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Three unicorns, hundreds of crore in loss and very little market share — What's the hype around online car retailers?

<ul><li><keyword id="11240103" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="cartrade-ipo">CarTrade IPO</keyword> offers an attractive opportunity to invest in a new age business, say analysts.</li><li>CarTrade IPO opens on August 9 and will close on August 11.</li><li>Online auto classifieds platform looks to raise ₹2,999 crore through the issue.</li><li>It has already raised ₹900 crore from anchor investors ahead of its initial public offering (IPO).</li></ul>CarTrade is the latest one in the long line of tech startups tapping the public market with initial public offerings (IPO). Unlike Zomato, this would be the first profitable startup to hit the stock market since EaseMyTrip. The company is a 12-year old startup that operates online platforms like CarWale, CarTrade, BikeWale, CarTradeExchange and AutoBiz for users interested in buying and selling new and used vehicles. The IPO of the company opens Monday and closes on August 11. It is looking to raise around ₹3,000 crore through the public listing. Let us see what the analysts have to say about the company’s IPO: <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Broking firm </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Recommendation </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nirmal Bang </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Subscribe </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Choice Broking </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Subscribe </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICIdirect </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Subscribe </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Investmentz </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Subscribe </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody></table> CarTrade is a profitable player in India and one of the few players internationally in the vehicle platform space. Further, with funds of ₹668 crore in its balance sheet, CarTrade is well positioned and plans to capture adjacent business opportunities such as insurance, financing, servicing of vehicles, accessories and refurbishment and sale of cars. The public issue of the company is opening with a price band of ₹1,585-1,618 per share. Half of the issue size has been reserved for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), 35% for retail investors and the remaining 15% for non-institutional investors. Analysts at Choice Broking have similar opinions about the company. “CarTrade is an electronic exchange focusing on auto sector and thus there is no peer company having similar business operations. At a higher price band...we feel it is attractive considering its scalable business model, profitable operations and business growth opportunities in the auto sector value chain,” said the report. The company’s revenue from operations have increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) rate of 26.4% over FY18-FY21. CarTrade offers a unique play on rising digitisation of new and pre-owned vehicle translation value chain/ecosystem, said a report by ICICIdirect. “We assign ‘subscribe’ rating to the issue for listing gains. Long term wealth generation at CarTrade Tech will be a function of scalability, relevance and journey towards healthier return ratios,” said the report by ICICIdirect. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Particulars </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">FY21 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">FY20 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">FY19 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Profit </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹101.07 crore </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 31.3 crore </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 25.9 crore </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Revenue </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 281.5 crore </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 318.4 crore </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.8333325pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹ 266.8 crore </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody></table> SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/freshtohome-and-bluestone-backer-iron-pillar-is-planning-to-bring-assets-worth-1-billion-under-management/articleshow/85161486.cms">FreshtoHome and BlueStone-backer Iron Pillar is planning to bring assets worth $1 billion under management</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/nasa-wants-paid-volunteers-to-spend-a-year-living-in-a-3d-printed-martian-habitat-in-texas-where-they-will-carry-out-spacewalks-and-research-using-vr-tech/articleshow/85149673.cms">NASA wants paid volunteers to spend a year living in a 3D-printed Martian habitat in Texas, where they will carry out spacewalks and research using VR tech</a>

CarTrade IPO ⁠— the share sale by this profitable tech startup gets a unanimous call for ‘subscribe’

<ul><li>Indian auto companies are looking at mixed demand momentum after making merry post the festive season boost in October.</li><li>The festive boost last month lifted the number of registrations across the passenger vehicles (PV), commercial vehicles (CV) and tractors segments in the range of 35-66% when compared to October 2019.</li><li>However, PV sales are off to a slow start in the marriage season in November, despite an increase in discounts.</li><li>Two-wheeler registrations are also still below pre-Covid levels, but the urban markets are driving the demand for scooter and premium motorcycles, say analysts.</li></ul>Indian auto companies are looking at mixed demand momentum after making merry post the festive season boost in October. Retail data suggests that trends remain mixed across segments like two-wheelers, passenger vehicles, and commercial vehicles. The<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/indian-car-makers-drive-the-festive-boom-two-wheelers-showing-signs-of-revival/articleshow/95257140.cms"> festive boost in October</a> lifted the number of registrations across the passenger vehicles (PV), commercial vehicles (CV) and tractors segments in the range of 35-66% when compared to October 2019, according to a report by Jefferies. While the marriage season has set in now, a report by Yes Securities states that passenger vehicles are off to a slow start in November despite an increase in discounts compared to October. Commercial vehicles are also seeing an increase in inventories across companies, the report stated, adding “Large fleet operators have staggered their delivery schedules while retail customers' contribution is yet to come in full swing.” <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Two-wheeler registrations still below pre-Covid levels" comment="subhead" text="Two-wheeler registrations still below pre-Covid levels">Two-wheeler registrations still below pre-Covid levels</cmsannotation> Two-wheeler registrations are still below pre-Covid levels, with Hero MotoCorp and TVS Motors expected to report a sequential decline in sales in the range of 14.2-17.9%, according to Yes Securities. In October, an Elara Securities<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/indian-car-makers-drive-the-festive-boom-two-wheelers-showing-signs-of-revival/articleshow/95257140.cms"> report</a> stated that Hero MotoCorp reported a 17% decline in its overall sales, while Bajaj Auto reported a 10% decline. The only gainer was TVS Motors, which reported a 1.5% increase year-on-year. Now, according to Yes Securities, overall two-wheeler retail sales could decline between 5-8% in November when compared to October. On a year-on-year basis, though, it notes that there could be flat to high-single digit growth. “Compared to the past few months, 2W demand saw some bounce back during this festive season. However, the registrations were far from reaching the pre-pandemic levels in 2019,” said Nikunj Sanghi, former president, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations of India (FADA). <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Marriage season off to a slow start, SUVs perform relatively better" comment="subhead" text="Marriage season off to a slow start, SUVs perform relatively better">Marriage season off to a slow start, SUVs perform relatively better</cmsannotation> The Yes Securities report observes that the trend of entry-level cars struggling has continued through November. Additionally, hatchbacks are also seeing a slow uptake from customers. Sports utility vehicles (SUV), on the other hand, are seeing relatively better demand. However, companies are still facing supply chain issues, which is hampering their overall sales. “PVs are still facing supply challenges in premium variants impacting overall model mix at retail level,” the report stated. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Higher discounts on entry-level cars as inventory builds up" comment="subhead" text="Higher discounts on entry-level cars as inventory builds up">Higher discounts on entry-level cars as inventory builds up</cmsannotation> Car makers are now offering higher discounts on entry-level cars as they attempt to reduce the inventory build-up, which has now increased to over 15 days, according to the Yes Securities report. For instance, <keyword id="44883" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maruti-Suzuki" source="Orion">Maruti Suzuki</keyword> has increased discounts in the range of ₹5,000-10,000, while Tata Motors is offering up to ₹10,000-15,000 more discounts in November, when compared to October. Overall, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, and Mahindra &amp; Mahindra are offering discounts and benefits in the range of ₹28,000-65,000, depending on the car being bought. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Rural recovery signs visible" comment="subhead" text="Rural recovery signs visible">Rural recovery signs visible</cmsannotation> Rural India, a critical market especially for two-wheeler and tractor makers, is showing signs of a recovery, according to analysts at Motilal Oswal. “Rural recovery resulted in a healthy 26% and 30% YoY growth in 2W and tractor retails during festive season, respectively, even as secondary 2W dealers (mainly non-urban) saw strong demand revival,” the research firm said. The firm noted that despite the demand revival in the festive season, “full normalcy is yet to be achieved.” It added that urban markets continue to see better demand than rural markets, which reflects in the scooter and premium motorcycle segments’ growth. For instance, Royal Enfield’s Hunter 350, a premium motorcycle, has seen its waiting period increase from 1 month to 2.5-3 months, with dealer confidence seeing a sharp increase. “Channel partners we spoke to are indicating high confidence post launch of Hunter with their volumes are ~15% lower than FY18 levels but are back to FY19 levels,” the Yes Securities report stated. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Tighter cash flows and slower uptake leading to inventory build-up of trucks" comment="subhead" text="Tighter cash flows and slower uptake leading to inventory build-up of trucks">Tighter cash flows and slower uptake leading to inventory build-up of trucks</cmsannotation> Commercial vehicles like trucks continue to witness an inventory build-up, with the key market of the northern belt witnessing under-utilisation, according to Yes Securities. Making matters worse and adding to the uncertainty is the ban on construction activities in the Delhi-NCR region, and schools being shut due to pollution. This has impacted the demand for both buses and trucks, according to analysts. According to Yes Securities, tighter cash flows due to an increase in working capital requirements, customers have delayed delivery plans of booked vehicles, adding to the build-up of inventories. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Text"><cdata><![CDATA[]]></cdata></div> SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/indian-car-makers-drive-the-festive-boom-two-wheelers-showing-signs-of-revival/articleshow/95257140.cms">Indian car makers drive the festive boom, two-wheelers showing signs of revival</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/a-year-after-market-debut-paytm-is-the-worst-performer-among-recent-large-ipos-cartrade-policybazaar-and-lic-join-the-party/articleshow/95762071.cms">A year after market debut, Paytm is the worst performer among recent large IPOs – Cartrade, Policybazaar and LIC join the party</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/india-vix-cools-down-to-pre-covid-levels-heres-why-and-where-it-is-headed/articleshow/95743166.cms">India VIX cools down to pre-Covid levels – here’s why and where it is headed</a>

Mixed demand trends for autos in November as festive boost wears off but signs of rural recovery visible

Online auto classified platform <keyword id="1980082" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cartrade">CarTrade</keyword> Tech on Friday said it has raised Rs 900 crore from anchor investors ahead of its initial public offering, which opens on Monday. The company has decided to allocate 55,59,664 equity shares to anchor investors at Rs 1,618 apiece, valuing the transaction size to Rs 899.55 crore, according to a circular uploaded on the BSE website. Nomura, HSBC Global, Goldman Sachs, Jupiter India Fund, Elara India Opportunities Fund, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Company, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company, Bharti Axa Life Insurance Company, Axis Mutual Fund (MF), HDFC MF, Kotak MF and Sundaram MF are among the anchor investors. The initial share-sale will be entirely an offer for sale (<keyword id="883402" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="OFS">OFS</keyword>) of 18,532,216 equity shares. Among the investors participating in the OFS are -- CMDB II (22.64 lakh equity shares), Highdell Investment Ltd (84.09 lakh shares), Macritchie Investments Pte Ltd (50.76 lakh shares), and <keyword id="11723135" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="springfield-venture-international">Springfield Venture International</keyword> (17.65 lakh shares). Currently, CMDB II holds 11.93 per cent stake in CarTrade, Highdell Investment owns 34.44 per cent stake, MacRitche Investment has 26.48 per cent shareholding, and Springfield Venture International holds 7.09 per cent stake in the company. The public issue, with a price band of Rs 1,585-1,618 a share, will open for subscription on August 9 and conclude on August 11. At the upper end of the price band, the <keyword id="6354763" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ipo">IPO</keyword> is expected to mobilise Rs 2,998.51 crore. Half of the issue size has been reserved for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), 35 per cent for retail investors and the remaining 15 per cent for non-institutional investors. Founded in 2009, CarTrade is backed by marquee investors -- <keyword id="6402698" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="warburg-pincus">Warburg Pincus</keyword>, Temasek, JPMorgan and March Capital. The CarTrade platform allows customers to buy and sell used cars as well as new cars. The firm is a multi-channel auto platform with coverage and presence across vehicle types and value-added services through its brands -- CarWale, CarTrade, <keyword id="209119" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shriram-Automall">Shriram Automall</keyword>, BikeWale, CarTrade Exchange, Adroit Auto and AutoBiz. The company's consumer platforms i.e. CarWale, CarTrade and BikeWale, collectively get 3.2 crore average unique visitors every month (during the three-month period ending March 31, 2021), and Shriram Automall and other auction platforms had 8,14,316 vehicles listed for auction during FY21. The company generates revenues from commission and fees from auctions and re-marketing services, online advertising solutions, lead generation, technology-based services to OEMs, dealers, banks and other financial institutions, and inspection and valuation services. Axis Capital, Citigroup Global Markets India, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and <keyword id="6600258" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nomura-Financial-Advisory">Nomura Financial Advisory</keyword> and Securities (India) Private Limited are the investment bankers to the issue. SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/krsnaa-diagnostics-ipo-open-today-check-out-how-to-apply/articleshow/85017014.cms">Krsnaa Diagnostics IPO opens—here is all you need to know</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/these-are-some-of-the-highest-paid-founders-of-indian-startups-tapping-capital-markets-this-year/slidelist/85005261.cms">These are some of the highest paid founders of Indian startups tapping capital markets this year</a>

CarTrade raises ₹900 crore from anchor investors ahead of its IPO, issue opens on Monday

<keyword id="1980082" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Cartrade">CarTrade</keyword>, the online auto classifieds platform which raised $145 million (Rs 960 crore) from Temasek Holdings, March Capital and Warburg Pincus earlier this year, is now planning to list on the bourses in the coming three years. 
 "We are operationally profitable and are targeting increasing revenue by 2.5 times this year," <keyword id="457065" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Vinay-Sanghi">Vinay Sanghi</keyword>, founder and CEO, told ET. 
 
As per CarTrade claims, it sells around 25,000 new cars and 30,000-40,000 pre-owned cars on its platform every month. As for the sources of revenue, there are three ways from where it earns: subscription fees from dealers registered on the platform, ad payments from automobile companies and fees from vehicle auctions that are conducted on the site. 
 
Ever since it was founded in 2010, CarTrade has partnered with more than 10,000 dealers of both new and used cars, lists more than 225,000 used cars for sale and auctions over 250,000 vehicles to the wholesale market every year. Because of this magnitude, it registers a monthly number of around 35 million unique visitors across its platforms. 
 
As part of its expansion plans, it is looking forward to introducing financing options by June and is in talks with multiple banks regarding the same. 
 
"The <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/CarDekho-com-Raises-Fresh-Funds-Worth-Rs-307-Crore/articleshow/46044050.cms" target="_BLANK￿￿￿￿">pre-owned car market</a>, which is now sized at around 4 million units, is growing at the rate of 12-15 per cent. However, auto finance penetration in the used-car market is only about 10 per cent," said Sanghi. "We believe we can organise this market. There is a lot of potential to grow."

After raising millions from investors, CarTrade is roaring loud with plans to list on bourses

Balancing discounts, resale values and launches is a complicated equation and you need to give it a serious think before buying a new car, feels ET... 
 
Motor enthusiasts always wait for December to upgrade their cars. Car manufacturers and dealers offer a host of exciting offers and attractive discounts to clear the inventory before the New Year to make space for new models with higher prices in the showrooms. With passenger car sales falling by 8% in November, the discounts are even better this year as dealers are trying their very best to clear the stock. 
 For example, <keyword id="47687" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Nissan-Motors">Nissan Motors</keyword> is offering as much as 5.6 lakh off on the Teana and a discount of 40,000 on Micra. Maruti is offering a discount of 66,000 plus with four year free warranty on the A-star. <keyword id="596" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Hyundai">Hyundai</keyword> is offering <keyword id="25450" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="savings">savings</keyword> of up to 48,500 on the diesel i20. Dealers are also pitching in with a few accessories or free <keyword id="35450" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="insurance">insurance</keyword> to further sweetening the deal. 
 
"A car depreciates in value by 10-12% every year. The extra discount would work in your favour if you plan to use the car for at least seven to eight years. If you change your car every two to three years, its better you wait for the new year," says Roshun Povaiah, of cartoq, an automobile website. 
 
Does it make sense to upgrade now? 
 
Well, the answer is a tricky one. It depends on factors like the discount offered, how long do you plan to retain the car, resale value of the car at at that time (cars value depreciate by around 10-12% every year), among other things. 
 Let us work with an example of <keyword id="45730" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Maruti-A-Star">Maruti A-star</keyword> which is available for 4.71 lakh (on road price) in Mumbai. Currently, you could get a discount plus exchange bonus worth 66,000 as per dealers, which brings down the effective price to 4.05 lakh. If you sell this car in 2020, this 2013 model would approximately fetch a resale value of 1.94 lakh. 
 
Now, let us see what will happen if you wait for a few months to buy a 2014 model. The car will definitely command a better resale value of 2.50 lakh in 2020. However, despite the better resale value ( 56,000 more) it makes sense to buy the car in December because of the attractive discount ( 66,000). 
 
Nonetheless, if you plan to sell the in two or three years, this math may not work. Supposed you buy a Maruti A-star in December and sell it after three years. You will get 2.95 lakh for the car. If you buy the same car in 2014 and sell it in 2016, you may get 3.81 lakh. Here the difference is 86,000. So buying the car now is not a great idea. 
 
However, please note that it is not so simple to arrive at the resale value of your car. "The resale value is a combination of various factors, such as how much a car has run, the year of manufacture, fuel used, how well it has been maintained, how popular the car model is and the fuel efficiency," says Kunal Khattar, MD of Carnation Auto. 
 
Will prices go up in January? 
 Most car manufacturers hike prices and launch new models in January. With consumer price <keyword id="22195" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Inflation">inflation</keyword> touching a high of 11.24%, there are chances that <keyword id="6371181" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="interest-rates">interest rates</keyword> could go up further. 
 However, experts believe companies may not be in position to go for steep hikes because of a sluggish <keyword id="34412" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="economy">economy</keyword> and higher interest rates. 
 "With the <keyword id="6355302" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Rupee">rupee</keyword> depreciating by as much as 14% in calendar year 2013, manufactures are left with little choice other than hiking price," says Vinay Sanghi, managing director of <keyword id="1980082" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="Cartrade">Cartrade</keyword>, an automobile portal. 
 <keyword id="6361865" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Volkswagen">Volkswagen</keyword> has already announced it will hike prices by 2.5% from January. 
 
So, if you are planning to buy a car next year, factor in a marginal increase in car prices.

December Is The Right Month To Buy Cars

<keyword id="1980082" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cartrade">CarTrade</keyword>, India’s leading online automobile classifieds platform, has raised USD 55 million led by <keyword id="6367519" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Temasek">Temasek</keyword>, an investment company based in <keyword id="6356662" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Singapore">Singapore</keyword>, alongside a large US family office. This injection of capital will be used to support CarTrade’s growth plans through acquisitions, expansion into new areas such as auto <keyword id="25455" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="finance">finance</keyword> and to further sharpen CarTrade’s services to consumers, dealers and OEMs. 
 
Following the merger of CarTrade with Carwale in January last year, CarTrade is India’s largest auto classifieds platform. The combined company has about 15 million unique customers per month, a leadership in both used and new cars and partner with approximately 8,000 new and used car dealer partners. The platforms list more than 200,000 used cars for sale and auctions over 200,000 vehicles to the wholesale market every year. 
 
“CarTrade is on a rapid growth trajectory. The funds raised will be used to drive growth through continued focus on strengthening our dealer and customer services and evaluating potential acquisitions. CarTrade is aggressively looking at the market for used car finance withless then 8% of used cars sold being financed through an organized financier. To address this opportunity CarTrade Finance was recently launched with the aim of financing the inventory for car dealers and to consumers who wish to buy used cars,” Vinay Sanghi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, CarTrade said in a statement. 
 Existing investors in CarTrade include <keyword id="6402698" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Warburg-Pincus">Warburg Pincus</keyword>, Temasek, JP Morgan and March Capital.

CarTrade raises US$55 millionto drive growth in online
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June onwards, luxury cars in India costing more than Rs 10 lakh, either old or new, will be attracting an additional 1% duty, which would make them a tiny bit costlier. However, it will not affect the sale of used luxury vehicles. The additional duty will be payable to the dealer or private seller of the vehicle. 
 
Used car marketers say that even though the 1% additional duty is 'cumbersome,' this rule will not leave any impact on the sale of used luxury vehicles. 
 
"The impact on used luxury vehicles sales will be minimum," said Vinay Sanghi, founder and CEO of CarTrade. The reason is the overall percentage of used luxury vehicle sales, which is too small for this impact to be worrisome for the traders. 
 
Luxury cars in this range make up anywhere between 2 to 5% of the overall used car market, however, its growing at a rapid rate, faster than the overall used car market. 
 
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