If you are a car owner, you will probably be involved in its maintenance and repair at some unspecified time in the future. And, if you happen to own a 2nd-hand automobile — that is what many Indians do, with the domestic used car market predicted to attain $75 billion by 2023 — the issues are paramount.
Questions inclusive of a way to ensure that the vehicle is not faulty, the way to pay the right charge for a used car, a way to find an honest service station, how no longer to spend a bomb on servicing a vintage automobile, and extra may have plagued you.
CheckMyGaadi was conceived to help you find answers to these questions and make your adventure with a used-automobile owner convenient and trouble-loose.
The startup was based in 2016 using Delhi-based entrepreneur Ram Jaiswal, who expected to organize the home 2nd-hand vehicle maintenance market.
It commenced as a pre-purchase automobile inspection platform for people searching for shopping for pre-owned automobiles; it even helped them arrive at the right valuation for the used automobile. Two-plus years and almost three 000 car inspections later, CheckMyGaadi elevated into the offerings aspect at the end of 2018.
It is now a one-prevent servicing platform for a couple of automobile needs, from annual upkeep and minor repairs to main replacements and routine servicing. Services are to be had for both used and new automobiles (even though these are under warranty for a first couple of years).
With its improved product line, the startup hopes to deliver more comfort and convenience at charges “40-50 percent decrease than the enterprise’s popular”. Founder-CEO Ram says,
Car customers can pick out from three carrier applications: SMART Care (an extended-term upkeep percent that includes doorstep servicing, full automobile spa, 64-point performance check), VALUE Care (comes with roadside help, denting and portray A/C servicing, and wheel balancing), and LUXE Care (a top-class carrier % committed to luxurious vehicles).
CheckMyGaadi says SMART Care – to be had as a half-yearly or annual package – is its attention product this year, and is already gaining traction. The enterprise expects “minimal sales” of Rs 6 crore from SMART Care in 2019. Ram says, “Many corporations have proposed SMART Care to their employees. A few of them have even desired to sell the product on their platform.”
Droom Technologies, for example, is selling SMART Care to its customers. “Several businesses in the automobile coverage and car guarantee sector, as well as fleet management corporations, need to associate with us,” Ram famous.
(The startups beyond and gift clients include Mahindra First Choice, CarDekho, and extra. The Times Group is also said to be interested in it.)
CheckMyGaadi’s universal turnover has been less than a crore, but it expects “a ten-fold revenue growth” by way of 2020, riding on new products, offerings, and corporate customers.
