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Q: So, when is the car coming on the roads?
Although the sort of response it has generated has fuelled anticipations of a quick arrival in the showrooms, we maintain (as from the start) that the bookings shall start in the second half of this year.
Q: Mr Ratan Tata has said that he is looking at producing something like 2.5 lakh Nano cars every year. Do you think a new car which has been untested so far can sell such big numbers.
He didn’t mean we shall be producing 2.5 lakh cars. What he said was that the total capacity of the Singur plant, where this car is being manufactured, is 2.5 lakh. This doesn’t mean that the plant will function at full capacity. Once the car comes on the road, we will see customer response and future production will depend upon that.
Q: But seriously, the automobile industry all over the world is calling it a watershed moment. The world hasn’t seen a car which is as cheap as this.
It is not a cheap car, but a car which has been priced low. We are aware of the expectations and I can assure you that the company has tried its best to satisfy customer expectations on every count, be it safety, environment or comfort.
Q: International observers are drawing parallels with Mini and Volkswagen’s Beetle.
Well, I hope we live up to the expectations.
Q: Tata Motors has come a long way. Now you are making the lowest priced car in the world and will shortly be making the luxurious Rovers. Do we see changes in your commercial segment also. The acquisition of Daewoo has made people think that the ubiquitous Tata trucks may get a snazzy makeover.
The idea is to satisfy the requirements of customers across various segments. All the names you have mentioned belong to different segments. In fact, each of these belongs to a separate market so we will form policies specific to each of their requirements. They can’t be compared.
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