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India, home of the $2,500 Tata Motors Nano, is quickly becoming the capital of a new generation of tiny econo-cars as major auto manufacturers crowd into the fast-growing market. Over the next 18 to 24 months, Honda, Toyota, Ford, General Motors and Nissan-Renault are all launching compact vehicles for India, which is rising as a manufacturing and export hub for cheap, fuel-efficient transportation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Your Next Car be Made in India? | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

...become the largest market for small cars, according to Dilip Chenoy, director general of the Society for Indian Automobile Manufacturers. Four out of every five cars sold in India are small cars, defined as vehicles with engines displacing less than 1.2 liters. (Ten Things You Should Know About the Nano...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Your Next Car be Made in India? | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

...Meanwhile Nissan's Micra hatchback will debut in India in May. And Renault, which has a tie-up with India's Bajaj Auto, is taking on the 660 cc-engine Nano by developing its own low-priced city car that will be constructed partially of motorcycle parts to save costs. (See the 12 most important cars of all time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Your Next Car be Made in India? | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

...high import levies of up to 120% and to minimize production costs. Volkswagen, for example, plans to increase sourcing parts locally from 50% currently to 80% in the next two years, according to Joerg Mueller, head of the German carmaker's India group. (Watch TIME's video "Owning a Nano, the World's Cheapest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Your Next Car be Made in India? | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

...Read "Indian Car Buyers Snap Up the Nano...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Your Next Car be Made in India? | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

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