This is an interesting thing and I have to agree the Indian company has done a great job to build a car. It’s called Tata Nano and is supposed to be the “Peoples’ Car”. It was first shown to the public today at the New Delhi Auto Expo and only costs $2,500. Yes American dollars and you’re reading it right.
Though is that cheap it does have a few features that may not reach your taste. It has a 624cc petrol engine which sports 33hp meets the Euro IV standards and achieves 54mpg, has a four-speed manual gearbox, dashboard with a speedometer, fuel gauge and an oil light. It comes in three versions and for the base level it will have no radio, no air conditioning and no power steering. You get air conditioning on upper versions but what an you expect from a 33-hp engine?
Tata Motors said that the Nano managed to pass all the security tests, both frontal and side impact. The car should be available from the second half of 2008 and the Indian company plans to sell 500,000 units.
How will the Tata Nano affect the Indian car industry? What do you guys think?
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Hi there
Please send me a quote and the nearest branch no. i can get hold of this vehicle
Thank you
January 16, 2008 10:26 am
please give me contact details for Tata Branch for the vehicle Tata Nano
January 17, 2008 11:46 am
when will this vehicle be in sa, and please give me a quote.
thank you
January 18, 2008 7:53 am
[...] so many people interested in the new Tata Nano (Rs 1-lakh) car, I’ve seen that most of them want to know where can they find a dealer or how to import [...]
January 21, 2008 12:31 pm
Please can you send me a specs chart and quote me on the nearest reachable branch in Nelspruit South-Africa
SPiffy lookin car dudes “the peoples car” indeed if i may say so myself!
Hi May i have the nearest branch in randburg. I would also like a quote. When will it be in SA..
February 9, 2008 8:48 pm
Please send me details on where can I purchase this vehicle as soon as it reaches South Africa.
February 11, 2008 12:02 pm
As far as I know, the new Tata Nano will not be available in South Africa for at least the next year or 2 years. The pricing will also be different due to import duties, VAT & shipping costs.
As a Tata dealership in South Africa we have been inundated with calls for the Nano. For now we have no pricing or final specs available to the South African clients and can also not give an exact date for launch in South Africa.
Our cheapest car is still the TATA Indica 1.4i LE @ R68 995. This car is a 5 door hatch with power steering standard. It also comes standard with a 2 year 45000 km service plan, 3 year factory warranty and roadside assistance… Still the best deal in South Africa.
For More Information..
Kindly Contact us @ 014 594 2153 or 014 592 9510
076 917 0280
TATA Rustenburg
February 12, 2008 10:51 am
Can you please let me know the date the nano will be avialable in south africa -pretoria. And what the final cost of the car will be if they are in south africa.Please supply me the first tata branch in south africa’s contact details that will have this car available first. Regards Desire
February 14, 2008 7:16 pm
hi there
im intrested in this TATA NANO car when will this car be avalble in south africa, i stay in South Africa, Boksburg! please notify me! thank you alot
Regards
Melinda
hai..
i humbly request you to send me the contact details for tata nano…i m interested to talk to managing director in order to get more details about tata nano car..
I also want this lovely little car as soon as it is arrives in SA. Isn’t there a way to import the car? I like it!!! Will be better than my 1976 car.
February 19, 2008 10:27 am
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO PURCHASE ONE OF THESE TATA’S. WHEN WILL IT BE IN S.A AND WHICH CAR DEALER CAN I CONTACT. THANK YOU
February 19, 2008 11:08 am
I AM INTERESTED IN ONE OF THESE TATA’S…..PLEASE LET ME KNOW OF THE DEALER CLOSEST TO THE CBD…..
February 19, 2008 11:16 am
I REALLY WANT ONE OF THESE CARS…..PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN THIS CAR IS AVAILABLE IN SA……
February 19, 2008 11:19 am
are you people retarded?
the guy said it will not be released any time soon
plus think about our roads here in SA traffic is realy messed up atm.now imagine another 30-50000 tata nano’s on the road
enjoy leaving the house at 4am to get to work at 8am…
f the country up more ppl please
I am a student and this car is ideal for travelling and doing daily erronds. When TATA Nano is available on the SA market, kindly inform me so I can rush to a TATA dealer to get myself one. I believe that it will be a great fuelsaver, just what I need!!
February 20, 2008 9:51 am
I think Nano is the only brand new car that I can afford, could you please inform me when it is in South Africa.
Thanks
Mapitsi Dikotla
SOUTH AFRICA
LIMPOPO PROVINCE
POLOKWANE
SESHEGO
I would like to purshase this car as soon as it becomes available. Please call me on 0733068792.
March 10, 2008 9:05 am
Is this vehicle available in South Africa or not? If available, could someone please let me know where a dealership is in Gauteng that do got this vehicle. I would like to own one.
March 11, 2008 7:50 am
come on ppl its a nice car but just imagine how messed up traffic is gonna be in SA…plus at the rate of accidents on SA roads i dnt think this car is very safe cos obviously cheap materials were used to make it…if a taxi hits u at 100km/h do you think u gonna survive?
April 7, 2008 10:07 am
u people r funny and lazy. it says the car will be here in about 1 or 2 years, read people.
April 20, 2008 9:19 pm
Lets flood them with requests!!!! Unfortunately , if the car is imported they would not be able to supply that amount of cars to us , and will just push up the pricing to get less requests . They obviously do’nt have the manufacturing capability for this. Somehow we all get bullsh#tted in the end . Taxes for South-African imports are rediculous . To import a car from England , it doubles the price due to transport and heavy taxing , and the car has to stay there for a year because it was registered there . The car is also made for the right side of the road … Not legal to import one of those . They need to re-engineer the car for western and african markets , and that may just let the cost rise again..Thank you…. Get a scooter!!!
June 26, 2008 8:31 pm
What are the price in RSA and when will they arrive..?
Whats the spec on the nano,fuel consumption etc..?mostly fuel consumption is my main concern…
[...] are the first pictures of the Tata Nano. On the assembly line, of course. Production is rolling at the Tata Motors Singur plant and the [...]
August 5, 2008 12:56 am
Sell it out right away. Why wait 2008. You could bring the price competition lower.
August 11, 2008 9:14 am[...] farmers from Singur, in West Bengal, have started violent protests against the government and the Tata Nano plant that was supposed to be built on their lands. Some 1,000 acres have been “taken” [...]
August 26, 2008 12:09 am
I WANT MAKE DEALER OR DISTRIBUTER OF TATA NANO
PLEASE GIVE ME DETAIL ABOUT THIS MATTER
I want to know the contact details of Nano delaership office address. Kindly provide me the necessary details. I am keenly interesed in setting up a delership office for TATA NANO.
October 4, 2008 3:16 pm
You will have to contact the distributor for TATA in South Africa (Accordian Investmens).If you would like to become a dealer you will need a showroom a authorised workshop aswell as a parts department and a minimum floor plan of four million rands, unfortunately you cannot be a distributor as Accordian Investments part of the Imperial Group are allready the Sole importers of the TATA product, (Aman)
farmers from Singur, in West Bengal, have started violent protests against the government and the Tata Nano plant that was supposed to be built on their lands, So there is a delay on production of the TATA Nano, Not only for the rest of the world but for India themselves…..
All i can say … the NANO WILL NOT BE COMING TO S.A SOON!!!
And no one exept the distributor can import it..
As soon as the NANO arrives in S.A TATA S.A will spread it across the media, so until its not advertised… sorry guys THERE IS NO PRICE TAG ON IT FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN MARKET
October 6, 2008 3:35 pm
Guys…we in india are yet to receive it..maybe year end.. last heard they are working on an electric version of the same model with better powered engine.
October 17, 2008 11:18 pm
Wheresy Wheresy Wheresy? Its 2009 already… We could use a few in S.A.
January 10, 2009 8:09 pm
It is not a electric, but why is it not a electric is all I would like to know since it now has half its hybrid component just add two electric wheel-hubs and a dual lithium-ion battery pack which alternates between charge cycles with a generator. I like it anyways. Add me for a franchise, please.
January 14, 2009 7:37 am
want to get nano distributors in west bangal. what are the procedures?
kindly reply
What is procedure for nano distributor,pune..any difference in terms for city and village
February 27, 2009 2:10 pm
interested to be your distributor here in the philippines if it’s possible. May i know the list of requirements?
February 28, 2009 6:16 am
when will Tata SA be getting these in?
If one had to import one to South Africa, any ideas what it will cost
WHen can i buy a tata nano in SA and how much will it cost to ship here?
March 6, 2009 11:35 am
Im also interested in buying the Nano, Scott: i think you are the one who is retarded if i can afford theis car who are you to say we are retarded.
Some of us are not as fortunate as you.
TATA – please contact me.
Dankie
March 9, 2009 1:21 pm[...] all sorts of drawbacks in the last 18 months, world’s lowest priced car— Tata Nano, has been officially launched in India. Finally! Priced at 1 Lakh, or 100,000 Indian Rupees [...]
March 24, 2009 12:32 am
I want to become a nano car dealer or distributer in Laos. Please give me more details about this matter.
March 26, 2009 5:22 am
Pls. e-mail me as soon as possible if you’re going to sell Nano in the philippines. i am also interested as sales representative because I have lots of friends who can afford to buy Nano cars. Pls. send me a complete info. Thanks 7 more power to Tata Motors.
March 30, 2009 9:35 pm
All the Tata Moter authorised dealers are going to give detail so please contact them.
April 2, 2009 4:43 pm
please let me know where we can find this cars,because i would like one
April 7, 2009 5:07 pm
i want to become a nano car sales representatives in philippines please give me more details about the matter. please email me as soon as possible if youre going to sell nano in the philippines thanks and more power vhcksalao@yahoo.com
April 11, 2009 11:47 am
bonjour,
comment doit je faire et qui je dois contacter afin de devenir distributeur ou concessionnaire de la ta en belgique ou en afrique du nord (maroc et algerie et tunisie)
Bonjour Mon nom est Éric Lacasse résident Canadien propriétaire d’une compagnie de construction D’entrepreneur général serait interressé à devenir franchisé de Les Nano de tata..au Québec dans le Canada.
Bien à vous RTMS Construction Inc
Par Éric Lacasse Président.
Bonjour Mon nom est Érica Itadi résident on Afrique du sud Represante d’une compagnie d’invesisement général serait interressé à devenir franchisé de Les Nano de tata..On AFRIQUE.
Cordialement Moneyline
Par Erica ITADI
April 18, 2009 12:36 pm[...] is no news the one of the most hyped vehicle on CarBlog is Tata Nano. For thoose looking for more news regarding availability, markets and prices, we just learned that [...]
June 9, 2009 7:38 am
Please e-mail me with the cost of the Nano, Nano CX and Nano CL and when it will be available in South Africa to purchase
Regards
Petro
I am a bussinessman and I live in Madagascar. I have heard some voice about the Tata NANO and I think that the malagasy people really need a car available for €1,200. I’d like to be a distributor for TATA in Madagascar. Could you please send me details
September 5, 2009 5:18 pm
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October 14, 2009 10:19 pm
Please let me know when the Nano will be availible in South Africa, and the costs of the car, thank you
October 22, 2009 1:16 pm
this car will not be allowed into SA, the big guns in the motor industry will make sure of this….out motor industry is too protected driven by the big guns….the goverment will inpose import duties and make no mistake the will get the sabs or some governing body in SA to say the car is un-reliable or not road worthy or something like that…typica; SA mentallity…especially from the motor industry..
October 26, 2009 1:13 pm
Oh yes this car is no different from the South Africa Electric auto which requires a Battery Lease to operate, a standby German machined auto by Optimal Energy named The Joule [http://www.optimalenergy.co.za/]. Reasoning that importing cars is low government class is wrong, ideally the adequate supply becomes the major task because Africa has not enough water to support its population ten years into the future many community development projects will curb big cars in favor of smaller ones which do not need to be considered for long distance travel. This is the problem when the highways would become congested smaller makes would help to lessen the burden of traffic flow and have less break down time since repair costs to build larger facilities becomes another heating/cooling matter to deal with smaller cars will top out big for importing businessmen. I would not bet against transport of smaller cars along rails in mass transit transport railcars capable of holding six or nine vehicles depending on the size and weight but the electric Joule will be a heavy vehicle with lithium batteries to transport. So consider washing a million large vehicles compared to smaller ones and there begins to be a comparison you can’t shake a stick at, small cars win the import order from the water supply issue if African makers do not make enough of them.
October 28, 2009 12:47 am
dear sir
Greetings
We have desire to buy a set of model car Tata Nano
I hope to provide a trade show and technical presentation about the specifics of the car does fit the atmosphere on the Gulf of intercoolers
The prices on the commercial, cargo, how to get to the source country has and how to access Is it inside or in a single container on ships designed to transport cars whether they could be transferred to the exporting country has at one time without going to another country to reduce the cost of transport
Hui noted that the country is Iraq, and the port maritime port of Umm Qasr in Basra
Hearty Welcome to Nano!!!!!For sure Nano will become a tough competitor in the market because of its attractive price and some special features…..
November 11, 2009 12:42 pm
Please let me know when the car is in South Africa I would like to by one
greetings
Hendrik
December 6, 2009 12:22 pm
Dear Sir,
I wanted to become a dealer for Nano in Guntur(Andhara Pradesh).PLease send me the details.
Thanks&Best Regards
Arif.
Can you plz let us know when will the tata nano be available in south afrika
January 25, 2010 5:42 am
How much will I spend if you will send it to me to the Philippines? Are you open for dealership? Please send me details.
January 25, 2010 8:12 am
Hi there. I would like to know when the Tata Nano will be available in Pretoria in South Africa, and the cost thereof. Thanx.
March 7, 2010 3:19 pm
i got a Tata Nano CX chasis no. MAT6122219YF01686 on 08/09/09.
The vehicle has run about 5000 Kms by now.
I found that the acceralator wire broken about a montha and half back, now last week clutch wire was broken,
Althogh the qucik service was offered by the nearby service centre, but i am shocked by the concenpt of using wires for these functions. I am also shocked to find such a poor quality of wires used which are infereior than the wies used in two wheelers.
I will not be surpised if the brake wire is broken nest time and i hit soemone due the this failure.
Do you expect that we kill some one due to this.
I hope that TATA will arrange to get my car checked URGENTLY and get all such poor quality wires repalced before it is too late
March 25, 2010 7:46 am
Wheels24 headlines
Spare wheel
All the big companies will make more cheap models…. something around 3500$
January 11, 2008 11:19 am