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Exclusive: JLR to Improve Nano

JLR engineers will help improve the Tata Nano.
1 min read•14 May '10
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The Tata Nano will soon get a helping hand from British engineers associated with Jaguar-Land Rover. According to a reliable source, Tata Motors has flown down a group of JLR engineers to improve the Nano, which includes detecting the trigger/s for the recent incidents where two Nanos had caught fire.

When contacted for confirmation, a Tata Motors spokesperson said “Tata Motors is conducting a very intense investigation into the incidents. It is being done by a team of experts, drawn from across the company.”

The engineers may also help Tata engineers in preparing the Nano Europa, which is scheduled for a 2011 debut in Europe.

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