IndiaMART launches AUTO JUNCTION (http://auto.indiamart.com) -the Indian Automobiles Consumer & Industrial Guide online

04 Jan 2000: While the AutoExpo 2000 is on the cards, Auto Junction (http://auto.indiamart.com) is here on the Net, dedicated to the automobile lovers of India, and those related to the Indian Automobile Industry. The web-site has been created by IndiaMART.com that promotes Indian Businesses on the Net through its industry specific web-sites, already offering Indian Travel, Handicrafts, Healthcare, Apparel, Finance, News and Online shopping.

Auto Junction has been compiled to provide a one-stop online market-cum-information base dedicated to Indian Automobiles. The site is destined to be the most comprehensive showcase of Indian automobile industry on the Internet. The objective is to create an online community of businesses and organizations involved in the industry, including complementary industries like auto consumables, accessories, spares etc., and also, the consumers of automobiles.

The web-site offers a comprehensive Consumer Guide including topics that interest vehicle users and general visitors. Major attractions are Auto News, bringing the latest news from the flashy world of automobiles, Latest Launches and Models Awaited, to check out the latest wheels on the road and to know what’s coming up next, respectively. Visitors can also add their personal reviews to the respective models. Not only this, auto.indiamart.com also offers a virtual market of used vehicles in each category, where a visitor may list his own used vehicle for sale, or look for a used vehicle absolutely free of cost!

The section also offers Road Safety tips for safe motoring along with traffic rules and signals, while the Vehicle maintenance tips help you get the most out of your vehicle. The Going Green section makes environment protection from vehicular pollution the prime concern, informing visitors about the latest emission norms and alternative fuels that help reduce pollution.

For visitors who want to know about rules and procedures involved in obtaining a driving license in India, or getting a vehicle transferred, etc., there is the User Manual section. In addition, the site offers interesting results of surveys and researches from the world of automobiles conducted across the world.

The Parking Lot section offers a whole online community one can be a part of, with interactive features like the online Discussion Board, Vote Your Favorite, Interviews of the doyen in the industry, Trade Fairs, Newsletter, Net Resources and Auto Magazines.

The website covers all segments of the industry site under its sections- Car channel, the Two wheeler section, Commercial Vehicles, Auto Mart and the Auto Parts & Components section. Each one takes you into a different zone within this diverse and fascinating world of automobiles with their respective virtual product-showrooms, historical milestones, photo-gallery, statistics, and other related information in each category. Besides, the site gives useful information and interactive features on its sections on Auto Finance and Auto Insurance. These sections not only tell visitors about major companies and institutions involved in respective service areas but also provide local agent lists along with online application facility for auto loans and online insurance.

Visitors who are interested in the industrial/business aspect can benefit from the Auto Industry section. This section has been compiled to provide information about the Indian Auto Industry at a macro level and includes sub-sections like Major Players, Associations, Trade Organizations and also covers the Auto Components Industry in detail.

The Yellow Pages offer a comprehensive searchable database of businesses involved in the automobile industry, neatly classified under distinct product/service categories that makes it possible to conduct online business right from your desktop.

The interactive Tool Kit provides a set of handy utilities like On-line Insurance, Insurance Renewal Reminder Service through e-mail, applications for Loans On-line, EMI Calculator etc., available with on the click of a mouse. People for whom wheels are a passion, can recharge them selves at the virtual Gas Station. Visitors can download cool stuff like screen savers, wall-papers, personalized letter pads, and the most interesting of all- the Motor Games!

A multi-pronged approach helps the site transcend across various audiences attracting not only Domestic and commercial vehicles consumers, but also Industrial segments including vehicle manufacturers, businesses involved in auto-spare parts, accessories, consumable. Also, businesses in related industries like battery, rubber parts, tyres etc. and service sector including auto-finance, insurance, service stations, help-lines, trade organizations will be a part of the online community.

The content at the site has been written and compiled by a dedicated team of experts. "Auto Junction comprehensively covers all topics related to the Indian Automobile industry that may easily be sought by both the auto-consumer and the business and industrial audience. It’s audience specific sections with appealing layouts and intelligent inter-section navigation are sure to become a hit among those drawn towards this mega-industry". Besides, the site will be continuously updated, and new sections added, so that it has something more of interest each time you log in" says Nikita Singh, IndiaMART InterMESH Ltd.

Auto Junction, with its comprehensive content, covering diverse areas within the auto-industry, interactive features involving strategic linkages with the industry and worldwide reach, will facilitate a smooth flow of information in a highly interactive environment leading to growth of auto-related e-commerce and e-business.

Indiamart.com is India's largest business service provider on the world wide web. IndiaMART has under its catalogue, various sub-sites mentioned below, which extensively cover their respective fields viz.- travel, handicraft, health, apparel, finance, news, and shopping & gifts.

"Auto.indiamart.com, being one of its kind, will provide a platform for business related to the Indian Automobile Industry to flourish, and thus offers a unique world of opportunities for your business by making it a part of the new e-commerce revolution," says Mr Dinesh Agarwal, Director, IndiaMART InterMESH Ltd. "Auto junction will serve as a multi-pronged interface for the stakeholders in the Automobile industry", adds Mr Agarwal.

Rated as the most interactive trading zone on the net by ‘The Economic Times’, and the topmost amongst the Most Wanted Indian web-sites by ‘PC World’, IndiaMART.com has been in the news for covering mega events like the Cricket World Cup’99, and the recently held Lok Sabha elections online. These had a success rate of 0.5 million hits and 1.1 million hits per day respectively during the events.

With a searchable database of over 60,000 organizations, put under more than 450 products/service categories, IndiaMART.com is committed to provide global opportunities to Indian businesses through Internet.

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