- India’s first passenger car was the Tata Indica.
- Ratan Tata recently shared his photo standing next to the hatchback.
- Netizens became nostalgic after witnessing where India’s automobile industry began.
Ratan Tata, recently, shared an image of himself with Tata Indica. It is common knowledge that Indica was India’s first indigenous passenger car. That is where it all started for our great automobile industry. Today, India is among the top 5 biggest automobile markets in the world. That is a staggering statistic considering the fact that this Indica was launched just 25 years ago in 1998! Such posts bring back childhood memories of this special car. Here are the details.
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Ratan Tata with Indica – India’s First Passenger Car
The photo was uploaded by the man himself, Ratan Tata on Instagram. The caption with the photo reads, “5 years ago, the launching of the Tata Indica was the birth of India’s indigenous passenger car industry. It brings back fond memories and has a special place in my heart for me.” This shows just how special this product still is for Ratan Tata. It is with this passion that a company like Tata Motors was founded and it is visible in all its latest products as well. This image has garnered over 3 million likes.
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Additionally, there is the image of the first Indica rolling out of the production plant. We see Ratan Tata on this special occasion. Obviously, the entire team responsible for this vehicle is present at the ceremony. Indica set a benchmark for our market which led to the industry booming in ways that no one would have imagined. Tata went on to sell more than 9.1 lakh units of the Indica within the first 10 years and it was even exported to Europe and Africa.
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Specs
The Indica was launched with the option of a 1.2-litre petrol, a 1.4-litre petrol and a 1.4-litre diesel engine. In the second version (V2) Xeta petrol, the total power output was a decent 70 PS and the fuel economy was 14 km/l. This version was re-engineered by the team after the first version received complaints for not delivering enough power and mileage. The car went on to keep selling until 2018. By then, the platform had already spawned millions of cars and the current generation of cars came into the picture. Today, Tata Motors consistently features as the third-largest carmaker in India in terms of monthly sales behind Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai.
