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Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd (PVSL)
Share Analysis – Quality, Valuation Zone, Price Trend & DeciZen Rating BSE: 544144 NSE: PVSL Automobiles - Dealers & Distributors | Small Cap | Popular Vehicles&Ser Share Price
₹109.90 2.80 (2.61%)
As on 04-Aug'26 16:59
Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd (PVSL)
Share Analysis – Quality, Valuation Zone, Price Trend & DeciZen Rating BSE: 544144 NSE: PVSL Automobiles - Dealers & Distributors | Small Cap | Popular Vehicles&Ser Share Price
₹109.90 2.80 (2.61%)
As on 04-Aug'26 16:59
Key Metrics
Valuation Multiples
Market Cap
₹782 Cr.
Current Price
₹109.9
52-Week Low / High
₹79 / 163
TTM EPS
₹-7.2
TTM Sales
₹2,849 Cr.
Book Value per Share
₹56.9
P/E Ratio
0.00
Industry PE
81.3
Price to Book (P/B)
1.93
In line with its 3-year historical median
Price to Sales (P/S)
0.27
Lower than its 3-year historical median
EV/EBITDA
14.34
Higher than its 3-year historical median
Dividend Yield
0%
Profitability Efficiency
Return on Equity (ROE)
-11.89%
Underperforms industry median
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
0.15%
Underperforms industry median
Return on Assets (ROA)
-3.85%
Operating Profit Margin
1.6%
Net Profit Margin
-1.79%
Gross Profit Margin
0.3%
Growth Momentum
1-yr vs 3-yr growth
1-yr vs 3-yr growth
Sales Growth (1 Year)
Slowing versus 3-year growth rate
-2.53%
Operating Profit Growth (1 Year)
Improving versus 3-year growth rate
47.38%
Net Profit Growth (1 Year)
-
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Asset Quality
Promoter Holding
61.38%
Pledged shares (%) of Promoter's holding (%)
0.00%
Reserves
₹391 Cr.
Equity
₹14.2 Cr.
Face Value
₹2
All Time Low / High
₹78.50 / 296.35
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Quality
Somewhat GoodValuation
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Price Trend
Strong
Is Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd a good quality company?
Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd is a average quality company, based on a somewhat consistent multi-year financial track record.
This assessment is based on company’s performance on Revenue growth, ROCE, Equity and Assets, key margin ratios, cash conversion cycle, and debt to cash flow from operations and how it compares with its long term averages.
We have analysed the performance of the company on the following:
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How has it performed on generating Profits?
By checking its Revenue growth, Gross, Operating and Net Margins compared to its last 5-year median.
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How efficiently has it utilized Capital?
By checking its ROCE, ROA, ROE and its Cash Conversion Cycle.
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How is it managing its Debt?
By checking its Debt to Equity and Cash Flow from Operations.
How does Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd performance compare with that of its Peers?
Revenue growth of Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd vs industry peers?
Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd revenue CAGR is 6.98%, compared to the industry median CAGR of 9.1%, indicating slower growth and losing its market share.
Promoter shareholding and pledge status of Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd?
Promoters hold 61.38% of the Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd, with 0.00% of their stake pledged, indicating no pledge risk.
Stock return of Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd over the last decade?
Over the last 1 year(s), the stock has delivered a CAGR of -10.56% based on the current price.
10 Year X-Ray :
Analysis of Financial Track Record (Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end)
Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year endData adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end.
What is a Financial Track Record? How to read this chart in order to understand the data present here?
Financial track record gives insight into the company's performance on key parameters over the past ten years. MoneyWorks4me’s proprietary colour codes make it easy for retail investors to gauge the company’s past performance.
Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd has performed well in some of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is somewhat good
Value Creation ⓘ
| Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCE % ⓘ | 10.4% | 16.8% | 15.2% | 10.8% | 12.4% | 14.6% | 12.9% | 18.8% | 15.5% | 1.7% | - |
| Value Creation Index ⓘ | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | - |
Growth Parameters ⓘ |
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| Sales ⓘ | 1,989 | 2,331 | 2,261 | 2,253 | 1,839 | 1,692 | 1,866 | 2,514 | 2,644 | 2,577 | 2,849 |
| Sales YoY Gr. | - | 17.2% | -3% | -0.4% | -18.4% | -8% | 10.3% | 34.7% | 5.2% | -2.5% | - |
| Adj EPS ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.7 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 3.2 | -4.8 | -7.2 |
| YoY Gr. | - | NA | -33.3% | 9950% | -136.8% | NA | -59% | 363.8% | -34.3% | -250.6% | - |
| BVPS (₹) ⓘ | 17.7 | 28.6 | 31.8 | 29.1 | 28.9 | 31.4 | 32.5 | 37.1 | 69.2 | 63.9 | 56.9 |
| Adj Net Profit ⓘ | 1.4 | 21.8 | 17.2 | 12.6 | -4.7 | 16 | 6.6 | 30.5 | 22.8 | -34.3 | -51 |
| Cash Flow from Ops. ⓘ | 93.7 | 110 | -2.7 | -72.8 | 147 | 75.2 | 27.3 | 85.5 | 115 | -38.7 | - |
| Debt/CF from Ops. ⓘ | 2.7 | 0.8 | -56.6 | -3.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 1.5 | -7 | - |
CAGR ⓘ
| 9 Years | 5 Years | 3 Years | 1 Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales ⓘ | 2.9% | 7% | 11.4% | -2.5% | ||||
| Adj EPS ⓘ | NA | NA | -266.2% | -250.6% | ||||
| BVPSⓘ | 15.3% | 17.2% | 25.2% | -7.6% | ||||
| Share Price | - | - | - | -8.9% | ||||
Key Financial Parameters ⓘ
| Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity % ⓘ | 2.6 | 20.9 | 10.7 | 7.2 | -2.6 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 14 | 6.3 | -7.2 | -11.9 |
| Op. Profit Mgn % ⓘ | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2 | 3.1 | 5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 2 |
| Net Profit Mgn % ⓘ | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -1.8 |
| Debt to Equity ⓘ | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Working Cap Days ⓘ | 50 | 38 | 37 | 49 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 66 | 85 | 35 |
| Cash Conv. Cycle ⓘ | 35 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 40 | 34 | 39 | 32 | 34 | 41 | -3 |
Valuation of Popular Vehicles&Ser - Standalone
Analyst's Notes
No data found!
Management X-Ray
Shareholding Pattern
Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging
| Pledged * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
* Pledged shares as % of Promoter's holding (%)
Financials
| PARTICULARS | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 2,331 | 2,261 | 2,253 | 1,839 | 1,692 | 1,866 | 2,514 | 2,644 | 2,577 | 2,849 |
| Operating Expenses ⓘ + | 2,275 | 2,208 | 2,207 | 1,782 | 1,608 | 1,783 | 2,396 | 2,527 | 2,536 | 2,789 |
| Operating Profit ⓘ | 57 | 53 | 45 | 57 | 84 | 82 | 118 | 117 | 41 | 60 |
| Operating Profit Margin (%) | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 2.1% |
| Other Income ⓘ + | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 19 |
| Interest ⓘ | 15 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 35 | 39 | 45 | 57 | 53 | 70 |
| Depreciation ⓘ | 15 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 46 | 48 | 53 | 78 |
| Profit Before Tax ⓘ | 32 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 39 | 31 | -42 | -69 |
| Tax ⓘ | 11 | 10 | 7 | -4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | -8 | -18 |
| Profit After Tax | 21 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 26 | -34 | -51 |
| PAT Margin (%) | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 1.0% | -1.3% | -1.8% |
| Adjusted EPS (₹) | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | -4.7 | -7.2 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 13.80% | 0% | 0% |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Equity and Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Shareholders Fund + | 153 | 170 | 182 | 182 | 197 | 204 | 233 | 492 | 455 | 405 | |
| Debt + | 74 | 143 | 266 | 201 | 188 | 198 | 221 | 166 | 269 | 375 | |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trade Payables | 21 | 13 | 39 | 120 | 34 | 50 | 40 | 109 | 55 | 57 | |
| Others Liabilities ⓘ | 120 | 93 | 94 | 262 | 278 | 362 | 348 | 444 | 430 | 607 | |
| Total Liabilities ⓘ | 368 | 419 | 581 | 765 | 696 | 814 | 842 | 1,211 | 1,209 | 1,445 | |
Fixed Assets | |||||||||||
| Net Fixed Assets ⓘ + | 126 | 127 | 132 | 285 | 288 | 385 | 387 | 427 | 464 | 742 | |
| CWIP ⓘ | 1 | 12 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 11 | |
| Investments ⓘ | 13 | 13 | 50 | 70 | 62 | 62 | 93 | 111 | 115 | 115 | |
| Inventories | 68 | 79 | 178 | 216 | 143 | 200 | 196 | 292 | 314 | 257 | |
| Trade Receivables | 88 | 93 | 121 | 51 | 86 | 66 | 81 | 89 | 69 | 83 | |
| Cash Equivalents | 12 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 12 | 44 | |
| Others Assets ⓘ | 61 | 69 | 59 | 102 | 64 | 83 | 72 | 243 | 226 | 192 | |
| Total Assets ⓘ | 368 | 419 | 581 | 765 | 696 | 814 | 842 | 1,211 | 1,209 | 1,445 | |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Flow From Operating Activity ⓘ + | 110 | -3 | -73 | 147 | 75 | 27 | 86 | 115 | -39 | 93 |
| Cash Flow From Investing Activity ⓘ + | -1 | -37 | -37 | -28 | 2 | -27 | -57 | -176 | -12 | -97 |
| Cash Flow From Financing Activity ⓘ + | -115 | 52 | 100 | -116 | -56 | -31 | -30 | 89 | 28 | 35 |
| Net Cash Flow ⓘ | -6 | 12 | -9 | 3 | 21 | -30 | -1 | 28 | -23 | 32 |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratios | ||||||||||
| ROE (%) | 20.09 | 10.93 | 6.97 | 7.39 | 8.38 | 3.48 | 13.43 | 7.12 | -7.1 | -11.89 |
| ROCE (%) | 16.82 | 15.2 | 10.83 | 12.43 | 14.63 | 12.94 | 18.82 | 15.49 | 1.65 | 0.15 |
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 5.96 | 5.74 | 4.5 | 2.73 | 2.39 | 2.54 | 3.1 | 2.63 | 2.2 | 2.22 |
| PAT to CFO Conversion(x) | 5.24 | -0.17 | -6.08 | 11.31 | 4.69 | 3.86 | 2.97 | 4.42 | N/A | N/A |
| Working Capital Days | ||||||||||
| Receivable Days | 13.70 | 14.70 | 17.40 | 17.10 | 14.40 | 14.50 | 10.50 | 11.50 | 10.90 | 9.50 |
| Inventory Days | 13.90 | 11.90 | 20.80 | 39.10 | 37.60 | 32.70 | 28.20 | 33 | 41.60 | 35.50 |
| Payable Days | 4.20 | 3.20 | 4.90 | 19 | 20.10 | 10 | 8 | 12.70 | 14 | 8.60 |
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The current trading price of Popular Vehicles&Ser on 04-Aug-2026 16:59 is ₹109.9.
Market capitalization or market cap is determined by multiplying the current market price of a company's shares with the total number of shares outstanding. As of 03-Aug-2026 the market cap of Popular Vehicles&Ser stood at ₹782.5 Cr
The latest P/E ratio of Popular Vehicles&Ser as of 03-Aug-2026 is 0.00.
The latest P/B ratio of Popular Vehicles&Ser as of 03-Aug-2026 is 1.93.
The 52-week high of Popular Vehicles&Ser is ₹163.1 and the 52-week low is ₹78.50.
The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Popular Vehicles&Ser is ₹2,849 ( Cr.) .
Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd is a average quality company.
The key valuation ratios of Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd's currently when compared to its past seem to suggest it is in the Fair zone.
The Price Trend analysis by MoneyWorks4Me indicates it is Strong which suggest that the price of Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd is likely to Rise in the short term. However, please check the rating on Quality and Valuation before investing
About Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd
The company was originally incorporated as Popular Vehicles and Services Limited on July 5, 1983 at Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala, India as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 1956 and received its certificate for commencement of business on July 14, 1983. The company was converted to a private limited company pursuant to a special resolution passed by its Shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on December 29, 2014 and the name of the company was changed to Popular Vehicles and Services Private Limited. A fresh certificate of incorporation consequent upon conversion of the company to a private limited company was issued on March 24, 2015 by the Registrar of Companies, Kerala at Ernakulam (RoC). The company was subsequently converted into a public limited company pursuant to a special resolution passed by its Shareholders at the EGM held on June 11, 2018 and the name of the company was changed to Popular Vehicles and Services Limited. A fresh certificate of incorporation consequent upon conversion of the company to a public limited company was issued on July 10, 2018 by the RoC.
The company is a diversified automobile dealership in India, having a fully integrated business model. The company caters to the complete life cycle of vehicle ownership, right from the sale of new vehicles, servicing and repairing vehicles, distributing spare parts and accessories, to facilitating sale and exchange of pre-owned vehicles, operating driving schools and facilitating the sale of third-party financial and insurance products. It categorises its automobile dealership business into three key segments, namely, (a) passenger vehicles including luxury vehicles, (b) commercial vehicles and (c) electric two-wheeler and three-wheeler vehicles.
The company operate (a) passenger vehicle dealerships covering economy, premium and luxury vehicles across its dealerships for the following OEMs: (i) Maruti Suzuki India (Maruti Suzuki) for both Arena and Nexa, through the Company, (ii) Honda Cars India (Honda) through its Subsidiary, VMPL, and (iii) Jaguar Land Rover India (JLR) through its Subsidiary, PAWL; (b) commercial vehicle dealerships of (i) Tata Motors (Tata Motors (Commercial)), through its Subsidiary, PMMIL and (ii) Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (BharatBenz), through its Subsidiary, PMPL; and (c) electric three-wheeler vehicle dealership of Piaggio Vehicles, including commercial and cargo vehicles (Piaggio), through its Subsidiary, KGPL and electric two-wheeler vehicle dealership of Ather Energy (Ather), through its Subsidiary, KCPL.
Business area of the company
The company is engaged in the business of automobile dealerships in India. It provides complete services throughout the life cycle of vehicle ownership, including sales of new and preowned vehicles, servicing, spare parts distribution, driving schools, and third-party financial and insurance product sales.
Awards, accreditations and accolades
- 2003: PMMIL received the first ISO 9001:2015 certification.
- 2004: The company was declared as the winner of the All India Best HR Practices Award in the Maruti Suzuki Dealers’ Conference 2003-04.
- 2005: The company was declared as the winner of the All India Best HR Practices Award (Category A) in the Maruti Suzuki Dealers’ Conference 2004-05.
- 2007: The company was declared as the winner of the All India Best HR Practices Award (Category A) in the Maruti Suzuki Dealers’ Conference 2006-07.
- 2008: The company was declared as the runner up of the Sales Award for Excellence in Sales and Best HR Practices (Category A) in the Maruti Suzuki Dealers Conference.
- 2013: PAWL was recognised as the National Dealer Champion by JLR at the Dealer Excellence Awards 2012-2013.
- 2014: PAWL was recognised as the National Dealer Champion by JLR at the Dealer Excellence Awards 2013-2014.
- 2014: PADL received the Product Champion Brakes from Maruti Suzuki in Parts Distributor Meet 2014.
- 2015: PAWL was recognised as the National Champion for Overall Sales by JLRat the Dealer Excellence Awards 2014-15.
- 2015: PMMIL received the “Best Dealer in Commercial Vehicles” Award in the first Apollo CV Awards 2015.
- 2016: PAWL was recognised as the Jaguar Land Rover Overall Champion Category A – at the JLR Dealer Excellence Awards 2015-16.
- 2017: The company was declared as the all India second runner up as Dealer Group with the Highest Sales Award at the NEXA Awards for Innovation & Excellence.
- 2018: The company was declared as the runner up of the All India Highest Sales Award (Arena Channel) in the Maruti Suzuki Dealer Conference.
- 2018: PMMIL was awarded the Excellence Award for highest sale of SCV Passenger by Tata Motors (Commercial).
- 2018: PMMIL was awarded the Excellence Award and was declared as the third ranked dealer in the Tata Genuine Parts Business by Tata Motors (Commercial).
- 2018: PMMIL was awarded the Excellence Award and was declared as the third ranked dealer in the Tata OK-Pre Owned Vehicles Business by Tata Motors (Commercial).
- 2018: PAWL (Marqland) was recognised as the Best Luxury Car Dealership at the Times Business Awards.
- 2019: PADL was awarded the Best Infrastructure & Warehouse Facility in the Parts Distributor Meet 2019 held at Kathmandu, Nepal by Maruti Suzuki.
- 2019: PADL received the most enterprising CEO award by Maruti Suzuki.
- 2020: The company was categorised within the “Alpha Band” in Nexa score card 2019-20 from Maruti Suzuki for Kerala and Chennai in Nexa.
- 2020: The company was categorised within the “Platinum Band” in balance score card 2019-20 by Maruti Suzuki for Kerala in Arena.
- 2021: The company was categorised within the “Alpha Band” in Nexa score card 2020-21 from Maruti Suzuki for Kerala and Chennai in Nexa.
- 2021: The company has achieved the coveted ‘Platinum Band’ in balance score card 2020-21 by Maruti Suzuki for Kerala in Arena.
- 2021: The company has achieved the coveted ‘Gold Band’ in balance score card 2020-21 by Maruti Suzuki for Chennai in Arena.
- 2022: The company was awarded the ‘award of excellence’ at the Maruti Suzuki Dealers Conference, 2022.
- 2022: The company achieved the coveted Platinum Band in Balance Score Card 2021-22 from Maruti Suzuki for Chennai in Arena.
- 2022: The company achieved the Alpha Band in Nexa Score Card 2021-22 from Maruti Suzuki for Kerala and Chennai in Nexa.
- 2023: The company has received ET Auto Retail Award 2023, for being the Top Dealer of the Year (South).
Major events and milestones
- 1984: The company commenced automobile dealership business with setting up their first Maruti Suzuki showroom in Trivandrum, Kerala.
- 1997: The company’s Subsidiary, PMMIL commenced its first dealership in Kerala for Tata commercial vehicles.
- 2002: The company commenced the ‘Popular Motors’ dealership in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, for Maruti Suzuki passenger vehicles.
- 2005: The company’s Subsidiary, PADL commenced spare parts distribution business in Kerala.
- 2006: The company’s Subsidiary, PMMIL commenced the ‘Popular Motors’ dealership in Tamil Nadu for Tata Motors (Commercial) commercial vehicles.
- 2008: The company’s step-down Subsidiary, VMPL commenced its ‘Vision Motors’ dealership in Kottayam, Kerala for Honda passenger vehicles.
- 2015: Investment by BanyanTree in the Company.
- 2021: The company’s Subsidiary, KGPL, entered into a dealership agreement with Piaggio Vehicles Private Limited to operate dealerships for three-wheeler electric vehicles in Ernakulam.
- 2021: The company’s Subsidiary, KCPL, entered into a letter of intent with Ather Energy Private Limited to operate the two-wheeler electric vehicles dealership in Trivandrum.
- 2022: The company’s Subsidiary KCPL, entered into a letter of intent with Ather Energy Private Limited to operate the two-wheeler electric vehicles dealership in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu.
- 2023: The company’s step-down Subsidiary PMPL, entered into a slump sale agreement to acquire BharatBenz dealership business in Maharashtra.
- 2023: The company received an in-principle approval for Maruti Suzuki dealership (Arena Channel) at Bangalore, Karnataka.
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