Tata Motors recently announced the commercial launch of the
Zest, a compact sedan in Nepal. With a start price of 24.5 lakh Nepali rupees,
ex-showroom, for the petrol Revotron 1.2T model and 30.75 Lakh Nepali rupees,
ex-showroom, as the start price for the diesel variant, the company opened
sales across Nepal of this stylish car, which has been a success in India
market. The Zest will be on sale across the country in over 18 Tata Motors
Passenger Vehicle sales outlets.
In a press statement, Johnny Oommen, Head – International
Business, Tata Motors, said, “Nepal has been a key market for us and it has
been our endeavour to bring class-leading products for the consumers in this
country. We at Tata Motors are delighted to launch the dynamic Zest, which has
been engineered for global customers, by global teams across India, UK, Italy
and Korea to offer a car that matches refinement with performance - from the
engine, to suspension & braking, the NVH or premium materials. With 29
segment-first features, Zest from Tata Motors is the first all-new vehicle in
our Horizonext journey, demonstrating our commitment to bring disruptive
innovation to this segment of car-buyers. Zest is seeing good demand in India
and we hope to reciprocate the same here. Both the petrol and diesel versions come
with their unique segment-firsts and we are confident it will delight our
consumers with its design, driving pleasure and great connectivity features.”
Siddharth Rana, Chairman – Sipradi Trading Pvt Ltd, said,
“The Tata Zest is a marvel in automotive engineering with latest technology. We
in STPL are proud to bring it to Nepal. Customers in Nepal too will now have
the joy and the benefit of a feature-rich and fuel efficient car. We are
confident that the combination of a perfect product with best-in-the country
service & parts back-up will firmly establish the Zest’s footprint in
Nepal.”
As the name suggests, the all-new Zest exudes excitement and
energy and is designed to give the driver total control of the vehicle. Zest is
the first vehicle from Tata Motors that exemplifies the HORIZONEXT themes of
Intense Product Focus, World-class Manufacturing Quality, Enriched Purchase
Experience and Consistent Quality of Service for its passenger vehicle
business.
The Zest is being manufactured at the Pimpri and Ranjangaon
Plant in Pune, on a completely modified X1 platform.