Car dealers play a major role in the buying and selling of cars. The market has used car dealers, new car dealers, online car dealers and a combination of the aforementioned. In India there are over 1,500 new car dealers and 10,000 used car dealers. Apart from that we have facilitators like the broker community and online websites who bridge the connect between dealers and buyers thus playing a role in this business.

Maruti holds the widest network of new car dealers in India, and it also has the largest car sales. In fact, several remote villages today have Maruti distributors and service stations. Tata Motors follows suit though it remains limited somewhat to cities and towns. Ford, Hyundai and Chevrolet's new car dealer network is limited, but growing faster. These companies for now aim to have most of their new car dealers in the major cities and towns of India.

New car dealers can also be divided into Company Showrooms and Independent Showrooms. Company showrooms are dealerships that are owned by the manufacturer, while an independent showroom is run by a dealer himself. Also, many dealerships have workshops attached to them, so the customer can get his car serviced at the same place where he bought a new car.

Cartradeindia.com is an online market place for all used and new car dealers in India and serves as a one-stop informational resource for all car enthusiasts, buyers and sellers. By advertising automotive products and services on our site, one has a much bigger chance of converting a lead into a new car owner. Also, for used car dealers, this online marketplace serves as an online implicit showroom for all makes, models and varieties of cars.

All in all, car dealers in India have many more channels available to them to increase their sales and work with other dealerships today.