HT Bureau
GUWAHATi, May 9: HDFC Bank launched ‘Xpress Car Loans’ – an end-to-end digital new car loan journey for existing customers as well as non-customers. The Bank has integrated its lending application with automobile dealers across the country. This industry-first facility is expected to revolutionise the way car financing is done in the country.
Arvind Kapil – country head, Retail Assets, HDFC Bank, “HDFC Bank has been a pioneer in digital innovations. Now we are stepping up by launching an end-to-end digital car loan solution for existing as well as new customers. Xpress Car Loans by HDFC Bank will be an industry-defining automotive lending journey. It will be available across all our branches, and dealerships, and eventually on third-party aggregator platforms. While the automotive ecosystem has evolved, there is still a significant opportunity to unlock value for customers – particularly in semi-urban and rural India), by transforming the customer experience. Digital is a way of life for us at HDFC Bank, and we strongly believe that it can shift our trajectory from incremental to exponential growth.”
Notably, The Indian automotive industry is poised to become the third-largest in the world in the next 5-to-7 years with 35 million new vehicle units per year of sales. In about a decade, this is estimated to result in over 350 million 4-wheelers and over 250 million 2-wheelers, hitting the road.