Max Auto Products

If you’ve ever walked through Azad Market in Karol Bagh, you know how crowded it gets. Our shop, Max Auto Products, is at number 798. It’s not a very big space, but we pack it full of whatever auto parts we can get our hands on. Most days start with unloading crates that arrive early in the morning. It’s a bit of a scramble to find room for everything on the shelves. We’ve been in this part of Delhi for a long time, so we know most of the other shopkeepers around here. It’s a loud place with horns honking and people shouting for space in the narrow lanes. We mostly sell to smaller mechanics or guys who come in looking for a specific part for their older vehicles. Sometimes we don’t have exactly what they want right then, so we have to call around or wait for the next delivery. It gets dusty, especially with all the construction that always seems to be happening nearby. We don’t have a website or anything like that. We just write everything down in the books. When someone walks in, we usually know what they need before they even finish talking. It’s just how you learn when you sit in the same spot for years. Lunch is usually brought from home and eaten right at the counter. We don't really close up during the day because there's always someone looking for a part at the last minute and we just stay until the sun goes down.