[Resolved]  Team Associate India Pvt Ltd — Chevrolet Spark offer

Address: Mumbai City, Maharashtra

I Atish purchase a car (Chevrolet Spark) from Team Associate India Private Ltd. as they are running a offer of advertisement on car for that they said that they will pay Rs 6000/- per month as a rental for the same. I purchase this car on Sept 2009 and they started giving money form Jan 2010 they paid only for 10 months and from November 2010 they stop paying Rs 6000/-. in the month of Jan 2011 there are some news in News paper and television channel that Team Associate is a frod company and they had did a big frod. Regarding this I just want to know what should I do for the same.
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Aug 13, 2020
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This company has hired some place in Kandivali (west) and put some chevrolet cars outside with a sticker on them.
They are offering Chevrolet Spark car for around Rs 4 Lakhs, of which you are supposed to pay Rs.1.23 Lakhs and the rest will be thru loan EMI Rs 6000 per month. The loan will also be taken by the customer, and Team Associate India Pvt Limited promises to pay Rs 6000 per month for a stciker that will be put as advertisemnt on the car doors. They claim to have nothing to do with your buying the car. Just that they will pay you everymonth so you can pay the car loan.
Also, they claim to have a tie up with Ashtavinayak Auto Pvt Ltd Mumbai(authorized Chevrolet car dealers) for this scheme.
However, I called Chevrolet (general motors) and Ashtavinayak Auto Pvt Ltd and they claim to have nothing no tie up with the scheme or the offer.
Second thing is that the price of Spark car is arounbd 3- 3.5 Lakhs and already there is offer of 47000 discount, so this price comes around 3 lakhs.
This money will be pocketed by this company and customer will not get its benefit.
The agreement for the 6000 rent will be done only after the full amount is paid for the car.
The advnca payment has to be done to Team Associate company and tey do not provide proper acknowledgment of the payment from the car dealer.
This offer and scheme is not approved by Chevrolet or any dealer and sounds lucrative but very risky.
Well, i have no idea of whether its a farce or not...
but its seems a good business model... have heard of high sales volume...n probably even GM supporting the same to boost the sales volume...heard the same model is going to be taken to other cities...
since u are gonna have the car...its question of just 47k discount...
u have a bet of whether this will be in operation for over a period of 8 months...if it does... u stand to gain or suffer a marginal loss...its a calculated risk...
and anyways...heard of chevy giving great after service...
so try out ur luck...
Well, I totally agree that Team Associates are not reliable and give false commitments... Hope they dont turn out to be a big Frauds and run away with client's money... Read following points to have indepth understanding before you deal with them...

1. they definitely take advantage of 40-45k discount offered by GM. Its a big amount but they don't pass on the benefit to the end customers.
2. Ashtavinayak / GM is offering free accessories alongwith the car worth Rs. 200-500. This again is kept by Team Associates and sell them separately to make money..!! This sounds real CHEAP...
3. Team Associates promises to pay 6000/- every month only for 2 1/2 years, rest years they dont guarantee...
4. You think you are getting 1, 80, 000 assured from Team Associates, then hold on because here is also a catch... you are just getting 56, 561/-...!!??!!! Calculate NPV (Net Present Value) at 10% p.a. Now compare this amount against 40, 000 discount from GM... Which is a better deal?? In short you are allowing team associates to use your car for advertisements for 2 1/2 years for just Rs. 16, 561/- (the difference amount)
5. Oh well, do you know they get 20-25k per car from HP to display their ads on our cars...
6. they promise you to give car within 15 days, which hardly happens
7. they mentioned that they have sold 150 cars on Dusshera and 650 cars has been already booked. Wrong Statistics friends... They have just sold 80 cars till date and have got 150 bookings. Aren't they fake..!!
8. Most surprisingly they take cheque from us, our account gets debited immediately, but they issue a post dated (after one month) cheque to Ashtavinayak... Aren't they making money again in that gap period...!!!... and now you know why you dont get delivery of your car within 15 days..!!??
9. I warn all the clients to be careful, if you have only Team Associates receipts... you better have Ashtavinayaks receipt soon.
All the best, if you really go for this deal...!!!
Well, i had booked a car in last week of September, there was a lapse in the date for cheque issued to Ashtvinayak by 8 days...yet i still got my car for delivery on Diwali !!!

I would like to state as far as delivery is concerned approach the Ashtvinayak guys directly, the Team Associate guys are useless people to speak for delivery issues... do not go on false delivery dates given by Aushutosh, Nishant etc. approach Ashtavinayak guys directly.

But i would also state Ashtavinyak guys were extremely helpful to me for getting the delivery on Diwali date especially Mr. Vipul from Ashtvinayak.

As far as 6000 is concerned, i hope to get them only for 6-7 months, anything above that would be bonus.

So its not that bad...

Note PS: Getting the guyz to speak on phone is extremely difficult, either they are switched off or do not respond to your phone. So have the heart out to keep calling them every now.

And have a very firm stand with Team Associate for your delivery date, and surely do not go with "Sir delivery is handled by Ashtvinayak and your name does not feature on this Allotment list, but surely would be on next allotment list to be out in a couple of dayz"

Team Associates = Ashtavinayak...! (though operating on a different name for obvious reasons)
General motor, s should look in this matter or else the company, s credibility with be at stack upto some extend
i will get car from my supplier than you will allow me this scheme
This scheme also has a catch. You get 6000/- per month for the ad displayed on your car, but if the ad is torn / damaged more than 2 times in a year, then you end up paying 8000/- for every sticker that they replace for that period. Plus, you are not allowed to take the car out of mumbai for 30 days continuously. Plus, after an accident to the car, it has to be on the road running after 45 days.

Ashtavinayak and Chevy group are enjoying their sales, but what about the risk. They are not ready to share the risk.

So, I think before making a deal be careful.
This is funny! Why do you want to drive in a car with advertisement stickers all around? :).. Buy a rickshaw instead and give it on lease!! Rickshaws have been carrying such advertisements for years.. Not only 6000 per month for advertisement, you'll get at least Rs. 200 per day (6000 per month) as income too.
why only chevy spark not other model, also if they r paying for ads, r they accept car purchesed
from any other dealer ?
why they r not interested for the cars already on road, any company, any model etc. if they r really interestd in ads only ?
Thanks for sharing the information, government must take some immediate action against them, please guys wake up and do a complete research before you get into such deals. thank you Vaibhav.
i have visited the site and found its seems to be a BIG FAKE its also a same group of billion brooks company no other dealer has such offer in hand, then why risk our self
Pls give me u contact OR land line no.
Hi Jayesh... I was thinking of doing some background check on TAIPL. Can you post their offcial URL & contact nos.
can u give me that site where they explain about this scheme
i think this quite risk, people should think twice before take any decision
Dear All,

Please find the URL of the advertisment as below:

www.team-bhp.com/.../indian.../183141d[protected]-new-deal-put-ads-your-chevy-sp...
Hello All,

Please guide me for Spark scheme or suggest the thing can i go for it or not.
I am quite confused with statements.
i have 50 parsan to sal Spark offer
Hey,

Hi,

Team Associate is a dynamic solutions provider to corporate India, enabling the best of products and services that drive the corporate scenario from corporate training to elite human resources to I.T. infrastructure development and deployment.

We bring out the best in corporate. Partner with us - together we engage the future.

A unique & never seen before concept brought to you by Team Associate (I) Pvt Ltd (TAIPL).

Concept:

Buy the offered Car (Only Chevrolet SPARK all colors & all variants available)

You pay full amount of the Car actual value, either by loan or outright.

The company/dealer discounts are not offered under this advertisement scheme. (As no two offers can be availed on one product purchase)

The 3 Years Warranty & 3 Years free maintenance package offered by the company GM is available & offered under this advertisement scheme.

TAIPL will pay Rs 6000.00 flat to the Car owner, as the rent for the advertisement on the car. (Area: 4 doors & Luggage boot)

The same will be credited through an Bank Transfer facility in the Car owner’s bank account only, on or before 15th of every month for 59 / 60 months (30 months Lock-in-period)*

Lock-in-period is a term used in Mutual funds / Insurance, etc, which means that either of the parties (TAIPL & the Car owner) cannot break the agreement & default on the terms agreed before that period. Which in our case is 30 months; it’s a commitment towards the period of 60 months. Either of the party has the liberty to discontinue the agreement after 30 months by submitting one month prior notice to the opposite party.

We are facilitators helping the customers to own a car at an affordable cost.

This is what the project is all about.

Your queries will be answered if you read the following:

Validity:

Offer available only on Chevrolet Spark (all colors & all variants available, except LT model).

GM is the only automotive company in India; which offers, 3 years free maintenance which will help you save on the maintenance cost.

Offer valid on 1000 Cars, around 800 already booked, around 520 delivered & on road.

At this moment the offer is valid only if the car is bought through us & under MH01, MH02, MH03, MH04 & MH43 {Mumbai (Tardeo, Andheri & Ghatkopar) Thane City & Navi Mumbai} registrations only.

The offer is not valid for Commercial Vehicles.

You can take the car outside Mumbai, New-Mumbai & Thane region for a total of 90 days each year. A maximum of 30 days at a stretch. You need to inform your visits to TAIPL whenever planned.

Stickers on the car;

The stickers will be pasted on all 4 doors & luggage boot.

The vinyl adhesive stickers are pasted through a solution which does not harm the body color of the car, thus the car body color does not damage/spoil.

The stickers will be pasted only after we provide you a NO-OBJECTION Certificate from the respective authorities. Your rent period would start from the day your Car is ON-ROAD.

For 1st time you will have to bring the car to our showroom for pasting of the sticker, otherwise our technician would do the needful at your place with a prior appointment for replacement of the stickers in future.

The vinyl adhesive stickers would keep on changing, depends upon the advertiser, the minimum duration with the advertiser is for 3 months & every sticker for each car costs them Rs 8000.00, so they might remain for 2-3 months.

It is your responsibility to take care of the Advertisement Sticker, we will replace it free of cost for 2 times* if the same is damaged, further replacements of the sticker will be charged at Rs 8000.00.

The verification of the stickers, car would happen fortnightly or monthly depending upon the advertiser’s request, the same shall happen with prior intimation.

Type of Advertisements:

The advertisements would be designed by professionals & approved by TAIPL.

The Road Transport authority & the advertisement laws do not allow Liquour, Tobbaco, etc adverts.

The adverts will not be of Condom, Contraceptive Pills, Undergarments, etc. brands.

The adverts are decided mutually with the advertiser & they are aware of the fact that the cars are used for personal use & that it is a family car, they too take care of the Car owner’s interest.

Things you need to take care of:

The car insurance should not lapse for more than 15 days. Else, the agreement stands VOID.

If the Car is purchased on loan, not more than 2 EMI should be defaulted. Else, the agreement stands VOID.

If your car meets with an accident, the car needs to be on road within the next 45 days. Else, the agreement stands VOID. We will replace the advertisement sticker free of cost*.

Prices, down payment, EMI:

The exact down payment & EMI figures can be known once the Car Model is being selected & the loan amount is approved / disbursed. Prices are subject to change without prior notice.

There are no applicable taxes on advertising on Privately Owned Cars.

Agreement:

A legal agreement is being signed between the parties (TAIPL & the car owner) within 10 working days from the car registration / on-road. The same is being franked through a Bank & is being notarized by an Advocate.

Apart from the legal matter, the car is owned by you, it is being possessed by you, it is being used for yourself, we have no right on the ownership of the car.

Terms & conditions applied*


TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR BOOKING THE CHEVROLET SPARK

Booking Date: _____________________________

To: _________________________________________

Dear customer,

We thank you for your interest towards the Spark Car Advertisement offer.

We request you to go through the terms and conditions mentioned below before booking the Car.

1) All booking related formalities would be finalized with Team Associate India Pvt Ltd, (TAIPL) wherein the customer would be provided with a receipt from Team Associate (India) Pvt Ltd. Please collect a copy of the Order Booking form for your reference.

2) The minimum booking amount for all the models would be Rs. 50, 000/- and the same has to be made through a Demand Draft/Pay Order Or Cash favouring Team Associate (India) Pvt Ltd. Any defaults on payments would be charged at Rs 2000.00. All payments (apart from the Loan Amount) towards the Car are accepted by & at Team Associate (I) Pvt Ltd only.

3) The customer needs to co-ordinate with M/s AVK Automart Pvt Ltd for loan / financing related concerns; you can also do the finance / loan from your own sources.

4) In case the customer is taking the car on an outright basis i.e. without availing of any loan / financing, all receipts and invoices pertaining to the vehicle purchase would be issued by Team Associate (India) Pvt Ltd. The final invoices would be issued to the customer within 15 working days of the delivery date by Team Associate (I) Pvt Ltd only.

5) In case the customer wishes to cancel his booking, with whatsoever reasons, he/she would be liable to pay a cancellation charge of Rs. 10, 000/-
6) All documents pertaining to loan/finance application & vehicle registration shall be submitted to AVK executives only & the customer shall collect an acknowledgment / undertaking of the submitted documents from the relevant executives from time-to-time; TAIPL shall not be held responsible for any misplacement / mishandling of the documents.

7) In case the customer wishes to change the color, model, registration location, name etc. of the booked Car, he / she would be required to intimate TAIPL with a written application for the same within 3 days from the date of booking the Car. These changes would be further subject to availability of the same with the dealer / manufacturer and TAIPL would not be accountable for the same.

8) The final delivery of the vehicle is subject to the following conditions:

a) No car would be delivered without receipt of all the relevant documents.

b) No car would be delivered without the registration with the respective RTO authorities and permanent number plates.

c) Delivery period shall be a minimum of 30 days & a maximum of 60 days from the date of receipt of the entire payment and submission of all relevant documents.

d) Delivery would happen at the showroom premises of AVK Automart Pvt Ltd or TAIPL between 11.00 am & 6.30 PM only.


9) The advertisement contract between the Car Owner and Team Associate (India) Pvt Ltd would be finalized within 10-15 working days of the delivery of the car.

10) The Notification Letter from the concerned authorities for placing the advertisements on the car would be given to the customer within 10-15 working days of the delivery of the car. This letter would be provided only after the customer gets a permanent number plate for the car.

11) The advertisement-stickers would be placed on the car within 30 working days of completion of all the legal formalities pertaining to this offer i.e. the registration of the vehicle, signing of the agreement and receipt of the Notification Letter from the authorities.

12) As per the agreement the payments for the advertisement rent would start only once the above is commenced /done. All payments shall be made on or before 15th of every month.

I ______________________________________ hereby declare that I have read and understood the terms mentioned herein above and have agreed to the same.


Signature of Customer: _________________________

Date: ___________________

Terms & conditions apply.

The above information's shall help people to understand the scheme much easier & would help to take the right decision.

What i feel is that TAIPL is not a known brand/company, hence every individual would not trust or cannot judge its credibility. Hence, it would take its time to develop the confidence level & only time would be able to do it. I agree that the customer service has not been up to the mark, but any new concept, new product launched would face these difficulties if the response has over crossed your expectations, i recollect during the launch of Reliance Telecommunications, we had to wait for hours to connect to the Customer Service, but over a period of time things are in place & is one of the best services available.

But the concept does give an opportunity to people to own their Dream A CAR, as still for many CAR is A Dream.

Authenticated information in regards with the scheme, its terms & conditions are available if you send an email at [protected]@gmail.com.

Shall await your comments.

Regards

Parag J
Are TAIPL guys really having a tie up with Ashtavinayak or they really big fake bcs when my brother received an e-mail with regards to this offer we were really excited and i started conatting to get more details and today as i was serching on google with regards to the company i came across the comments posted and information about the company thanks guys u saved our da.
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