Most rich businessmen in India, and around the world use expensive cars. However, just like in any case, there are exceptions here too. Unlike most businessmen, there are some who, despite being rich, opt for a humble lifestyle. Instead of using expensive cars, they are often seen commuting in mass-market segment cars like anyone else. We have seen billionaire American businessmen such as Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos use mass-market segment cars. It looks like some Indian businessmen also follow a similar pattern. Here we have a list of 5 such famous Indian businessmen who are known to use humble cars.
Azim Premji
Used Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Chairman of Wipro Ltd, Azim Premji is one of the richest businessmen in India. He is a person who can easily afford expensive cars but he chose to buy a used Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan. He has been using the car for years now and has not felt any need to upgrade.
Ratan Tata
Tata Nexon
Former chairman of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata is also known to lead a very humble lifestyle. While he has a good collection of expensive and exotic cars (some of them are private imports), there are a decent number of mass-market segment cars in his garage too. He used to drive an older generation Honda Civic sedan.
From that, he switched to a type 1 Tata Nexon diesel, and he even has a custom-built Tata Nano EV. The Nano EV was offered to him as a gift by Electra EV, a leading company in electric vehicle powertrain solutions. Ratan Tata was spotted a couple of times driving this EV in Mumbai.
Anand Mahindra
Scorpio-N
Anand Mahindra is probably one of those businessmen who promotes cars made by his brand. He owns cars like TUV300, Alturas G4, the first-generation Scorpio, and recently took delivery of his Scorpio N.
Whenever he buys a new car, he shares the image of the car online and he even asks his followers to give a nickname to his car. The recently bought Mahindra Scorpio N is named Bheem.
Nandan Nilekani
Toyota Innova
Nandan Nilekani is the co-founder of Infosys and he is often seen commuting in a humble Toyota Innova MPV. This MPV offers an extremely comfortable ride and is reliable too. We have seen people use type 1 Innovas with lakhs of kilometers on the odometer without any major issues. We feel this peace of mind could be the reason why he did not upgrade to any expensive car.
Narayana Murthy
Skoda Laura
Narayana Murthy is a name that almost everyone using social media recognizes. He was one of the seven co-founders of Infosys and is lately in the news for his controversial statements. Narayana Murthy is known for his role in bringing IT to India.
He is a person who often looks at the value for money proposition. While he owns a Mercedes-Benz sedan, he is often seen commuting in a Skoda Laura. He chose the Skoda Laura probably because it offers almost all features that an Audi would offer in an entry-level sedan, that too at an affordable price.