Mobility Energy and Transportation
CarTrade–CarDekho acquisition faces funding hurdles as reserves fall short of expected purchase price.
21 Nov 2025
CarTrade’s bid to acquire CarDekho’s automotive classifieds business—one of the largest consolidation attempts in India’s pre-owned vehicle market—may stall due to funding challenges. Despite the merged entity commanding access to 300M+ users and nearly 80% of auto classifieds traffic, CarTrade’s ?1,080-crore reserves fall far short of the deal value, making equity dilution or debt financing increasingly unavoidable.