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Tatas to unveil Rs. 1 lakh car at Delhi auto expo

KOLKATA: The wait is now over. Tata Motors has announced its plans to unveil its people’s car on January 10 at the New Delhi Auto Expo. The biennial event has been the showcase of the Indian automobile and auto component industry for the last 18 years. A company release said that while the commercial launch will take place later in 2008, in keeping with its tradition of unveiling its new cars at the Auto Expo, Tata Motors will unveil its most-talked about product, at a special ceremony on January 10.

It may be mentioned that company Chairman, Ratan Tata, had said here in August, after the Tata Tea annual general meeting, that although there were efforts to delay the project, the Tatas would use their capabilities to make good those delays. He had, however, declined to set a date to the roll-out then, saying that vested interests were at work.

An official spokesman of the company told The Hindu that work had now intensified to overcome the delays that had crept into the project, especially after the heavy monsoons which had caused water-logging at the project site at Singur. Shapoorji Pallonji is the turnkey contractor for this project for which 1,000 acres have been acquired triggering intense opposition by Trinamul Congress mainly.

Commercial production of the four-door, five-seater, rear-engine car is targeted for the middle of 2008-09.

The expo will also see Tata Motors putting up a joint show with Fiat India Automobiles at the ninth Auto Expo beginning on January 9, 2008, with a pavilion spread over 5,200 sq. m. Besides the small car,

Tata Motors will display a range of new passenger vehicles, while Fiat will display passenger cars from its international range. It may be mentioned that Tata Motors has an agreement with Fiat Auto to build a pick-up vehicle in Argentina. It already distributes Fiat-branded cars in India.

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