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Article: UAE Must Wait till 2011 for aePeopleAEs CarAE.
- Article from:
- Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
- Article date:
- March 24, 2009
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Summary: DUBAI - Motorists in the Gulf will have to wait for at least two more years to drive an upscale model of the Tata Nano, the worldAEs cheapest car, which is set to start rolling off an assembly line in India on Monday.
The ultra-cheap, $2,050 car must first be upgraded to meet the UAE's vehicle safety requirements, which are more stringent than those in India, car dealers and automotive industry analysts said.
But the current version of the Nano lacks more than the air bags and anti-lock brakes that are mandatory here and in other Gulf countries. The 3.1 metre-long bug of a car comes only with manual transmission and a tiny, two-cylinder engine. ...