Rocket Internet’s Marc Samwer has announced the launch of online vehicle marketplace Carmudi globally. Carmidu was previously known launched in Nigeria as Carmido earlier this year.
The free classifieds portal was also operational in Mexico, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar under different names and was targeting almost 700 million people in all countries. It has now been unveiled for the global market with expected country launches in the few months to come.
Marc announced the news at TechCrunch Disrupt in Berlin showing Rocket’s focus on the emerging market classifieds space and taking on the global vehicle classified’s market.
Carmudi enables customers to easily find or sell their car, motorcycle or commercial vehicle online. At the same time, vehicle dealers and agents get a trusted online presence through a personalized webpage. Carmudi promises professional photos, updated listings, detailed descriptions, reports and rankings for 100% of its vehicles in each market.Carmidu was known as Ubiauto in Latin America and Motors in Asia.