$2,000 car hits market in India

The Nano, a pint-sized $2,000 car designed to put car ownership within reach of millions of the world’s poor, goes on sale in India in April. But whether the Nano will revolutionize the auto industry has yet to be seen. Automakers will be watching closely. “A year ago, I would have said the United States is not on our radar screen,” Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata group, said. Now, “we see an opportunity for a low-cost car. In this economic situation we can see perhaps there is a place for it.”

 Associated Press
WHAT MAKES IT SO CHEAP? 
Plastic in bodywork 
Two-cylinder in the back 
Windows wind down by hand 
No radio 
No A/C
No power steering
No air bag  
No passenger-side mirror
One windshield wiper
Diagram of car indicates its length is 10 feet.
Source: Tata Group