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Hi Dan,

Thanks for the questions.
1. The engineers came up with ingenious ways of saving cost on the car utilizing less parts and materials. For instance the engine is a small 2 cylinder engine, the wheels have 3 lug nuts instead of 5, one must flip down the seats in order to access the trunk, there's no radio on the base model, etc. Sacrifices were made but the car is very functional and seems to serve the intended purpose very well.

2. The Cherry QQ has a more powerful engine, is a bit larger, and operates like most cars on the market. However, it's heritage is more from Korean minicars made by Daewoo rather than starting from scratch like Tata has done. It also has a starting price of $4,700, in which you can purchase two base Nano's for the same price.

3. Tata will have to ensure safety and emissions standards for both markets and sell well equipped, premium models that operate like other cars in Western markets. I would guess a larger engine for the states as well. However, Tata says this has already been done with the car being called the "Tata Nano Europa" and the Nano will still cost less than any other car on the market.