According to Automotive News, Indian automaker Tata is working on plans to bring the world's cheapest car - Tata Nano - to the US markets by 2015.

Citing the information shared by Tata's billionaire chairman Ratan Tata, Automotive News said that, despite the fact that Tata is yet to fully disclose its distribution plan for the Nano's launch in the US market, the super-affordable small car will be available in the US in three years; though the original timeline for the release was 2013.

As per Ratan Tata's statement, the utilitarian Nano - which is a four-door, four-seater car; measuring 10 feet in length and 65 inches in height - is currently being redesigned for distribution in the US as well as Europe.

Going by the Automotive News revelation, the redesigned Tata Nano for overseas markets will probably cost $10,000 in the US; and will feature a bigger engine, apparently with power steering and traction control; and with "more bells and whistles," as Ratan Tata puts it.

Noting that the Tata Nano will have to meet the US standards, Tata executive Warren Harris said during an interview with the Associated Press that the "structural changes" to be made to the Nano will be required "as far as emissions are concerned," and will bring on "some of the features that would be appropriate to add to the vehicle for the North American market."