Visitors inspect the new Nano Twist after the launch in Mumbai. The struggling Tata Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, launched a new variant as the company Tata Motors looks to give the hatchback a new start.
Mumbai : Tata Motors, facing steep fall in sales, said it expects 50 per cent of the Nano sales to come from the new variant launched on Monday that sports an electric power steering and is priced Rs 14,000 higher than the existing top-end model.
The company claimed the Nano Twist is the first in the category to have an electric power steering as all other manufacturers like Maruti offer only hydraulic power steering.
The Nano Twist is priced at Rs 1.55 lakh to Rs 2.36 lakh, the company said, adding that it will continue to roll out the existing models. The company is planning to take the Nano to two more markets outside the country, the details of which will be announced soon, said Ankush Arora, senior VP for marketing and sales, passenger vehicles division at Tata Motors.
The Nano Twist comes with the rear-mounted 600cc in petrol engine. Arora refused to talk on the media reports about an 800-cc engine. He also refused to offer a time-line for the proposed diesel model. On how the Nano is doing in the export markets Nepal and Sri Lanka, Arora said in Sri Lanka it sells around 200 units a month, while in the Himalayan country it is only about 30 units. Last year, Tata Motors had sold about 35,000 units of Nano cars nationally.
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