Nano not to be phased out; Tata Motors to reposition it as electric vehicle

The company recently tested an electric variant of the Nano and it passed the tests

Despite the drag that the Nano has been for Tata Motors, the company is reluctant to shunt it. Instead, it plans to reposition the micro car as an electric one

“We cannot phase out this car. Sentiments of the company, Ratan Tata and shareholders are attached to it. We are looking at how it can be repositioned,” Satish B Borwankar, chief operating officer of Tata Motors, said on the sidelines of an event organised by the CII.

The Nano, which is produced at Tata Motors’ Sanand plant in Gujarat, shares the production line with Tigor and Tiago, the latest models from the