CarDekho.com Ropes in Nalin Kapoor of Hyundai Motors as COO, New Cars

NEW DELHI, July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

Automotive Business Professional to Take Over as COO for New Car Business at Girnar Group 

CarDekho.com has appointed Nalin Kapoor, formerly Senior General Manager & Group Head, Hyundai Motors India Ltd as its COO for New Car Business. He is a mechanical engineer and a management graduate, with 24 years of experience in Sales & Marketing, Strategic Planning and Business Development.

The Indian automobile industry is one of the largest automotive markets in the world and is growing at a fast pace, projected to sell close to 3 million cars in FY16 and more than 6 million cars per year by 2021. CarDekho has already become a significant contributor to the overall car sales of the top OEM manufacturers in the country. The potential for selling cars via online platform is huge and CarDekho aims at revolutionising car sales in India.

Commenting on this move, Amit Jain, CEO, CarDekho.com said, "We are very excited to have Nalin on board with CarDekho. He has unmatched expertise and experience in the automotive industry through his various stints at Hyundai, Honda, Ford and Yamaha. Nalin's experience will give us further insights into the dynamics of the auto sector and will help CarDekho develop and market innovative solutions to OEMs and dealers."

Excited at this shift, Nalin Kapoor, COO, New Car Business, CarDekho.com said, "Platforms such as CarDekho.com are the future of car selling business in India. The auto industry is progressing at a fast pace and CarDekho is the pioneer in bringing this change. The idea is to be completely customer-centric and offer them unmatched value by actively listening to them and by being agile in responding to their needs. I am very excited to be a part of this change."

CarDekho acquired Gaadi.com last year in September and the combined entity became the largest online auto classifieds player by revenue and traffic.

About CarDekho.com 

CarDekho.com is a flagship portal of Girnar Software Pvt. Ltd., founded in March 2008. CarDekho.com is today India's most popular and leading auto portal catering to the aspiring buyers, the proud owners, the auto enthusiasts and die-hard fans and dealers of cars across the country. CarDekho is currently drawing close to 17 million visits per month with 10 million unique visitors per month. The company recently acquired Gaadi.com, another top automotive portal and Buying IQ, a comparative shopping portal to add to its portfolio. Recent winner of the prestigious 'Website of the Year 2014' award, CarDekho.com has been presented with various tokens of appreciation by a number of esteemed institutions, including the awards for the 'Best Car Website 2014', 'Most Popular Website 2012' and 'Website of the Year India' given twice in a row - in 2011 and 2012. The portal won its first 'Best Automotive Website of 2009' award at the beginning of the journey.

For more details, visit: www.CarDekho.com

About Girnar Software 

Girnar Software is an IT company working on offshore products and outsourced software development. It picked up USD 50 million in a second round of funding and is valued at USD 300 million. The group company has recently partnered with the iconic Mr. Ratan Tata and will be taking advice for further business enhancement to take the auto classified segment in India to a global level. The group runs other successful portals such as BikeDekho.com and PriceDekho.com. The group's vision is to be a multi-billion dollar company by 2020 with global footprint by creating innovative products and services.

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