Carandbike.com
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
Type of site | News |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | India |
| Editor | Siddharth Vinayak Patankar |
| CEO | Praveen Loganathan |
| Industry | Automobile |
| Parent | Mahindra Group NDTV |
| Divisions | Mahindra First Choice Wheels Limited Fifth Gear Ventures Limited |
| URL | www |
| Current status | Active |
Carandbike.com is an Indian news portal that covers the news of automobile industry, founded in 2015. It is currently owned by Mahindra Group after its acquisition from NDTV. The platform is also known as NDTV Auto. It also acts as a marketplace for new and used cars, and publishes reviews from automotive sector.[1][2]
Siddharth Vinayak Patankar is the current editor-in-chief of the platform.[3]
History[]
Carandbike.com started in 2015 and was operated by Fifth Gear Ventures.[2] It was part of media house NDTV before its acquisition by Mahindra & Mahindra through its unit Mahindra First Choice Wheels Limited.[4]
In 2016, NDTV Limited had held 39.57 percent of the company, while 39.58 percent was held by NDTV Convergence Ltd.[5]
In January 2016, Carandbike.com tie up with Mahindra Group for the launch of KUV100.[6] In January 2018, Tata Motors partnered with Carandbike.com for the online bookings of its Tata Tiago.[1]
Carandbike Awards[]
The company has established Carandbike Awards to recognize the best in the automobile industry.[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Tata Motors, Carandbike.com tie up for online booking of Tiago". The Hindu Business Line. January 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "M&M subsidiary to acquire e-com market platform Fifth Gear Ventures". The Economic Times. January 19, 2020.
- ^ "Siddharth Vinayak Patankar". Carandbike.com. 2021.
- ^ Kapur, Narinder (17 January 2020). "Mahindra to buy CarandBike.com from NDTV to rev up digital presence". VCCircle.
- ^ Pahwa, Nikhil (July 28, 2017). "Autobyte to pick up controlling stake in NDTV's CarAndBike.com". Media Nama. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Carandbike.com ties up with Mahindra to sell cars' online". Business Standard. January 18, 2016.
- ^ Chakrabarty, Shreoshree (March 22, 2021). "2021 Carandbike Awards Announces The Best In The Business". Media Infoline.
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