Tata Motors is getting its mother plant ready for production of its ultra-cheap car. The plant is expected to be ready by March 2010 to roll out its first batch of Nano. Currently, Tata Nano has started production of engines for Nano at its Sanand unit but there is no official information about the same from the company.

Tata Motors is expected to start trial production of at least 50-60 Nanos from January next year and will roll out at least 200 units per day from March 2010. Tata Motors currently produces Nano from its Pantnagar manufacturing unit in Uttrakhand and the engines are produced at its Pune factory. Pantnagar manufacturing process will continue even when the mother plant is fully-functional next year.

Sanand plant is expected to be completely ready by end of this year. Vendors for Tata Nano auto components are also expected to move in shortly. Tata Motors will complete its initial orders of 100,000 cars by last quarter of 2010 and another 55,000 cars within two years of date of allotment. Currently, Nano is being sold at a premium of Rs. 10,000 – Rs. 25,000 in the second hand market as the initial owners are cashing in the gap between demand and supply.

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