Maruti 800 is a city car

City car

A city car is a small car intended for use primarily in an urban area.City cars are sold worldwide and most automotive industry manufacturers have one or two in their line-up. In North-America city cars are often referred to simply as "subcompacts" alongside the superminis. These kind of cars...

 manufactured by Maruti Suzuki in India. It is a rebadged

Badge engineering

Badge engineering is an ironic term that describes the rebadging of one product as another...

 version of an old model of the Suzuki Alto

Suzuki Alto

The Suzuki Alto is a small car designed by Suzuki. Its selling points include low price and good fuel economy. The model was introduced in 1979 and has been built in many countries worldwide.-1st generation :...

. Over 2.5 million Maruti 800s have been sold since its launch in 1983. The same car is sold in Pakistan as the Suzuki Mehran with a much older 1980s era Suzuki SS80 carburetor based engine.
It used to be the best selling car in India until 2004; upon its launch the Maruti Alto took that title.