25 models of world's cheapest car would be ready to roll out of Tata's Singur factory by 15 September 2008. The factory has swung into high gear to roll out its first batch of cars. It would be precisely a fortnight before the popular car was scheduled to hit the Indian roads.
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The trial run of the pilot batch shall begin in September; however, the company still remains tight lipped about the number of cars that shall roll out of its Singur factory in Orissa. Vendors for Tata Nano have been asked to supply their auto components mid-August to first week of September. Some of the auto component makers are setting up their plants near the Tata Nano factory but Tata Motors has indicated that even if the plants are not ready to supply the components, vendors would need to ship the components to meet the deadline.
Caparo Group, JBM Auto, Rucha Engineering, Rasandik Engineering, etc. are some of the key suppliers for Tata Nano. They shall be supplying the core sheet metal for Nano. “Sheet metal is an important part of a car required for its outer body structure. We have been asked by Tata Motors to be ready with our supplies by mid-August,” says Umesh Dashrathi, Managing Director of Rucha Engineering.
