Carmudi With Android App Launch Targets C2C Interface

Carmudi, Nigeria’s leading car-site has again brought convenience to its users with the unveiling of an android app, which is even a customer to customer (C2C) interface enabler.

This milestone comes barely two months after Carmudi celebrated its one year anniversary and website re-launch.

Expatiating the convince the app offers the users, Christian Keller, managing director of Carmudi Nigeria said, “With four easy steps you can have your car up for sale in less than 2 minutes with the use of the Carmudi Android app.

“All you need to do is download the app, go to the menu and click on the link that says ‘sell your vehicle’.

“That allows you to upload your car details, images and contact information. And voila, your car is ready for sale.

He further stated that sellers in particular can reach millions of interested buyers in just a few seconds without going through the hassle of putting adverts in the papers or spreading the word among friends.

He said that what makes it even better is that this service is available in 10 languages including English, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bengali, French, Spanish, Sinhala, Tamil, Vietnamese and is absolutely free.

Keller, said “With the app, selling your car is no more waiting for months to get the right kind of buyer and no more visiting a plethora of car dealers to get your resale’s worth. With more than xx million Nigerians using eligible Smartphones, everyone will be able to use Carmudi through their mobile phones.”

In a video chat with pressmen based in Lagos during the app launch, Nalla Kurananithy, chief product officer at Carmudi, said, the Android App has been designed in a way that it works seamlessly even in countries where the internet speed is relatively slow.

“Our intent is to bring the car selling experience to a whole new level in emerging markets, by providing an extremely smooth and easy-to-use platform,” commented Nalla. 

Also speaking, Biodun Makinde, head of Marketing, Carmudi Nigeria, explained that sellers usually get prompt notifications/ alerts about potential customers straight to their Android devices during usage.

“This way, Makinde said, “you can get in touch with buyers immediately and make an active sale. If you are undecided about pricing your used car, you can choose from various options between Drive Away, On The Road and Negotiable prices. This will allow you to meet potential buyers before committing to a final price”.

He added that the high security standard and transparency level that dealers/individual sellers tend to enjoy through Carmudi allows them to secure a trusted stamp among buyers.

“The professional photos, the updated listings, the detailed descriptions, reports and rankings of all the listed vehicles make the selling/buying experience absolutely stress-free.

“Also, the cars listed through the Android app and the website are shared with Carmudi’s social media followers (approx.1 million) to make the selling process even more effective.

“So no more waiting for months to get the right kind of buyer or visiting a plethora of car dealers to get your resale’s worth. If you are looking to sell your car online, simply download the app from the Google Play – it is fast and hassle-free,” he said.

On his part, Fidelis Arumala, head, Sales and Partnership, Carmudi Nigeria, said that Carmudi as a platform has made tremendous achievements in the country in the last 15 months, especially in consumer education and enlightenment.

According to him, the platform currently with established presence in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Benin City, hopes to move to other cities in due time.

He said that Carmudi has seen improvement on the number of car ‘hunters’ who visit the sites on daily basis. He said, “When we started, there were barely 500 visitors to the site weekly, but today we record six to seven thousand daily visitors. That is a remarkable improvement which shows that Nigerians are now buying or making inquiries or selling their cars online.

Nodding in agreement, Makinde said that carmudi used the few months of its operations to ensure that safety is a topnotch in its activities, revealing that they are cementing agreement with security agencies that will help in containing fraudsters from listing cars online for sale.  

Carmudi was founded in 2013 and is currently available in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

The vehicle marketplace offers buyers, sellers and car dealers the ideal platform to find cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles online.