Tata Nano

…Tata Motors officially launched the Nano, a tiny, rear-engine, pod-shaped vehicle that eventually sold at a base price (excluding options, tax, and transportation fees) equivalent to \$1,500 to \$3,000. Although only slightly more than 3 meters (10 feet) long and about 1.5 meters (5 feet) wide, the highly touted “People’s…

…the development of the microcar Tata Nano, a tiny rear-engined, pod-shaped vehicle marketed as the most affordable car in the world and within easy reach of the average Indian consumer. Although only slightly more than 10 feet (3 meters) long and about 5 feet (1.5 meters) wide, the highly touted…

…a new car model named Nano. This was fiercely opposed by farmers facing displacement, environmental activists, sections of Bengali civil society, and the TMC. Banerjee waged a 25-day hunger strike, which became a key factor in Tata Motors’ eventually relocating its proposed plant from West Bengal to Gujarat state. This…