Money | Tata Nano Protests Close Plant Making World's Cheapest Car Company to move factory building 'People's Car,' billed as world's cheapest at $2,500 By Michael Foreman Posted Sep 2, 2008 3:38 PM CDT Copied Trucks are seen stranded during a blockade, unseen, by Trinamul Congress in front of Tata Motors Nano factory, north of Calcutta, India, Aug. 27, 2008. (AP Photo) Tata Motors has halted work at the Indian factory where it was producing its Nano model, billed as the world’s cheapest car. A 2-year-long land dispute escalated when West Bengal farmers trapped workers inside, the AP reports, and the company instructed employees to stay home this week. "A detailed plan to relocate the plant and machinery to an alternate site is under preparation," the company said today. Read These Next Colbert tells audience it's curtains for his Late Show. Rare cancer claims a former Super Bowl champ. This is why you don't wear metal in MRI rooms. Sources say Trump's card to Epstein was signed in a strange place. Report an error