO power steering, NO power windows, and only one windshield wiper. The car has a top speed of 75mph. So say goodbye to "flooring it."
Critics say that Tata will have to sacrifice quality and safety standards to meet the target price, and also possibly millions more automobiles hitting already clogged Indian roads, adding to mounting air and noise pollution problems. Mr. Tata insists the this car WILL meet safety standards and pollute even less than motorcyles, passing domestic and European emission standards and averaging about 50 miles per gallon! The company's vission is to revolutionize the auto industry by forcing other manufacturers to lower their own pricing.
However, the car will only be sold in India, but Tata has said it eventually hopes to export it in the near future. Critics are also saying with the afordability of the car, the quicker those pollution levels will increase.
No comments:
Post a Comment