Geely Gleagle IG to be cheaper than Tata Nano
According to Chinese automotive media reports, the forthcoming Geely Gleagle IG mini car is going to be priced lower than the worlds cheapest car, the Tata Nano.
The Geely IG will go on the market in 2012 in China first, and will be sold worldwide eventually. The opening price is set to be from $2,250USD whereas the Tata Nano is priced from $2,700USD to $3,800USD.
It’s unclear if the Geely Gleagle IG will be packing its super cool doors into the production door, but it is likely to be a solid metal vehicle, unlike the Nano which is a plastic bodied affair.
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half baked info, NANO is NOT a plastic body affair. Huh!
за такие деньги я бы его купил в но уверен что у нас в украине он будет стоить не меньше 6000$
I think it will cost a lot less than that, even if it is imported into the Ukraine.
Has anyone told Geely that “Gleagle” sounds ridiculous in English?
Has anyone told you that so does Dodge, Neon, Daihatsu Materia, Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, Mazda Bongo Friendee, Ford Ka, and Bugatti? Ridiculous names are everywhere, some even come from American auto manufacturers. A lot of the times people don’t notice it because they are used to the names.
None of those sound bad in English. Neon and Dodge are both English words. (Neon is an atomic element)
Rolls – Royce are the names of the originators of the company, same with Bugatti. Ka is the creation of a marketing idiot but doesn’t sound stupid.
If you want stupid sounding English then checkout http://www.engrish.com/category/chinglish/
I don’t care how they originated, they all sound stupid/ridiculous. Gleagle is not bad compared to them. Phantom Drophead Coupe?! Dodge? Neon? Bongo Friendee? Ka?
Gleagle isn’t even a real word…………man you are working hard for your 50c.
Oh and how can this design be so different from the norm yet its cheap, I thought this sort of thing wasn’t possible and thats why there are so many Toyota copies being made in China?
Your reply is so senseless that it isn’t even worth replying to. You must be working for the CIA?
I never said it was impossible to be innovative, and this has nothing to do with the GWM C30, besides, this is Geely, not Toyota, or Hyundai.
So you think Ka and Bongo Friendee are real words? You think Dodge is a good name for a car company?
“If you want stupid sounding English then checkout http://www.engrish.com/category/chinglish/”
At least the Chinese can grasp some sort of foreign language. I highly doubt a significant fraction of the American population knows a second language.
@Analyst Not being American I have a grasp of at least 3 languages
@Ed you defended a bland boring design by GWM by saying that it was cheap and cheap cars cannot be innovative……have some consistency to your arguement.
Dodge – founded by the Dodge Brothers, why not choose your family name when setting up a company over 100 years ago?
This has nothing to do with the C30′s design. Don’t go to another topic just because you don’t have anything to say. There are PLENTY of names ten thousand times more ridiculous than Gleagle (which stands for Global Eagle), like Dodge, for example. There are many explanations to why the company/model was named that way, so if you can name a company Dodge, then I don’t see anything wrong with Global Eagle.
Glegale sounds awkward in English.
I know plenty of Chinese that only speak Chinese. More than I know Chinese that speak a second language by far.
@Ed – yes it does, you said that a cheap car cannot be an innovative design on the story about the C30 yet on this thread you changed your opinion.
Agreed that Global Eagle sounds fine however Gleagle sounds ridiculous. As does Chery and Roewe.
Bugatti and Lamborghini also sound ridiculous. It doesn’t matter. I NEVER said it was impossible to be innovative. I said it will likely cost more, because with a “boring” design, you already have references. Read my comments carefully before you reply.
Anyone who thinks Bugatti and Lamborgini sound ridiculous has lost an credibility, two of the most iconic names in automotive history named after their creators………or the idea of a chinese marketing department, which is the more ridiculous?
Bugatti and Lamborghini sound better to you because
A) You recognize them as iconic names in automotive history.
B) They stem from a Western language.
Who’s to say they don’t, in fact, sound ridiculous to a Chinese or Asian person without knowledge of the auto industry?
Exactly. Gleagle doesn’t sound bad to me. The world does not only consist of you or Westerners, we all have different tastes, so there is really, no such thing as a bad name.
I can think of plenty bad names. There is such things as a bad name.
Kia, Hyundai, Toyota, Honda, Suzuki all Asian and all sound perfectly fine.
Toyota (or Toyoda), Honda & Suzuki all named after the founders I believe and not the product of marketing people
That’s your opinion. You think Suzuki sounds fine, but I think Suzuki sounds horrible. But neither of us are to say whether it is a good or a bad name.
@HH, The names seem bad only to you, but I guarantee you that there are people who will think they are fine. There is no such thing as a bad name.
Such a nice car. I would buy it if even it cost 3 times that price. Way better looking than the Tata Nano. This is what I call a 超级洗具。 吉利 show 塔塔 who the boss is.
Speaking of plastic bodied and black hoods – anyone know if there are shops around that do carbon fiber moldings? I wanna get a carbon fiber hood made for my z4
do you want a standard hood in carbon fibre or a custom design?
Not sure why my post attempt didn’t go thru a while ago, thought it did.
I’m OK either way. Ideally I’d be able to get it done in Sichuan.. any ideas?
Can e-mail me @ if you have any info on this you’d be able to share. Thanks!
CCT Edit: Removed email address due to Rick’s own spam concerns.
Nano have 4 doors,
Nano have 4 seats,
this thing does not…
and your point is?
my point is;
this is no rival to Nano
LMAO.
The Geely IG has solar panels, the Nano does not.
The Geely is attractive, the Nano is not.
The Geely will have an electric version, the Nano will likely not.
The Geely has better quality, is cheaper, has more features, and 4 seats as well. So who says it can’t rival/beat the Nano?
What’s the deal with the Nano? I mean, what’s the fuss about?
Tata has been making the Nano since 2008. Up until now, around 28,000 units have been sold. Well, BYD sells 28,000 F3′s in a month.
Nano is a negligible factor in the auto market.
Do you mean Nano sales in China only?
No, I mean Nano sales in the world. Which basically means India.
I don’t think it’s sold in China anyways.
I thought I saw one in China. Looked like the same logo but I haven’t really paid attention to what they look like. I just remember the wheels are the same size as a kids toy wagon. I would have thought they sold way more than that.
The Nano is so ugly, seriously. I don’t see anything good about it. By the way, I read that the model shown in Beijing this year does have 4 seats.
I would have to sit in one and see if I even fit. Quite a few Chinese cars are not built for an average size foreigner. Most of the Chery cars you can’t even use the sun visors if you wish to still see out the front.
I’m all for very cheap cars, provided that they work and last well and are reliable. VW used to have one in the Beetle. When they re-invented that car, with the New Beetle, they left out 3 big things: the honesty (it LOOKS RWD, but is actually FWD), the simplicity and the low price; it isn’t even as cute as the old car was. The old, 60s Saabs were (good) like that, too. I LIKE the tiny 2 cyl vans I see in China and elsewhere, which cannot be bought in America. We NEED and want a good $3000 (new) vehicle in the US.
These cars level the playing field for all people everywhere, as much as a vehicle can…
So what if cheap cars are not everything thier more costly cousins are? To everyone who cannot afford a costly car (i.e. maybe a billion people, all over the world), they are a miracle! And for many others, who CAN afford, say, a BMW, they are a wise and economical choice.
Who would NOT rather use thier limited amounts of discretionary cash for education, travel, to free-up time for refined activities (art, music, literature, etc.), and/or for financial security (for example) for themselves and their children? Why spend every last penny on a more costly car, which doesn’t really DO much more than a costly version, and which in any case will be junk in 10 years (or less)?
We have to stop letting the capitalists convince us we need to give them ALL our limited incomes!
It is great that everyone should be able to afford a car. The problem then becomes are the cheap cars just putting that much more polution in the air because everyone can have a car. Not saying the cars polute anymore than others. Just that it will put that many more out on the road. Look at the subway and train system in Tokyo. Countries need to look more than direction than everyone in the world owning a car. Car sales ae good for the economy but not the world.
The IG will have electric versions, and don’t you see the solar panels on the hood and roof? Most Chinese cars nowadays are more green than American ones. Plus, the engine displacement in the all gasoline version does not exceed 1.5l.
This is where China comes in, not only do they sell the IG for a cheap price, they also make them green. More car sales may cause more pollution, but there is no reason why the rich and the wealthy can own multiple cars while poorer people can have none.
Ed,
Where does the power come from to charge an electric car. It still is poluting any way you look at it. Less than another car but put an extra million electric cars on the road and there will be a significant increase in pollution.
I understand your feelings on wealthy only owning cars in China. I am buying a car but I would prefer there was just subways everywhere. Driving in China is not relaxing at all. I have driven in the US since I was 16 and I have driven in Europe many times. It isn’t close to the same. You can get on a freeway and cruise in other countries and relax. It just isn’t a pleasant experience driving in China. But when you are paying over 100 rmb a day for taxi it makes sense to buy a car. Plus there are no taxis near my factory so I have to call an illegal taxi to get home. More subways and less cars is the way to go for China. Why buy a car if you can get along without it?
I have no idea why poor people would want to buy a car, maybe it’s because everyone else have one, and they’ve never owned one before? Maybe it’s their dream? Maybe they’ve been craving a vehicle for years or even decades? They deserve the right to own a car if they want to, and at least manufacturers are trying to be more green, but, of course they are not going to get there in one night.
You can’t control what other people want, so the best hope you have is the government, and right now, the government is building more subways and high-speed trains.
Obviously everyone would like a car. It is the governments job to make it so not everyone needs a car. If it is too convenient to ride the subway why buy a car. It isn’t like people are going out driving for fun on the weekends here in China. Not many nice curvy mountain roads to enjoy. Subways are coming much too slow in China and the government is pushing car sales not public transportation.
I wouldn’t call it much too slow when you compare it to the rest of the world. The Chinese are one of the fastest already. Plus, owning a car might provide people with more pleasure, since you cannot own a subway (unless you’re super rich).
It is always nice to be able to go anywhere you want. Waiting for the bus is never fun and in Southern China it rains so much which really makes it inconvenient. But owning a car is just a money pit here. Everyone I know has been in so many car accidents over the past year. Then back to taking taxis and buses while there car is being worked on for 1-2 weeks.
The IG will tank, because it only offers 2 seats. Someone who looks for a cheap transport, is definitely not looking for nice design, but for utility. Even the Nano pales against the micro busses in that respect. That’s why I believe the Wuling micro bus will kill the Nano in India, once they produce it there. The IG will be long forgotten by then.
It has 3 seats, not 2. Check your facts before posting. Just because it’s cheap doesn’t mean it has to look like a Tata Nano. It CAN look better, way better.
I didn’t say it looks like the Nano, I only said it has the same or less utility compared to a micro bus. In India (and in China) utility is key in the low cost segment.
Sorry, I was wrong. This car actually has 4 seats, not 3.
Honestly, I think Geely should make the iG a solid “regular” car before branching out into a very shallow market.
You are right. To try and bring a car that can be respectable at the lowest price in the industry is an uphill fight. Cutting costs everywhere you can which will end up ruining the reputation of the car in the long run. Why go after a market that will lose you money and destroy your reputation. It is a no win situation for the company that does it.
Ed,сомневаюсь что он будет стоить много дешевле с нашими украинскими грабительскими таможенными пошлинами и налогами.У нас пытаются поддержать национального производителя с народным автомобилем Daewoo lanos за 9000$ который считается самым доступным по их мнению,а это 36 месяцев нужно собирать свои заработанные деньги.Говорят что Geely собирают в Украине тоже.Это правда?
Really? The custom duties in Ukraine is that high? It’s kind of hard to believe the price will triple once (if) it does export to the Ukraine. But would a price of $6000 make it one of the cheapest cars available there?
Да Ed,Geely ,будет одним из самых доступных в Украине.Но намного приятней и легче купить его за 2500 или 3500 чтоб понять что это самый дешевый автомобиль в мире.Особенно когда получаешь на работе 300$ за месяц,а за аренду квартиры нужно заплатить 150$.Но все равно жду его появления в Украине может стану богатым и куплю его или возьму в кредит.Не хочется покупать Daewoo за 9000$ или Cherry QQ за 6200$