REPORT: GM-SAIC pondering Tata Nano fighter?
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Budget</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">GM</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/india/" rel="tag">India</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/" rel="tag">Rumormill</a></p><a href="http://www.wheelsunplugged.com/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=5046 "><img hspace="0" vspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/saic-gm.jpg" /></a><br />
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Though the minuscule <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tata">Tata</a> Nano hasn't even been on the market for a complete year, the impact it's had on the automotive world may be exactly inverse to its size and price. In other words, it's had a huge effect, proving to the world that it's possible to build a business plan around selling super cheap cars in rapidly expanding markets.<br />
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You can reportedly add the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/saic">SAIC</a>) and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/gm">General Motors</a> joint venture to the list of automakers that have taken notice of the Nano. According to reports rolling in from China and India, the 50:50 JV is considering a vehicle that would be positioned below the Chevy Spark/Daewoo Matiz that would sell for as little as $3,500.<br />
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So far, GM/SAIC isn't commenting on the reports, but has indicated in the past that it plans to build small vans, SUVs and cars for emerging markets like China and India.<br />
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