eBay India motors to enhance focus in TN

Chennai, May 17: 'eBay India Motors,' a leading only B2B marketplace, announced its plans of enhancing focus in Tamil Nadu.

The company also plans to increase awareness of eBay platform and the opportunities it provides for corporates and dealers across the state, 'eBay India Motors' Director Amit Bhartiya told newspersons here today.

"Our company is a B2B motors marketplace where corporates, financial institutions, large dealers and fleet owners sell vehicles to automobile dealers across the country," he informed.

He pointed out "1000 dealer-entrepreneurs (12.5 per cent), who buy on the platform in the country are from Tamil Nadu, making it an emerging market for eCommerce development." "Many of these dealers were new to the internet with over 60 per cent getting first introduced to the computer and the internet through eBay training," Mr Bartiya said adding about 61 per cent of the dealers come from small towns like Tuticorin, Marthandam, Karikudi and Pollachi.

He said the complany provides free training to registered dealers across the country through the 'eBay Motors Academy.' "The academy conducts buyer-training programmes to inform the participants about the opportunity, benefits and processes of buying on eBay," he informed adding "in addition, there is phone-based training and even regional language online animated tutorials in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali."

UNI