Skdkak........good idea for the indian market, which as you rightly pointed out has a low income rate therefore a low priced car is important. Having said that, of course, the price for a low cost car is the standards that are built into it. It is impossible to build what is today recognised as a safe car at the prices Tata are selling at, of course in India it may well be the case that such international safety standards are not applicable. Certainly the Tata will not be able to be sold on the EU market, it will not meet the tough EU safety standards and stringent tests but why should it, its not meant for the EU market.
Mr Paul is right when he says these cars are not made well, he is as I do relating that to the standrds we are used to in Europe.
It is already being said that the present Tata nano will not recieve a TUV certificate for Germany and therefore will not be able to be sold there, the TUV standards are similar to the EU regs, so you can bet that the EU will reject teh sale of the Tata in the EU.
Skdkak........good idea for the indian market, which as you rightly pointed out has a low income rate therefore a low priced car is important. Having said that, of course, the price for a low cost car is the standards that are built into it. It is impossible to build what is today recognised as a safe car at the prices Tata are selling at, of course in India it may well be the case that such international safety standards are not applicable. Certainly the Tata will not be able to be sold on the EU market, it will not meet the tough EU safety standards and stringent tests but why should it, its not meant for the EU market.
Mr Paul is right when he says these cars are not made well, he is as I do relating that to the standrds we are used to in Europe.
It is already being said that the present Tata nano will not recieve a TUV certificate for Germany and therefore will not be able to be sold there, the TUV standards are similar to the EU regs, so you can bet that the EU will reject teh sale of the Tata in the EU.