Nano into Lankan taxi market with female drivers too
June 9, 2011 11:36 pm
Colombo, June 9 (PTI) Tata Nano, one of the world’s cheapest car, today entered Sri Lanka’s lucrative taxi market with a fleet of 45 cars and an overload of passengers.
A local company launched the service as an alternative to expensive air conditioned taxis, but more comfortable than the ubiquitous three-wheel taxi.
“We launched with 45 cars and hope to raise the fleet to 200 before the end of this year,” a spokesman for the Nano Taxi company told PTI.
He said the fare was almost half of what is charged by other companies which use Japanese and Korean-made sedans.
The Nano Taxi will also employ female drivers, he said.
Nano was launched in Sri Lanka late last month as the first foreign destination for Tata’s smallest car.