Indimoto.com Announces the Results of 1st Carpool Survey
Indimoto.com a leading auto classifieds portal and India’s 1st carpool website has announced the results of a recently conducted survey of car-poolers across India. The first of its kind survey has revealed interesting facts about commuters who have adopted carpooling (ride sharing) a relatively new concept in India.
New Delhi, India (PRWEB) August 4, 2006 -- Indimoto.com a leading auto classifieds portal and India’s 1st carpool website has announced the results of a recently conducted survey of car-poolers across India. The first of its kind survey has revealed interesting facts about commuters who have adopted carpooling (ride sharing) a relatively new concept in India. Since its launch in April 2006 more than 300 commuters have been able to find carpool matches via the site and as a result are saving an average of Rs.1500 per person on monthly fuel & commuting expenses while reducing pollution and traffic on choked city roads.
The survey results indicate that maximum car-poolers belong to New Delhi ( 53%) with Mumbai second at 26%. 91% of the car-poolers are male and a majority (85%) are between 26-45 years of age. 81% of the car-poolers are employed in the private sector and 44% have a monthly income of over Rs.50000. A majority (83%) own cars and 56% own bikes, 35% of the car-poolers spend more than Rs.5000 per month on commuting. The primary reason for car-pooling was cost saving (62%) followed by traffic reduction (38%) and fuel saving (33%). To view the complete survey report visit http://www.indimoto.com/carpoolsurvey.pdf
Indimoto.com albeit being a full fledged auto portal is dedicated towards propagating the noble cause of carpools across the country and this survey is a step to understand the profile of the car-poolers in terms of gender, age, geo location, occupation, income, vehicle ownership, monthly fuel expense & opinion on the benefits of carpools.
Mr. Udit Bhandari, Founder & CEO Indimoto.com said, “This survey is a part of our commitment towards promoting car-pooling in India. We wanted to understand the profile of commuters who have opted for carpools by posting free listings on Indimoto.com and gauge their opinion on the concept. The results of this survey will enable us to better target our promotional activities and reach a larger base of commuters who stand to benefit immensely.”
The site Indimoto.com (http://www.indimoto.com) which was launched in April 2006 is establishing itself as a leading auto portal with an array of services for used car & bike sellers, buyers, dealers and auto enthusiasts and at the same time is promoting car-pooling by offering free carpool listings. Potential car-poolers can register themselves on the site for free and list their carpool wanted ad with details like origin, destination, pin code, to & fro timing, ride wanted/offered and many other options. On the other hand one can also search currently active listings according to the many advanced search options which provide accurate matches.
Indimoto.com has also revealed interesting trends in the used vehicles market place. Listings for used cars and bikes on the site are growing as is the traffic of used vehicle buyers scouting for the best deals on wheels. The site claims to be the easiest to use auto classifieds site in India and is focussed on establishing itself as the most comprehensive auto portal.
Talking of future plans, Mr Bhandari said “We have ambitious plans for the business and want to make Indimoto.com the most preferred online automotive resource. Increasing penetration of the Internet and the growing used car and bike market in India presents a fantastic opportunity for growth in the online auto classifieds vertical and we intend to capitalise on that.”
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