Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd.established in 1983-84 was among the first batch of Maruti Udyog dealers appointed in India. A subsidiary of the Popular Group which traces its history to 1939 and has interests in automobile spares and education, Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd. has established an envious position in automobile retailing. It is the first Maruti Dealership in Kerala, started in 1983-84 at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. The Kochi branch has been functioning since October 1985 and the Third dealership was started at Kozhikode in 1996. Popular's first Maruti Dealership outside kerala was inaugurated on March 2003 at Chennai. The group has grown into a business house with a turnover over Rs.1000 crores and an Employee strength above 4500.

Awards

Popular has been a consistent performer on all fronts; be it sales or services. The team has won many awards at national and interlanal level for the perfect standards it keeps and the expertise it has. It has the distinction of being the only dealer to get Platinum plus for two consecutive years. It has also won the Kerala State Productivity Award 3 times since 2004.

2007-2008 Performance in Sales & Service SALES

• Overall Excellence Award Runner up.
• Platinum Plus Award
• All India Sales Runner up.
• No. 1 in SSI JD Power.
• CSI Non JD Power ( Calicut Service )
• No.1 MGA Per Car
• CSI Award.
• Highest Market Share Calicut
• 10,000 Plus Dealer Award.

• Car Dealer in India to have ISO 9001-2008.

• Sells over 18,000 Maruti cars in Kerala per annum.
• Sells over 3,000 Maruti cars in Chennai per anum
• Services nearly 3,00,000 Maruti cars every year.
• Popular is the No. 1 Maruti Dealership in India - All India Maruti Dealer Conference 2004.
• Sales Outlets & Service Stations in all major districts in Kerala
• True Value Outlets - Chennai, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam and Kozhikode
• Maruti Driving School(MDS): Kochi,Kottayam and Thrissur