Multi-brand car service network CarZ has opened nine modern service outlets in Guntur, Khammam, Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Nellore, Anantapur, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.

The Hyderabad-based company, which began operations in 2008 by setting up this service chain, had raised $5 million from Indo-US ventures for its expansion plans. The company now has 14 outlets in all, 12 of them across Andhra Pradesh, including three in Hyderabad at Madhapur, Gachibowli and Prasads IMAX. Mr Venu Donepudi, Managing Director, CarZ in a statement said, “Andhra Pradesh is a huge market for us with a population of nearly 840 million people. It has one of the highest growth-rate for vehicle ownership in the country.”

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