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Tata CEO Ratan Tata said that his company could modify a European version of the Nano to meet U.S. safety standards within three years. The biggest change would be making the micro-car meet rear-crash safety standards for the U.S. Ever since Tata first announced plans to sell a $2,500 car for its home market of India, many have been asking when it will get a version of the pint-size ride. Watch videos of the car...

The tiny car that won over Europeans with its cute looks and very high mileage is finally coming to America, just not in the way you might expect it to. The 60-mpg, two-seat coupes are made by a European company called smart, but the DaimlerChrysler division is not the one selling them here anytime soon. True, they will be sold in Canada starting in September, but not so in the United States. Instead, smart USA is betting Americans won't want the small smarts, at least not yet, and has taken a different strategy: a smart SUV, available here in...

Can the Smart car move America? By André Vornic BBC News, New York The Smart car is a familiar sight in Europe as it squeezes through traffic to find parking spaces too small for anyone else. But how will the tiny car fare on the streets of the US where size really matters? Big, as far as most US car-makers is concerned, is definitely beautiful. Anyone trying to convince drivers to take to a Smart car in the States may well have their work cut out. Which may be the reason why, even though the car is being promoted aggressively...