CARS24 elevates Himanshu Ratnoo as CEO of used cars India

Cars24, an e-commerce platform for pre-owned vehicles, has elevated Himanshu Ratnoo to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Used Cars India. 

The announcement was made by Vikram Chopra, founder and CEO of CARS24, in an internal email to the organization.

In his new role, Ratnoo will oversee the company’s C2B and retail operations, focusing on scaling growth and driving innovation. 

Ratnoo’s initiatives including the development of franchise models, lead monetization strategies, and a revamped approach to luxury car transactions.  

CARS24 offers services like buying, selling, loans, insurance, driver on demand, FASTag, challans, scrapping and more into one powerful platform making it the only super app in this segment.

Apart from this through CARS24 Financial Services, the company offers various vehicles lending products to the customers. 

Following a modest growth in FY23, Cars24 registered 25% year-on-year growth to Rs 6,917 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2024. However, the firm’s net losses stood at Rs 498.4 crore with an adjusted EBITDA of Rs 318.8 crore in FY24. 

Cars24 has not raised external funding in the last three years. In December 2021, the company raised $450 million at a valuation of $3.3 billion. Its major investors include Alpha Wave, SoftBank, Tencent, and DST Global.