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Tata Motors offering a free safety upgrade for the world's cheapest car after the Nano is reported to have suffered a series of fires.
However, the company said on Wednesday it wanted to assure the more than 70 000 Nano owners in India "there are no generic defects" in the car’s design or manufacturing process.
The Nano wowed auto analysts when it was launched last year - exclusively to the Indian domestic market - at a retail price of around R18 000.
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Tata ordered a probe earlier this year after a Nano caught fire in Mumbai in March soon after being delivered to a customer. In April another Nano caught fire as it was delivered to a dealer in western Gujarat state.
About half a dozen fires have been reported involving the four-door car, but there have been no injuries.
A team of internal and international experts concluded the issue at hand for the Nano’s fire problem were specific to certain cars, especially those featuring aftermarket exhaust and infotainment upgrades.
To counter this Tata Motors chief executive Carl-Peter Forster said earlier this week the automaker planned to install a cover on the catalytic converter and fuses for electrical components to avoid short circuits in new models.
"Tata Motors is not recalling Nanos," the company said, adding it was up to customers to decide whether they wanted to take advantage of the offer safety upgrades.
However, the company said on Wednesday it wanted to assure the more than 70 000 Nano owners in India "there are no generic defects" in the car’s design or manufacturing process.
The Nano wowed auto analysts when it was launched last year - exclusively to the Indian domestic market - at a retail price of around R18 000.
NO INJURIES
Tata ordered a probe earlier this year after a Nano caught fire in Mumbai in March soon after being delivered to a customer. In April another Nano caught fire as it was delivered to a dealer in western Gujarat state.
About half a dozen fires have been reported involving the four-door car, but there have been no injuries.
A team of internal and international experts concluded the issue at hand for the Nano’s fire problem were specific to certain cars, especially those featuring aftermarket exhaust and infotainment upgrades.
To counter this Tata Motors chief executive Carl-Peter Forster said earlier this week the automaker planned to install a cover on the catalytic converter and fuses for electrical components to avoid short circuits in new models.
"Tata Motors is not recalling Nanos," the company said, adding it was up to customers to decide whether they wanted to take advantage of the offer safety upgrades.
