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Shweta Kumari is waiting impatiently for Tata Motors' new Nano to hit Mumbai's car showrooms later this year.

With a price tag of about $2,500, the Nano will cost about half the price of the cheapest car currently on the market, easily affordable for Kumari, who works as a software developer.

"I can drop my kid at school, go to work and go shopping more comfortably," said Kumari, who now shares a car with her husband.