Nano’s [images] successful drive in the last one year as the world’s cheapest car is now moving towards the roads of Nepal for a test drive. The dealer in Kathmandu, Sipradi Trading Pvt Ltd Tata’ dealer for three decades, said that there will be five Nanos for the test drive to be made along different roads of Nepal. The roads on test drive will include hilly terrains and downhills which are the hallmarks of Nepal. The initial commercial launch will be in Q1 of 2011, said the dealer, quoting the proposed production unit in Sanand in Gujarat.
The Nepal customers are enthusiastically keen on driving the cheapest car though it may cost around Rs5 lakhs in Nepal, due to heavy taxation (205%).Nepal will be the first ever overseas market for Nepal though it had visited other countries on shows. Nepalese customers are too attached to Tata vehicles which has 22% share in the country’s market. Other cars most preferred by Nepal are from Maruti and Hyundai. Among the Tata brands Tata Vista stays top on the fame among Nepal customers, which sold about 700 units last year.