Nexon after Nano here in Sri Lanka

Amidst the widespread Indian media reports recently relating to Tata Motors impending announcement on the discontinuation of low priced car Nano, its local d i s t r i butor, Diesel and Motors Engineering PLC ( DIMO) has launched the company’s compact SUV, Tata Nexon in Sri Lanka.

According to latest Indian news reports, C h a i r man of Tata Group, N Chandrasekaran was likely to announce that Tata Nano would no longer be produced.

The reason is evident as the company hasn't updated the car for new safety norms coming in 2019.

Another reason is the overall entry segment having Maruti Suzuki. Alto, Hyundai Eon and Renault Kwid is shrinking as the first time buyer is moving to the upper segments.

Tata Nexon was the first of the company’s latest launches to make its debut in Sri Lanka following the impending announcement of the end of the road for Nano in India.

Tata Motors has also introduced the NEXON with HyperDrive Self-Shift Gears, the AMT version of the vehicle.

Unveiling the NEXON, Ranjith Pandithage, Chairman and Managing Director, DIMO, said, “This is our first big step into the compact SUV segment with Tata Motors, continuing our long- standing relationship with Tata Motors.”

He told the Business Times recently that