Tata Launches New Aeris Sedan, Replacing the Tigor
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Tata Motors is a car company from India. It has a new car. The car is called the Tata Aeris.
The Aeris is a small sedan. A sedan is a car with a closed roof and a separate boot for bags. The Aeris is a sub-4 metre car. This means the car is less than 4 metres long. Small cars like this get lower tax in India.
The Aeris takes the place of an older Tata car. The older car was called the Tigor. Tata will not sell the Tigor anymore. The Aeris is the new model for people who liked the Tigor.
The new car has a start price of Rs 5.29 lakh. Lakh is an Indian word for one hundred thousand. So the price is about 529,000 rupees. Rupees are the money used in India.
Tata says the Aeris has new styling. Styling means how a car looks outside and inside. The company also added new features. Features are special parts or tools in a car, like screens or safety tools.
People who want a small, cheap sedan can now buy the Tata Aeris. It is a new choice for car buyers in India.
Vocabulary15 words
- sedan
- a car with a closed top and a separate space for bags
- sub-4 metre
- less than 4 metres long
- model
- one type or version of a car
- rupees
- the money used in India
- features
- special parts or tools in a car
- launch
- to bring a new product to the market
- replace
- to take the place of something older
- price
- how much money something costs
- company
- a business that makes or sells things
- styling
- how something looks
- buyer
- a person who buys something
- roof
- the top part of a car
- boot
- the back space in a car for bags
- tax
- money people pay to the government
- choice
- something a person can pick
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1. Tata Aeris 2. Tigor 3. True
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Tata Motors is a car _____ from India. It has a new car.
The Aeris is a small _____. A sedan is a car with a closed roof.
The Aeris is a _____ car. This means the car is less than 4 metres long.
The Aeris takes the place of an older Tata car. The older car was called the _____.
The new car has a start _____ of Rs 5.29 lakh.
Lakh is an Indian word for one hundred _____.
Tata says the Aeris has new _____. This means how a car looks outside and inside.
The company also added new _____. These are special parts or tools in a car.
People who want a small, cheap sedan can now buy the Tata _____.
It is a new _____ for car buyers in India.
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