Why are all CarsBook dealers verified?
Registration is reviewed before an account can see the marketplace. Approved dealers are identified by business name, city and state, so you always know whose stock you are looking at.
Built for the person who actually moves the car.
CarsBook has one job: put a verified dealer's stock in front of another verified dealer, quickly and with a record. Everything in the app serves that.
Discovery
Why is CarsBook built around search instead of a feed?
You do not scroll hoping to find the right car. You describe the car you need and CarsBook narrows the network down to it. Sorting, filtering and shortlisting exist so a dealer can compare three options in a couple of minutes.
- Filters that matter to a dealer - make, model, year, fuel, transmission, ownership, kilometres, price, city and state.
- Sort the way you shop - newest first, lowest or highest price, lowest kilometres, or recently updated.
- India-wide, not city-wide - the whole dealer network is reachable from one search.
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The platform
What can a dealer actually do on CarsBook?
Every feature below solves a specific problem a working dealer runs into every week.
What does a CarsBook listing include?
A guided listing flow captures make, model, variant, year, fuel, transmission, ownership, kilometres, condition, price and location. Add up to 8 photos per car, compressed so pages stay fast on a dealer's data plan.
How does dealer-to-dealer chat work?
Every thread belongs to a vehicle, so context never gets lost. Send text, photos, documents and voice notes, and receive notifications in the installed app. Only the dealers in the conversation can read it.
How do offers and counter offers work?
Send an offer on any car. The seller can accept, reject, or counter; you can counter back. The negotiation is stored as a timeline on the vehicle, so both sides always see the current number and how it got there.
How are RC and insurance documents handled?
RC, insurance, PUC and service records are attached to the listing but never published. Buyers cannot see documents until the selling dealer authorises access, so a listing can be public while its paperwork stays confidential.
Who can see my listings?
Your listings are visible to approved dealers across the network rather than to the general public. The audience is narrow, which is exactly why a listing reaches people who can actually buy a car from you.
How many cars can I list?
Plans are sized by listing capacity, not by feature tier: 1, 3, 7 or 15 live cars at a time. The cap keeps the marketplace clean and stops duplicate listings. Reach the limit and you free a slot by ending or swapping a listing.
How do notifications work?
New messages, offers and listing activity are pushed to the installed Android app. Push does not work in Expo Go or a browser, so use the APK from this site if you rely on alerts.
Comparison
How does CarsBook compare with groups and retail portals?
An honest comparison. CarsBook is not better for selling to end customers - that is not what it is for.
| CarsBook | Messaging groups | Retail portals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who you reach | Verified dealers only | Whoever joined the group | End customers and brokers |
| Counterparty is checked | Yes - account is reviewed before access | No | Minimal |
| Search and filters | Make, model, year, fuel, km, price, city, state | Scroll only | Consumer-oriented search |
| Price negotiation record | Offer, counter and accept kept as a timeline | Verbal only | Listing comments |
| Vehicle documents | Private until the seller shares them | Whatever a member happens to post | Often public on the listing |
| Cost to a dealer | Flat plan: 1, 3, 7 or 15 car listings | Free, but costs hours | Lead fees or commissions |
| Vehicle payment handling | None - you deal directly | None | None |
Try it
How much does it cost to list cars?
Download the app, register your dealership and see what other verified dealers are listing. The free plan lists 1 car at no cost, and paid plans go up to 15.