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CHENNAI, India, Dec. 15, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global automotive supplier Visteon Corporation is one of the contributors to the Tata Nano, the recently introduced ultra low-cost car. Visteon supplies the audio system that can be outfitted by the dealer, as well as a lightweight air intake manifold designed to offer quiet performance for the 2-cylinder Nano.  

The world’s cheapest car is about to get greener and sportier. A hybrid version of the tiny Tata Nano has been confirmed by Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Motors, according to South Korea’s Maeil Business Newspaper. The current gasoline-powered Nano — on sale in India since April — is hardly a gas guzzler. Powered by a tiny, 35-horsepower 2-cylinder gas engine, the Nano is capable of approximately 50 miles per gallon. A greener variant of this...  

News from the Indian automotive world: the Tata Nano, the world’s cheapest production car, will someday be available as a hybrid electric. Rumors became reality during the LA Auto Show, according to Wired, which reported a South Korean business paper got the scoop when Tata Chairman Ratan Tata let slip plans for a hybrid of the [...]  

Filed under: Budget, Hybrid, Hatchback, India, Tata Tata Nano - Click above for high-res image gallery Once again, Tata chairman Ratan Tata has confirmed via the South Korean Maeil Business Newspaper that his company intends to launch a hybrid version of the Nano. While it's impossible to know for sure, we'd imagine that starting off with the World's Least Expensive Automobile may very well equal the World's Least Expensive Hybrid. We're...