Tata opts to relocate peoples car plant

FT08/10/03
Violent protests(抗議） halt construction.
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Pull-out a blow to West Bengal state
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India's Tata Motors yesterday said it was withdrawing its low-cost Nano car project from the state of West Bengal after more than a month of violent protests by local farmers brought construction to a halt(ためらう）.

The decision by Ratan Tata - one of India's most respected industrialists - to relocate the $350m factory for its"people's car" comes as the factory was nearing completion. The company had set a late October deadline for rolling out what is intended to be the world's cheapest car.