By John LeBlanc for MSN Autos Canada
What’s been heralded as the world’s least expensive new car, the Tata Nano, will go on sale in North America in three years. That’s according the head of parent Tata Group, Ratan Tata, in an interview with Automotive News.
By Justin Couture
The world’s cheapest automobile is now one step closer to conquering Europe, North America and the rest of the world. This morning, British magazine Autocar is reporting that the Tata Nano meets the European New Car Assessment Program’s (EuroNCAP) front and side crash tests standards.
Since its unveiling, the fascinating pint-sized machine has come under scrutiny for safety due to its low cost (US$2,500), general lack of safety equipment. There’s also the issue that it’s currently only sold in India, a country whose crash test standards are considerably more lax than those of North America.
Justin Couture
Reportedly, the first word to come out of his mouth was "car," and since then it's evolved into a life-long passion. Justin is a fan of passionately engineered vehicles, but in general, loves the industry as much as the cars it produces. Justin is the Assistant Editor of MSN Autos, and manages The Passing Lane.
Mark Atkinson
Mark has a decade’s experience driving and writing about thousands of vehicles, and two decades before as an inveterate car nut and race fan. He’s also a first-time father, so you’ll need to excuse the occasional half-awake daddy rant about how his daughter’s car-seat won’t fit.
John LeBlanc
After a career in advertising and marketing, John decided to turn his jaundiced eye towards the world of cars. Since then, he's become one of Canada's most vociferous critics of the industry, delivering objective analysis of the new car scene.
