It’s Rush Hour For Auto Portals
Just like travel portals have been pouring in, there are auto portals too joining the internet rush. The latest is DriveInside.com, launched by Delhi-based online interactive solutions company ModuleOne. Soumya Meattle, CEO of the company, writes this note to us:
At DriveInside.com, our mission is to empower automotive consumers by providing complete, clear, timely, accurate, and unbiased information needed to make informed purchase and ownership decisions. Our vision is to become India’s leading Internet automotive marketing services company, that helps retailers sell cars and manufacturers build brands through marketing, advertising, data and CRM (customer relationship management) products and programs.
I am sure this mission statement is more or less the same for other portals too. So here is a listing of other top auto portals in India:
AutomartIndia.com
It’s probably the oldest auto website and is perceived as a leader in the space. It’s part of the $2-billion Mahindra & Mahindra group, and the other stakeholders are HDFC, and retailer Sah & Sanghi. It also has an offline model with a chain of multi brand used car outlets in major cities.
AutoIndia.com
A news item on the site claims that it recorded sales of around 950 vehicles in April 2006 alone. Apparently, the portal has drawn in about 3000 buyers and sellers and 2.5 million hits (who measures hits these days!) alone in April. The company is promoted by a group of NRIs and is based in Trivandrum, Kerala.
Carwale.com
It’s a startup, and the joining of venture capitalist Vasudev Bhandarkar (a partner at Blue Run Ventures) on the board of advisors is a big fillip to the company. The company claims to provide buyers and sellers with sophisticated online tools and services to maximize their next car sale or purchase. It’s primarily Mumbai-based and has a network of new car and pre-owned car dealers who provide stock details, quotes and other services.
Bharatautomobiles.com
From its site: This site is owned and operated by AmTek Systems Inc., a Delaware company. The site is funded by angel investors and many non resident Indians.
The listing is not exhaustive. If you have more names, please comment.
Hi myself Junaid…here I want to sugesst one more site.
http://www.easydriveforum.com
It is an online community/forum to discus Indian road traffic related issues. Really good plateform to raise your voice and express your views about road traffic condition in India.
Hello Sankalp here…One more from my end…really worth: Related with Driving as well as Driving Safety, Driving License and more. If you are in dilemma? How to get License, what rules and regulations you have to follow on the roads, Tips on Road Safety, Driving Conditions, Countries and their Driving sides and more. This website helps you a lot.
http://www.indiandrivingschools.com
ANother site to be noted: http://www.indimoto.com. India's 1st carpool site too.
I bougt a car through CarTradeIndia.com, in my opinion the best website! From all other car portals I did not get good response…Lot of out of date cars. My experience with this website is very good!
i think http://www.indiaautomobile.com should also be on this list ;)
http://www.indiaautomobile.com is the only decent automobile portal, thats updated on a daily basis..i donno how he missed it.
Sahad..am sure it was not intentional :):)
http://www.autonagar.com
I guessed you missed CarSalesIndia.com which is one of the leading portals in this space. They do provide most of the services a car buyer/seller would look for.
13 auto sites have already been mentioned above & that's not a very lucky number. So here's another: http://www.fullthrottle.in/.
I reckon it’s the best-designed sight. Visually appealing with lots of large photos catering to all kinds of readers – in-depth, snapshots or just browsing.
hi!
one more site newly launched. its awesome!
http://www.carazoo.com