GM to increase pre-owned car business in India
Meenal
Published On Jun 15, 2009 13:25 IST
Published OnJun 15, 2009 13:25 IST
Last Updated OnJun 15, 2009 13:25 IST
943 Views
- Write a comment
General Motors India intended to increase its used car business over five-fold in the country. GM India President and Managing Director Karl Slym said that the company didn't set any target for pre-owned car business but the sale of used cars should not be less than 40 per cent of the new car sales at an outlet. He added that GM would be extending the 3-year/one lakh km warranty to used car owners as well. The cars offered through these outlets would go through a 110-point checklist by GM India trained engineers, a besides a detailed history check, he added.
He said that right now the company has 203 outlets in the country and it to touch to 250 mark by the year end. Of these outlets, majority would come up in rural and semi urban areas.
Was this article helpful ?
<p>Vidyadhar takes charge of the quality and consistency of the content produced by CarDekho correspondents. With over 5 years of involvement in content & social media marketing, he believes that the www is an ever evolving phenomenon. Considering the ways the web algorithms are evolving, foreseeing the threats and opportunities and managing online business accordingly is going to play a crucial role. He comes from a highly valued content development background, where, during the first phase of his corporate career, he served Westpac, an Australian bank. Later, he came into the context of technical writing where he managed teams that dealt in producing maintenance guides meant for software applications. This part of his career bestowed upon him an outlying vision to see things from end-user perspective. He bagged a masters degree in English and is pursuing MBA in Digital Marketing at the moment. </p>Read more
