Used Car Industry: Dr Car Expands Its Business Horizon

Dr Car one of the largest used car organized retailer in India, with a physical presence has now expanded its business services to meet the requirements of today's online customers.

Dr.Car brings to customers the finest car buying and selling experience at the best possible value by connecting buyers and sellers in the most convenient way with the largest inventory of used cars in a single location in India. With its physical presence and its website www.DrCar.co.in, it has gained a lot of trust as the best service provider for the past few years in Used Cars market.

The used car market in India presently is growing at the rate of almost 30% per annum. Fiscal year 2007-08 touched an approx 14.2 lacs of used car sales as compared to 8.8 lacs car sale in the year 2005-06. Nearly 1 Million cars change hands annually, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. With Used Car market getting more organized, Indian Automobile Industry is experiencing a new shift in the business model.

As happening in any other industry, even the used car market is shifting its prominence from physical presence to online presence. The web is the first source for most of the customers looking to buy or sell a car. Today's customers wants the things to be done so quickly, even if it selling a car. The Used car portals provide a great source to meet this pace of customers. Customers along with pace also wants to sell their cars at the best possible price and customers who want to buy used cars wants the best value cars from dealers who are reliable as well in the most convenient way.

To meet these convenience needs of the customers, Dr.Car.co.in has completely revamped its site. The new DrCar.co.in portal provides seamless integration of the online world with our physical locations. This helps us to bring customers the best of both online and the traditional brick-and-mortar showrooms.

Dr.Car.co.in brings together a gamut of features to offer to its customers like Best Quotes, Used car valuation services and more. A buyer of used cars can visit Dr.Car portal and with the help of advanced search functionality can find the car of his choice. The buyer can find the cars available through Dr.Car based on make, model, price, year and location. Once he finds a car which meets his preferences, he can submit a quote. He can also visit the Dr.Car yard and have a detailed look and know all the details of the car. If the seller of the car is happy with your quote, you can drive away your car. If you are a seller of a car, you simply need to create a free account and upload your car details. Your car details will be listed in the site and you will start receiving quotes from prospective buyers, you are at your will to choose the best quote.

Dr.Car also provides lot of information about New Cars. The Finance and Insurance sections in the site provides you detailed info and guides you how to best use them. The research section provides a lot of information about used cars, new cars and the industry news as well.
Dr Car Pvt Ltd is in the process of making its physical presence Pan India by opening its yard facility in other locations in India too.

BMW India to go to tier II cities; have 15 dealers in 1 yr

German luxury car maker BMW plans to increase its dealership in tier II cities in India after raising its sales target for the country.

BMW India, a 100 per cent subsidiary of BMW AG, will open showrooms in Lucknow, Coimbatore and Jaipur, taking its total dealership network from the current 12 to 15 in the next one year.

"We will have dealers in tier II towns like Lucknow, Coimbatore and Jaipur in the next one year," BMW India Peter Kronschnabl told reporters here on Tuesday.

The company, which sold 1,397 cars in calendar year 2007, raised its sales target in India by 40 per cent to 2,800 cars by December 2008. It has already sold about 2,000 cars in the country so far this year. "We are not affected by any slowdown in the automobile sector in India," he said.

On the contrary, the luxury car market in India will cross the 7,000 mark by the end of this year, significantly higher than 4,300 cars last year, Kronschnabl added. BMW India also plans to launch an amateur golf tournament series for its customers in Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai and Delhi from September 6. The national final of the tournament would be held in November in Gurgaon.

Skoda to introduce 8 new models in India

Auto brand Skoda India will strengthen its position in India by rolling out eight new models in the country in the next five years. Its list of new cars waiting to be launched includes the new Skoda Superb, Skoda Yeti and Roomster.

SKODA INDIA is thinking big for India. In order to strengthen its position in India the company plans to roll out eight new models to India in the next five years.

Skoda made its entry into the Indian market with its popular model Skoda Octavia in the D-segment. It also bags the credit for introducing Pump-Duse technology with its model Skoda Fabia for the first time in India.

Skoda Fabia, a premium hatchback, the most popular and stylish model in India, has created a rave in the Indian auto industry.

The brand is also planning to roll out another small car for the country, which will be cheaper than Fabia.

Every model of Skoda’s model is a success in the country and now Indian users will experience a new model from Skoda every year. The company’s list of new cars waiting to be launched in India includes the new Skoda Superb, which will make its entry in early 2009 and Skoda Yeti from the SUV segment while the Roomster will also hit Indian roads in a couple of years.

Skoda India will also be expanding its dealership across the country. Currently, it has 56 dealerships and by 2009, it will be increased to 75 countrywide.