Are we ready to cope with TATA's 1 lakh car?

[ROHAN KACHALIA]

Guys, we all know that TATA is shortly coming up with 1 lakh car (ex-showroom) and even Renault is planning to come up with a cheap car in collaboration with BAJAJ.

Well thats a good news for all the youngsters who have just starteed earning, can get rid of their bikes and own this cheap cars.

But the problem: ARE WE READY WITH THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE.

A million dollar guestion to be answered.

So guys I request you all to pour in your ideas and lets see if we can find a good solution.

[ashishsagrawal]

When i see 1 lakh i say we r not yet sure because when people r in a mood to purchase a bike of 80,000 which gives style and comfort . How do we expect a car of 1 lakh would provide us a felling of a car as compared to other car...Because money is not that what always matters even satisfaction is also requires for the money we pay.

[sanjaydahar]

Alrite, thats a pretty good news for all the bike owners out here. But i guess the person who can afford a maruti alto would hardly go for the 1lakh car for many features like durability and mileage of the product. Also i assume all the Auto-rickshaws and cabs would jump to buy these cars and the common college going person would be reluctant to buy it in such a scenario. But Tata's too are super smart, they will do something about this. They are also coming up with 7-8 seater versions of their pick up van ACE, targeting Cabs and jeeps.

[ashishsagrawal]

Ya i agree with u rohan because being an 1 lakh car they must have compromised with many things but until and unless we have experience of the car we can't judge with it performance on the Indian roads . They might be having an idea of this situation and must be having an solution for the same.

[deepakraam]

Guys, we all know that TATA is shortly coming up with 1 lakh car (ex-showroom) and even Renault is planning to come up with a cheap car in collaboration with BAJAJ.

Well thats a good news for all the youngsters who have just starteed earning, can get rid of their bikes and own this cheap cars.

But the problem: ARE WE READY WITH THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE.

A million dollar guestion to be answered.

So guys I request you all to pour in your ideas and lets see if we can find a good solution.



Hey Rohan,
We don't have proper infra in place.Still we spend much time on road and in signals.The scene wud be very pathetic during rainy season.The fact is that 2-wheelers can've sme breath as they can progress n some of the curves when compared to 4-wheelers.Regarding the quality of the 1-lakh car,we have to keep our fingers crossed and we have to watch.


-Deepak.

[vips_03]

and now that renault and bajaj are tying up 100000 car the market is hotting up

[ashishsagrawal]

TATAS r going to come up with this car but what about mileage,sitting capacity??But when we talk about price it shows that "LOW PRICED CAR " is going to target students also but if they target students there has to be style and mileage because a bike like pulsar which is winning the hearts of teenagers and which gives the combination of mileage and style.Teenagers like speed will that be satisfied by this car?? Many such question r there which goes against this car?

[samy.3660]

no, not at all. it would be totally useless atleast in India

[akansha_khare]

only time will telll.... it needs to b tested by d people for quality for sure....

[Navjyot1983]

It is not that guys who buy bikes upto 80,000/- will opt for this bike, but there are so many people into small business, who dont prefer the style but can surely afford the car for 1lac which can be used to commute as well as use it for a commercial purpose. But then where will these people drive their cars. Today the express higways get jammed in the evening, if the count of the cars increases even by 100 thousand in six months CAn we imagine the state of the roads and the commuters !!!! Just as the RElaince mobile was launched in just 500/- INR all realised that "though i dont want it just to sms my friends or for style many realised how easy can work be or how easy can one be in circle of contact" and then came the Boom of Cell phones. But it did not affect the normal human life. It did not interfere in the daily lifestyle. People still could live their normal life.
I feel that we still are not prepared for the 1 lac CAR. .. we need more infra for the same. !!!

[samar]

Is the Infrastructure [ parking, roads ]
available ?

What about the increase in fuel imports ?

Looking from another angle do only the RICH
have the right to use a 4 wheeler.

[kamadeva]

the talk of a 1 lakh car has been around since mid eighties, when it was actually possiblw to make a 1 lakh car (Maruti was born from a similar dream). I don't think it would be possible to make a real "car" with a showroom price of 1 lakh as the value of the 1 lakh rupees is not the same as it was about 15 years back and the material, manpower, utilities etc cost much more than they used to cost 15 years back. So, I have my doubts about this car until I actually see it priced at 1 lakh.

[pratikbharti]

well i hav a craze for bikes so i wont prefer a car.......
the fun n excitement in driving a bike is awesome.........

[cooldudevijay]

quite true that we do not have the required infrastructrue...Fuel prices do form a part of the Cons of the CAR even if the same is affordable to middle class consumers. But the biggest hurdle will ofcourse be the infrastructure..

B-Class and C-Class segment cars are already in demand with consumers going for the cars ranging from 3-4 lacs with the help of the ever increasing loan gimmicks. This car surely will be hot cake in the initial period and then we will have the evergreen problems of traffic, parking, environmental issues, etc..increasing more and more

Surely we should have something to cope up with the current set of problems and then go ahead with a proposal like this which actually is very good.

Cheers,

[prachee]

No i dont think so we are ready to cope with TATA's 1 lakh car

[Bhupesh]

I think it is good for those who want to upgarde them self from 2 wheeler to 4 wheeler, but i think our infrastructure will not support so many cars on the road.

[pahuja.chirag]

it will be a hot selling car. it will make the dream of middle class families come true. and remember this car has made India's name shine everywhere

[vickykumar]

yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[samar]

Better improve Infrastructure ( roads, parking spaces ) before congesting
the roads further.

Still better if public transport is improved.

[akhila acharya]

well after the long controvery following the nano
no doubt i m eagerly waiting to see how it turns out to be.Having a Ilakh car is definitely going to be an idea that is gonna stay

[nervecracker]

Probably "Nano" was the first indigenous automobile maneouvre that India was fancying.Though with all the political drama it has undoubtedly left behind a sour taste. It would be a real challenge for TATAs now who had announced their year end launch to meet the deadline with things falling apart at the 11th hour. Further more with credit crisis hitting Indian shores and Jaguar-Rover merger already overburdening the TATA balancesheet (TATA Motors stock price has taken a beating of over 50% since it high in Jan) one also needs to meticulously see what strategy TATAs adopt as they have already declared that Nano is not going to be a high margin product and to extract profitability they will be depending upon the volumes.

[CITYBOY]

nano gonna boost gujrat economy..that 4 sure

[vinay_1845]

Guys, we all know that TATA is shortly coming up with 1 lakh car (ex-showroom) and even Renault is planning to come up with a cheap car in collaboration with BAJAJ.

Well thats a good news for all the youngsters who have just starteed earning, can get rid of their bikes and own this cheap cars.

But the problem: ARE WE READY WITH THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE.

A million dollar guestion to be answered.

So guys I request you all to pour in your ideas and lets see if we can find a good solution.
well I think we are ready to buy it but we are not ready to manage it because of increasing number of vehicles in metropolitans and other big cities and lack of proper infrastructure.
Since its a cheap car and easy to own, it will have a big market but it can create havoc on roads

[vikash.mishra4]

i think its only for those people who have avg income bcoz they would prefer 1 lakh car instead of Rs, 80000 bike n d reason z safety in d car.....there r no. of ppl who dont prefer bikes for unsafe reason so dey will go for 1 lakh car...

[balli_di_gali]

When I am driving my bike and I see a Maruti 800 driving, I get extra cautious. Who knows he might be still learning ;)

I dont know what to do when I will se a Nano

[saurabhjainelx]

i think tata nano project will be not so sucessful becoz of inflation & global financial crisis

[saurabhjainelx]

i think tata nano project will be not so sucessful becoz of inflation & global financial crisis i think there timing of rollout luckwise seems to be unlucky

[saurabhjainelx]

i think tata nano project will be not so sucessful becoz of inflation & global financial crisis i think there timing of rollout luckwise seems to be unlucky i think they should have done it much early

[saurabhjainelx]

finally if u speak abt are we as people able to cope with it well practically nano will be failure

[neha archana]

:SugarwareZ-275:TATA's 1 lakh car will create an NICHE in the market the person who they were not able to purchase the car now they can easily purchase a car and fullfill their dream
as we know that the india is a country of middle class people so it will help them to enjoy the car. now some companies will also some with better price and better facility it will create the competition among them like telecom companies and finally rate will come down:SugarwareZ-179:
it will also increase the consumption of fuel and it will cause the traffic jam in the city

[suru27]

i feel the govt should come up wid a vehicle traffic policy based on the congestion level of the city..like nano sure be surely allowed in towns where people need a 1 lakh car and the infrastructure and congestion level allows but what will happen if everyone owns a nano in already congested mumbai....its somethin which intellects will have to decide but moreover again it will become hot debatable CSR topic for equality of rights....

[CITYBOY]

yaaa .traffic problem gonna be worst after lauch of nano/////////////