The going seems to be getting tough for the world's cheapest car, as a Tata Nano caught fire today near Boriyavi village in Anand on the way to be delivered in Vadodara. This is in quick succession to the incident in Mumbai last month when another brand new Nano was reduced to ashes after its buyer just drove it out of the showroom.
A fleet of eleven Tata Nanos were being driven to be delivered in Vadodara when the incident took place in National Highway 8 earlier during the day. A newly purchased Nano had reportedly caught fire last year in September while it was parked near Rajpath Club on Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway.
There seems to be some technical snag developing short circuit near the combination switch in the car's steering column, igniting small fires, according to sources.
The company has initiated an investigation to identify the root cause for such incidents, however, no recall has been announced yet. Tata Motors had earlier said that it is planning to do pre-emptive check may be carried out on cars that are to be handed over or those that are with customers, as a precautionary measure.
The company officials could not be reached for comment.
The company is all set for a roll out anytime now from its Sanand plant, the new mother plant for the car after the project was relocated from Singur in West Bengal.