Mumbai, 15 July (HS):

Out of the 432 showrooms of Ola Electric Mobility Services, 385 have been

closed, as they had no permission to sale the vehicles. Only 47 showrooms

possessed the required certificate. The information was provided by the State

Transport Commissionerate following a flash survey by all RTOs.

As per the transport

rules a trade certificate is mandatory for maintaining vehicles in a showroom

for sale. Pritpal Singh had lodged a complaint that Ola showrooms are operating

without the trade certificates, following which a survey was carried out. The

showrooms operating without the certificates were closed.

In Maharashtra, Ola

sold 1,31,375 two-wheelers since 2021. In 2025, Ola sold 13,298 two-wheelers.

In India, Ola sold 9,05,815 two-wheelers. During the last financial year more

than 2,44000 two-wheelers were sold by Ola, of which 12 percent vehicles were

sold in Maharashtra. The company can start the showrooms only after procuring

the trade Certificates.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar