Hyderabad|India|July'2010: India ’s No. 1 car website, CarWale, kicks of a consumer awareness drive for prospective car buyers and car owners in Hyderabad.

CarWale’s team of experts will advise prospective car buyers on how to go about selecting the car best suited for their requirements and make suggestions after understanding a buyer’s preferences and requirements. “We are offering all this and more to visitors of the Hyderabad International Auto Show till Sunday, 25th July, 2010” says Mr. Dhruv Chopra (Vice President – Marketing) along with Mr. Kartik Ganesh (Automotive Expert and Editor of CarWale) addressing a Press Conference jointly in Hyderabad today.

“The objective of our consumer drive is to educate car owners on the basics of car care; simple everyday things they can do themselves to keep their car running trouble free,” added Kartik. “Apart from this CarWale will also educate existing car owners on simple ‘do-it-yourself’ tips that would help owners keep their cars running trouble-free,” he said.

Visitors at the exhibition can look forward to: Car buying consultancy and advice, What to look for when buying a used car, Car care tips and ownership advice, Night driving tips, Tips on driving in the rain and wet surfaces, Other aspects of driving safety.

Speaking about the car market in India , Dhruv said “The automobile industry in India has come a long way since the days of the License Raj. From 3 brands in 1991, we are now spoilt for choice with 30 brands in the country and over 400 car variants to choose from. But there is still a long way to go. Developed markets like Australia and USA enjoy 50+ car brands.”

“If you look at statistics, India has 1 car for every 100 people in comparison to USA with 1 car for every 2 people, and Australia , where there is nearly 1 car per person. Industry projections put India as one of the biggest 3 car markets of the world in 2016, but even then we will have only 3 cars for every 100 people.”

About CarWale: Established in 2005, CarWale is India’s leading car website, with 1.8 million visits every month browsing through 500,000+ pages of information, specifications and reviews covering all the cars sold in India today.

CarWale provides actual on-road prices of all the cars sold in India across 200 cities and towns, and also offers an Online Used Car Price Guide which covers most cars sold in India since 1991. In last three years, CarWale has served more than 20million Indian car consumers and has influenced approximately 3 billion USD of car transactions in India .

-July'' 2010