If they can convince Americans that it's more reliable and long-lasting than a $8,000 used car, they could pick up a few buyers...but that's a tall order to fill. $8,000 buys a decent used car.
Edit: Wait, what? Where did the $8000 number come from? The link in the OP says:
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When the Nano goes on sale in July, Tata confirms that it will be wearing a $2200 price tag despite cost increases of steel and other commodities and the need to move and start again with the Nano factory after the original site in Singur, West Bengal, was taken over by displaced farmers and Marxist activists.
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$2200 sounds more like what I've heard before, and makes it likely to sell a few.
Edit: Found the $8,000 part:
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Tata Motors already has made a European version of the four-seat car that will cost about $8,000 when it debuts in 2011, and a Tata Technologies official said privately that the U.S. version is expected to have a comparable price. The official did not want to be identified because the price has not been made public.
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