Tata’s Nano isn’t officially being sold in dealerships yet and already it is a hit in India. Last week we reported that the first 100,000 cars would be sold in a lottery system, well the car company decided to sign up buyers with a unique booking form. After all these forms have been collected, a computer will randomly choose the first 100,000 people to take possession of a Nano in July.
In just five days Tata has already sold over 51,000 booking forms to its dealer network and individual customers, with another 30,000 orders being taken from a number of Tata partners. Each order form is being sold for 300 Rupees, which is about $6 in U.S. money. Prices for Nanos are reportedly ranging from between 95,000 and 145,000 Rupees or about $1,880 to $2,780, which makes this the World’s Cheapest Car.
Government officials are not sure what kind of impact there will be on India’s roads. Currently those roads are jammed with bicycles and motor scooters, but if Tata can produce the tiny Nano fast enough the countries roads will have a totally different look to them. Let’s hope someone thought of adding gas stations to the infrastructure.
