Photos: Tata's $2,500 car

A key competitor for Tata Motors is Maruti Suzuki India, a branch of Japan's Suzuki Motor that dominates the Indian market. This is Maruti Suzuki's A-Star concept car, which, the company says without offering any details on eventual production models, "symbolizes the next level of (Suzuki Motor's) India commitment."

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