Tata Nano

Not to be confused with Wuling Nano EV.

Tata Nano
Four-door car with a one-box body style with steel wheels, an air intake located behind the rear passenger door, and no passenger side mirror
Overview
ManufacturerTata Motors
Also calledTata GenX Nano (facelift 2015–2018)
Production2008–2018
AssemblyIndia: Gujarat, Sanand (Sanand Plant)[1]
Designer
  • Justyn Norek
    (I.DE.A Institute)
  • Pierre Castinel
    (Tata Design Studio)
  • Girish Wagh
    (Project Manager)[2]
Body and chassis
ClassCity car
Body style4-door hatchback
5-door hatchback (GenX Nano)
LayoutRear-engine, rear-wheel-drive
PlatformTata X3[3]
Powertrain
Engine624 cc I2 SOHC MPI petrol
Transmission4-speed manual
5-speed AMT (2015+)
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,230 mm (87.8 in)[4]
Length3,099 mm (122.0 in)[4]
3,164 mm (124.6 in) (GenX Nano)
Width1,390 mm (54.7 in)[4]
Height1,652 mm (65.0 in)[4]
Curb weight600–635 kg (1,323–1,400 lb)[4]

The Tata Nano is a city car/microcar manufactured and marketed by Indian automaker Tata Motors over a single generation from 2008–2018, primarily in India, as an inexpensive rear-engine hatchback for motorcycle and scooter drivers — with a launch price of ₹100,000 (US$2,500) on 10 January 2008.[5]

Tata Motors projected production figures of 250,000 annually at launch. This was not achieved, and various factors led to a decline in sales volume, including delays during the factory relocation from Singur to Sanand, early instances of the Nano catching fire and the perception that the Nano was unsafe and lacked quality from its aggressive cost cutting. Actual sales reached 7,591 for model year 2016-2017. The project lost money, as confirmed by former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and by 2017 Tata Motors management.[6][7]

In 2017, Tata Motors said manufacturing would continue due to the company's emotional commitment to the project.[8][9] Production was eventually halted in May 2018.[10] The Sanand Plant subsequently manufactured other hatchbacks, including the Tiago and Tigor.[11]

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  2. ^ Patton, Phil (11 February 2010). "A Tata Nano Takes Manhattan". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Analysis - Tata Motors' future models under the microscope". Just-Auto.com. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference tatamotors_Specs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Chang, Richard S. "Tata Nano: The World's Cheapest Car".
  6. ^ "Tata Motors Shuts Down Loss Making Small Car Tata Nano Production". Pixr8. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Nano a loss-making product, says Tata Motors". Hindustan Times. 4 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Tata Motors to continue Tata Nano production for now". Overdrive. 27 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Tata Nano sales to continue in spite of no demand". The Hans India. 29 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Air Asia Case Puts Spotlight Once Again on Cyrus Mistry's 'Legacy Hotspots'". The Wire. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Tata Motors' Sanand facility reaches 100% utilization". Ahmedabad: Tata Motors. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.