PakWheels is a Pakistani online marketplace for car shoppers and sellers based in Lahore.[2] It aggregates thousands of new, used, and certified second-hand cars from thousands of dealers and private sellers.[3] The site also provides users with automotive reviews, shopping advice, and comparison tools for car financing and insurance information.[4] It serves as an online community of automobile enthusiasts, with over 600,000 registered members on its online forum.[5] PakWheels was founded in July 2003 in Karachi by Muhammad Hanif Bhatti. It was bought by Raza Saeed and Suneel Munj in 2007. [6][7]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | July 18, 2003 |
| Founder | Muhammad Hanif Bhatti |
| Headquarters | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Key people | Suneel Sarfaraz Munj (Chairman) Muhammad Raza Saeed (CEO)[1] |
| Products | Digital automotive marketplace |
| Website | www |
Products and website
editPakWheels offers services that help consumers buy cars, sell cars, or research car purchases. For those looking to buy a car, the site offers listings of new and used vehicles. Sellers can list cars directly for sale to a buyer or the site can also offer to sell it with various levels of service including a level where the website representatives handle many of the details, including writing the ad, taking photos, and pre-screening potential buyers.
The website has an editorial team that publishes PakWheels Blog, which reviews new and used cars and provides tips and advice via YouTube videos, articles, and social media content.[8] The website offers its products and services online and on its iPhone and Android apps.[9][10] Apart from sale and purchase, an online internet forum allows users to interact with other automobile enthusiasts across Pakistan, specifically in regard to problems associated with their automobiles.
PakWheels also organizes annual PakWheels Auto Show in Lahore,[11] Karachi,[12] Islamabad,[13] Peshawar, Multan, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Bahawalpur, Gujranwala, and Okara.
Recognition
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About Us PakWheels". Pakwheels. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Arif, Farrah; Sarfraz, Sarah Suneel (September 6, 2017). "Pakwheels.com—The Next Challenge!". Asian Journal of Management Cases. 14 (2): 137–159. doi:10.1177/0972820117712315 – via CrossRef.
- ^ Zaheer, Farhan (2015-04-26). "Pakwheels.com: 'Aiming to be a billion-dollar entity in 5 years'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "PakWheels.com celebrates 11th anniversary". Business Recorder. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "PakWheels.com hacked, over half million accounts compromised". The Express Tribune. 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ Haq, Shahram (2014-02-15). "Portal tries to offer all solutions to auto lovers". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Auto show drives Karachiites wild". The Express Tribune. 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Home". PakWheels Blog. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Compare Your Favorite Cars - Check Prices and Specs". Pakwheels. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "PakWheels: Buy & Sell Cars, Bikes and Auto Parts - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Autoshow 2013: 'A jaw-dropping experience to see rich people's toys'". The Express Tribune. 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Automobile show attracts over 500 vehicles". Dawn. 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ Naeem, Waqas (2012-11-11). "Islamabad Auto Show: Unique cars draw 5,000 enthusiasts". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Pakistan: Teradata announces National IT Excellence Awards - SAMENA Daily News". www.samenacouncil.org. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Teradata - IT Excellence Awards". 2014-05-19. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Pakwheels enjoys scalability and improved server uptime on AWS". Amazon Web Services, Inc. Retrieved 2022-07-17.