Tag: carvana
4 lessons car dealers can learn from Carvana’s missteps
Carvana has been in the news for all the wrong reasons this year. A blockbuster agreement to purchase ADESA U.S. has been completed, but...
Carvana’s operations in Illinois have been suspended
Illinois has suspended Carvana's dealer's license after an investigation found that the company “improperly” gave residents out-of-state registration tags and failed to transfer car titles within...
Carvana cuts 2,500 jobs after posting net loss of $506M
In a regulatory filing this week, Carvana said that it has laid off 2,500 of its employees, accounting for 12% of its workforce. Most of the...
Sonic Automotive opens EchoPark retail hub in Missouri
In a press release this week, Sonic Automotive said that its EchoPark brand has now expanded into Missouri as part of its goal to have 90%...
Carvana sales drop in Q1 for the first time ever
After performing exceptionally well throughout the pandemic, Carvana reported that overall sales had dropped for the first time ever. Carvana sales totaled 105,185 for the first...
KAR Global sells ADESA auction business to Carvana in $2.2B deal
On Thursday, KAR Global agreed to terms of a deal that sees all ADESA auction operations and businesses in the US transfer to Carvana....
Carvana expansion shows the importance of growing online car sales
Carvana announced this week it had opened its brand new campus in Georgia, which is one of its largest campuses and will add 1,500...
How to sell better than your online-only competition
As transaction prices on new and used vehicles soar, competition for today’s auto buyers is fierce. But it’s not just local competitors dealers need...
Carvana shows growth but takes a financial loss on Q3 2021...
Growing sales and great profit margins weren’t enough to push Carvana into the black through the third quarter of 2021. In the shareholder letter...
From recon to retail: Passing the baton from the backend to...
Although prices are beginning to ease for used vehicles, inventory levels are still not where they need to be for franchise dealers across the...