What’s the tech in buying and selling cars?

Let’s talk about the question of the day. 

“What’s the tech in buying and selling cars?”

I get asked this often. Fair question.

Used cars don’t look like a tech problem. But under the hood, it’s all engineering.

At CARS24, we’ve built:

India’s Largest Cars Exchange: A high-speed real-time auction platform, operating like a stock exchange for cars.

• Over 50% of these cars are sold from one city to another. That’s true liquidity. That’s the power of a nationwide digital marketplace.

Computer vision and AI for car inspections : Our car inspection app leverages advanced AI and computer vision to evaluate every vehicle across 140+ parameters with precision and consistency.

• Each day, the system processes over 1.6 lakh images and 500 hours of engine audio, enabling it to detect even the most subtle issues from hidden rust and minor paint touch-ups to micro-scratches and structural dents.
• It can even flag potential engine problems using just photos and sound.
• What once needed expert eyes now runs at scale, faster, smarter and more accurate than ever.

Machine Learning at Marketplace Scale: We process over 1 million car inspections and auction signals daily fed into 50+ ML models that shape how we price, recommend and manage inventory. This system adapts in real time, improving decision quality across the buyer, seller and dealer ecosystem.

AI that reads every kind of document, RCs, licenses, insurance papers, across languages, formats and states.

Orbit for seamless vehicle management: Simplifying every aspect of car ownership with our all-in-one management tool.

Personalised at Scale: CARS24 delivers over 1 billion personalised vehicle recommendations daily, ensuring car buyers and dealers find their perfect match on CARS24.

Data-Driven Agility: A robust infrastructure supports 4,000+ dashboards, enabling real-time insights for swift, informed decision-making across the company.

24*7 Gen AI Chatbot: State-of-the-art chatbot that millions use to buy and sell cars at CARS24, one of India's first to operate at this scale.

It’s the kind of infra you don’t see but that’s exactly what makes it work.

In Australia, car buying is already 100% online. India’s getting there. But it needs tech, trust and time.

And that’s what we’re building: platform by platform, problem by problem.

Because when someone buys their first car, it’s not just about getting from A to B.

It’s a step forward in life.

Better Drives. Better Lives.

That’s the mission.