The province of Moselle in France today said Tata Motors should explore setting up a manufacturing unit for the Nano in the region as it could facilitate the company’s plans to launch the world’s cheapest car in Europe by 2011.
“Tata Motors should take a look at the Moselle province for establishing manufacturing and logistics units for Nano cars,” Moselle Development Agency Director General M David Malingrey said on the sidelines of the JEC Composites Show.
He said, the province also has lucrative business openings for major auto component makers as it is home to German firm Daimler’s manufacturing unit for its popular urban two-seater small car ‘Smart’.
Leading Canadian automobile parts maker Magna, which supplies automobile parts to the Smart cars, also has its unit here, he said.
Malingrey said: “By the end of this month, we are planning to contact Tata Motors in India with a proposal to look at the investment opportunities here for the Nano.”
The setting up of a manufacturing base in Moselle will help Tata Motors expand the Nano market across Europe fast, he added.
