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    The Tata Nano Has Arrived

    The Tata Nano has gone on sale in India for 100,000 rupees, just under $2000. Tata Motors hopes that means big sales for what's now the cheapest car in the world. Will millions of Indians give up their bikes and mopeds?  What about air pollution and traffic? Can you get one here? Dan Neil is the auto critic for the Los Angeles Times.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Tata Nano has gone on sale in India for 100,000 rupees, just under $2000. Tata Motors hopes that means big sales for what's now the cheapest car in the world. Will millions of Indians give up their bikes and mopeds? What about air pollution and traffic? Can you get one here? Dan Neil is the auto critic for the Los Angeles Times.

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