Zoomcar runs a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace in India, connecting car owners ("Hosts") who want to earn income from underutilized vehicles with people ("Guests") who need a car for short- to medium-term trips. As of March 2025, Zoomcar had roughly 40,000 registered Host vehicles and 4 million active Guests across 94 cities. Guests book and pay through Zoomcar's app or website, and a keyless entry system lets Guests unlock vehicles directly from their phone. Zoomcar originally owned its own fleet but shifted to this asset-light, platform-only model between 2018 and 2021. Zoomcar makes money by taking roughly 45% of total Gross Booking Value on each trip, retaining 100% of trip protection fees and 40% of base booking fees. Zoomcar self-insures Host vehicle damage rather than buying third-party insurance, managing damage costs through collected protection fees. Revenue scales with the number of bookings, trip length, and average transaction value — around 49% of GBV comes from SUVs or premium vehicles. Hosts range from casual owners listing a single car to small multi-car operators; the latter are a minority of Hosts but drive the majority of bookings. Costs are primarily technology, customer support, and the IoT hardware that enables GPS tracking and keyless entry. Growth is focused on deepening India penetration through improving platform conversion, growing Host supply in dense urban areas, and partnering with airlines, hotels, and travel platforms to embed Zoomcar into broader travel planning.