Tata’s Nano has gathered momentum when the French province Moselle proposed to provide a plant for the production. It comes in the wake of Tata’s venture for European market on low cost cars. The proposal was confirmed by the Director General of Moselle Development Agency. The agency has a lot of such proposals since it happens to be the home ground for Daimler for its two-seater small car Smart. The agency is providing facilities for the Canadian automobile parts company Magna.
The proposal for Tata would be let known by this month end, said the Director General. Tata’s chairman Ratan Tata had earlier indicated an overseas venture for its small car Nano- by 2011 in Europe and by 2012 in the US. Nano has been in the forefront among the small cars at Rs1 lakh and has been commercially growing in Indian market. To meet the overseas norms, Tata has to upgrade the car with higher safety and emission standards.