Mumbai -- The proud owner of the world's cheapest new car rolled out of the dealer's lot Friday in India, declaring the Tata Nano was the vehicle for the average Joe.
"I'm happy to be the first customer. This is a common man's car," said customs official Ashok Raghunath Vichare, new owner of a $2,025 four-door car with a 624 cubic centimeters rear-mounted engine.
About 200,000 people have orders for the car with Tata Motors, which used a ballot process to select the first half of those for initial deliveries, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported from Mumbai Friday.
