Cab Driver's waiting for launch of Tata's Nano

by CARAZOO INDIA

Tata Motors's small car ��Micro�� has already attracted a long queue of customers. They are the taxi operators and BPO cab drivers across the country. Many taxi drivers have postponed their plans to buy new cars and prefer to wait for the Nano to hit the market. Tata Motors unveiled Nano at the 2008 Auto Expo held at New Delhi.

The car is expected to hit the roads by Oct 2008 and bookings have already started. The small car will carries 600 cc engine with a seating capacity for four persons. BPO cab vendors are also eagerly awaiting the small car. Tata��s Indica and Sumo have for long been the preferred vehicles on account of high fuel efficiency, easy maintenance, and easy affordability. Tour operators and BPO cab fleet owners feel the cars provide enough power to run their operations at a lower cost. Taxi owners�� and cab vendors around the country swear by Tata Motors�� hatchback car Indica and multi-utility vehicle Sumo.

Indica is the single largest used taxi across commercial transport in India. The diesel and CNG versions remain the most fuel efficient hatchback in its segment. Inspite of spiraling costs, Tata persistently worked out the cost/profit ratio and has managed to stick to its Rs 1 Lakh target. Taxi operators and BPO cab vendors want to have a combined fleet of Tata Indica and Micro to achieve optimum operational costs.

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