REIMAGINING THE CART EXPERIENCE

REIMAGINING THE CART EXPERIENCE

REIMAGINING THE CART EXPERIENCE

Client

Client

CARS24

CARS24

Year

Year

2025

2025

Reducing Drop-offs by Half:

Reimagining Cart Experience

Reducing Drop-offs by Half:

Reimagining Cart Experience

Reducing Drop-offs by Half:

Reimagining Cart Experience

Overview

Cart pages saw 60–70% drop-offs across PDI, Challan, and VHR. We redesigned them to shift perception from “just a bill” to “a value decision,” turning abandonment into a scalable growth lever.

The Vision

To transform the cart experience from being a transactional bill into a value-driven decision point. The goal was to:

  • Build trust and clarity by showing value upfront.

  • Create motivational nudges (savings, coupons, friendly CTAs).

  • Deliver a scalable design system that works seamlessly across multiple services (PDI, Challan, VHR).

The IMPACT

The IMPACT

Through a redesigned cart experience with clarity, savings, and transparency at its core, we achieved:

25% reduction in cart drop-offs

25% reduction in PAYMENT drop-offs

25% reduction in PAYMENT drop-offs

25% reduction in PAYMENT
drop-offs

20% increase in overall conversions across services

Unified couponing → predictable user trust

Chapter 1 :
UNCOVERING CHALLENGES

Every time a customer reached the cart page on Cars24—whether it was for a Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI), Challan payment, or a Vehicle History Report (VHR)—we noticed the same painful pattern:

60–70% dropped off before completing payment.


WHY? HERE'S WHAT WE UNCOVERED

Every time a customer reached the cart page on Cars24—whether it was for a Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI), Challan payment, or a Vehicle History Report (VHR)—we noticed the same painful pattern:


60–70% dropped off before completing payment.


WHY? HERE'S WHAT WE UNCOVERED

Lack of Clarity

The cart only looked like a bill. No one knew what they were actually getting.

No Incentive to Pay

No offers, no coupons, no savings. Just a big number staring back.

GST SHOCK

The price jumped at the last step when GST was added. Customers felt tricked.

Chapter 2 :
Ideation in Motion

Before jumping into solutions, we stepped back to explore: what makes great carts convert?

We studied e-commerce carts across industries — from Amazon’s persuasive upsells to Swiggy’s visible couponing — and mapped how persuasion, transparency, and rewards drove completions.


THREE INSIGHTS GUIDED OUR IDEATION:

Before jumping into solutions, we stepped back to explore: what makes great carts convert?

We studied e-commerce carts across industries — from Amazon’s persuasive upsells to Swiggy’s visible couponing — and mapped how persuasion, transparency, and rewards drove completions.


THREE INSIGHTS GUIDED OUR IDEATION:

Clarity is currency

The best carts explained what you were buying, not just how much it cost.

Couponing creates momentum

When savings were suggested upfront, users felt rewarded and progressed naturally.

Context must adapt by product

A cart for a report (VHR) needs a different value narrative than a service (PDI) or a mandatory task (Challan).

Chapter 3 :
THE DESIGN BREAKTHROUGH

We reimagined the cart experience with one clear goal: :sparkles: Make it feel like customers are gaining value, not just paying a bill.

Here’s how we did it:

We reimagined the cart experience with one clear goal: :sparkles: Make it feel like customers are gaining value, not just paying a bill.

Here’s how we did it:

Clearer Information Flow

Car → Inspection/Report → Bill → Neatly separated.

Clearer Information Flow

Car → Inspection/Report → Bill → Neatly separated.

Clearer Information Flow

Car → Inspection/Report → Bill → Neatly separated.

Highlighted inclusions

Manufacturing defects check, Transit damage check, Legal & Condition insights.

Highlighted inclusions

Manufacturing defects check, Transit damage check, Legal & Condition insights.

Highlighted inclusions

Manufacturing defects check, Transit damage check, Legal & Condition insights.

The New Couponing System

Auto-applied discounts, Real-time savings reflected in the total.

The New Couponing System

Auto-applied discounts, Real-time savings reflected in the total.

The New Couponing System

Auto-applied discounts, Real-time savings reflected in the total.

Friendlier Language

“Pay Now” became “Book Inspection.” The action felt natural, not forced.

Friendlier Language

“Pay Now” became “Book Inspection.” The action felt natural, not forced.

Friendlier Language

“Pay Now” became “Book Inspection.” The action felt natural, not forced.

No more GST shock

Prices shown all-inclusive from the start. Zero surprises at checkout.

No more GST shock

Prices shown all-inclusive from the start. Zero surprises at checkout.

No more GST shock

Prices shown all-inclusive from the start. Zero surprises at checkout.

Chapter 3 :
THE DESIGN BREAKTHROUGH

Chapter 4 :
Impact at Scale

We turned the cart from the biggest leakage point into a growth lever. Customers now leave with trust, clarity, and even a little win

We turned the cart from the biggest leakage point into a growth lever. Customers now leave with trust, clarity, and even a little win.

Chapter 4 :
Impact at Scale

25% reduction in cart drop-offs

Transparent pricing, no GST shocks, and clear value framing cut friction.

20% increase in overall conversions across services

Clarity of product and upfront value made checkout feel natural.

Unified couponing → predictable user trust

One scalable system powered offers across all services.

Through this redesign, we learned that cart experiences aren’t just about transactions — they’re about perception.

By addressing hidden friction, reframing costs as value, and introducing a unified couponing system, we transformed the cart from the biggest leakage point into a scalable growth driver.

The conclusion is simple: when clarity, trust, and savings come together, conversion follows.