[Reader-list] Fw: The world’s cheapest car?

[subhrodip sengupta]

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From: Taha Mehmood <2tahamehmood at googlemail.com>
To: subhrodip sengupta <sub_sengupta at yahoo.co.in>
Sent: Thursday, 9 April, 2009 1:40:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] The world’s cheapest car?

Hey subhrodip...that's an interesting argument..why don't you put it up on the list too...let other members also share this view.

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subhrodip sengupta wrote:
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> Well summarised, Taha ji
> Nano will cater mostly to increasing demand for cars in domestic market, which says, it is /not because it is darn cheap/, /technology for common man/ (given state of public transport in most cities, people would rather preffer this, than care of streets n air as they too can now afford it, as an alternative think of expanding metros, energy saving/alternative energy, electrical cars or one developed by Kol couple), /it is simply cheaper and sleezier than Maruti Suzuki so that it had to retire./ And then you have fuel costs etc. I do not still visualize neumerous tiny beetle-worms through the street, but it is definitely Sir Ratan Tata's new busines strategy to enjoy huge state subsidies. Top it all with premium model at Rs.1.86L, cheapest well above Rs.1.3L excluding taxes, he is trying to hit export market fgrom Singur. Surrely there is demand for small cars in the world, but not as the cheapest. Besides I guess there in some countries this man'll
 have to bribe their testing centres. Acoording to some reliable sources and interns, Nano had failed most of 6 mandatory tests at PCRA. A bigger emmitor than bikes, and a new name of consumerism, well let's see! Interesting Gujarat and West Bengal are both places where Genocide is possible without large effects and defended by INDUSTRIALISATION. But what can be done, other than finding means to report such facts to his target consumers? And Sir being a businessman, has been tryin to rob the political hemispheres, but if awareness increases and taxes are designed to avoid cheaper and more emmisioning cars, something can be done. Surely the techno-savvy middle class who organised mass campaigns for it will be convinced this time? or No?
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