Indian economy is growing like never before.According to {ln:nw:http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/06/eia_forecasts_g.html 'Green Car Congress}, US, China & India together account for 51% of the projected growth in world oil use. Indian consumption is seen growing 2.4% per year, accounting for a 96% increase from 2.3 mbpd in 2003 to 4.5 mbpd in 2030.
As Indian economy is growing, so does the automobile sector in India. Here is a review of some of the popular portals including Gaadi.com, Autonagar, Carwale, ZigWheels, Automart India and the like. The review is based on relevance of information, presentation/readability and interactivity of the site.
Zigwheels from Times Group provides insights into the auto industry by providing latest Reviews. The site offers Handy Tips and utilities .The 'Ask an Expert' proved helpful. Zig gallery covers every thing from the automotive world. It has an exclusive section covering Motor sport. The website is fairly interactive and allows searching Used Cars within a certain price brackets, at the major cities of India and of the specified Make/Model.
AutomartIndia.com is an initiate by Mahindra Firstchoice. Its about us section explains the mayhem Indian Used Car Market was& how they seek to regularize it. The site is targeted at providing relevant and city/Make/Model/price Range Specific data on demand. Its lets us calculate the market price of a car we intend to sell and compares prices. It is primarily aimed at Buyers/Sellers of Used cars, though also offers research for buying new ones. The site does an excellent job of making the reader aware of the technical issues one should check for before buying a used car like checking the car internally and externally, and the fine points regarding test-driving the car along with addressing the legal issues.
Gaadi.com researches almost every Car-Manufacture of the world category-wise providing a bank of information the most expensive from Bentley,Maybachs and the like to the popular ones like Toyota,Mitsubishi,GM et al. The site covers latest Auto News,Reviews,provide pictures,discussions and much more. The interactive Test Drive is helpful and the extensive Finance section is very good covering minutest details of Financing Process from paperwork to EMI calculation. All in this entire site with a blog does a good job.
Autonagar.com is somewhat different in the sense that it covers a lot more cities in India than other sites of its class. It lets you search for Cars,bikes,Trucks and even dealers. It lists vehicle for sale by their owners along with the quoted price and Km s run. The site is Location specific and very well crafted.
Carwale.com is one site focused at feeding information to readers under standard headings of Reviews, News, Comparisons, Tips and advices,Forums and researches. The tools are provided for EMI calculation,locating Service centers,dealers and even comparing loans..!It Features its own community and a blog to let users discuss amongst themselves. The Advice section gives Car Selling Tips,tips for buying used cars.