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Not to be confused with Carvanha.
Carvana Co.
Company typePublic
NYSE: CVNA (Class A)
Russell 1000 Component
IndustryE-commerce
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
FoundersErnest Garcia III
Ryan Keeton
Ben Huston
Headquarters
Tempe, Arizona
,
U.S.
Area served
United States
Key people
Ernest Garcia III
(Chairman & CEO)
ProductsUsed cars
RevenueIncrease US$12.8 billion (2021)
Increase US$−135 million (2021)
Total assetsIncrease US$7.0 billion (2021)
Total equityIncrease US$525 million (2021)
Number of employees
21,000 (December 2021)
Websitewww.carvana.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

Carvana is an online used car retailer based in Tempe, Arizona.[2] The company is the fastest growing online used car dealer in the United States and is known for its multi-story car vending machines.[3][4][5] Carvana was named to the 2021 Fortune 500 List, one of the youngest companies to be added to the list.[6]

History

Carvana Tempe vending machine

Carvana was founded by Ernest Garcia III, Ryan Keeton and Ben Huston in 2012. The company's initial funding round came from the used car retailer and finance company, DriveTime.[7]

In November 2013, Carvana opened its first iteration of a car vending machine. In 2015, a fully automated, commemorative coin-operated version of the signature car vending machine opened in Nashville, Tennessee.[4] As of May 2022, Carvana operates 32 vending machines in the US.[8]

In April 2017, the company went public and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CVNA.[9]

In response to COVID-19, Carvana introduced touchless delivery and pick-up in March 2020.[10] In Q2 of 2020, the company reported a 25% increase in vehicle sales, as a result of physical dealership sellers being closed as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Carvana had a gross revenue of $1.12 billion, up 13% for the months April–June 2020.[11]

In 2020, Carvana sold 244,111 vehicles and posted annual revenue of $5.587 billion, making it the second largest online used-car retailer in the U.S.[12]

As of August 2021, Carvana's as-soon-as-next day delivery was available in 300+ markets across the country.[13]

In 2017 Carvana acquired rival automotive startup Carlypso to enhance vehicle data and analytical tools.[14] In April 2018, Carvana spent $22 million to acquire Mark Cuban-backed Car360 for its smartphone technology for taking vehicle photos with 3D computer vision, machine learning, and augmented reality.[15][16]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Carvana's market value surged when consumers turned to vehicle online marketplaces.[17]

A May 10, 2022, article in The Wall Street Journal reported that Carvana had to lay off 12 percent of its staff (2,500 employees)[18] after falling short of growth expectations. Carvana stock was 90 percent off its 52-week stock price as interest in the company collapsed.[17]

Legal issues

In August 2021, Carvana was issued a temporary ban by regulators in North Carolina due to its failure to properly conduct inspections and provide vehicle titles to customers as required by state law. Carvana was allowed to resume business in North Carolina in January 2022.[19]

On May 10, 2022, Illinois indefinitely suspended Carvana's business license due to customer complaints, effectively banning the company from conducting business in the state. The Office of the Secretary of State of Illinois stated that the company had failed to provide titles to buyers for the vehicles they had purchased within 20 days, as required by Illinois law, and in some cases had illegally issued temporary registrations from other states to customers in Illinois.[20] The state lifted the suspension on May 26, 2022, after imposing strict guidelines on the company's operations. On July 18, 2022, the Secretary of State's office announced that Carvana's suspension was reimposed after finding that company continued to engage in illegal conduct.[21][22]

Similar issues have been faced in other states, including Pennsylvania where a class action lawsuit has been filed alleging that the company violated the state's Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act by failing to properly transfer ownership to buyers, a matter in which Carvana denies any liability.[19][23]

Sponsorships

Carvana is a sponsor of the USL Championship's Phoenix Rising Football Club since 2018,[24] and IndyCar Series driver Jimmie Johnson since 2021.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Carvana Co. 2021 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Ringle, Hayley (July 7, 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: See inside Carvana's new Tempe headquarters". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Light, Larry (April 27, 2020). "After The Quarantines, We May All Sell And Buy Used Cars The Carvana Way". Forbes. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Lekach, Sasha (March 21, 2019). "Pick up your used car at Carvana's newest car-sized vending machine". Mashable. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  5. ^ Light, Larry (April 27, 2020). "After The Quarantines, We May All Sell And Buy Used Cars The Carvana Way". Forbes. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Gull McElroy, Nicole (June 2, 2021). "How did Carvana make it onto the Fortune 500? Unconventional values—and car vending machines". Fortune. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Amendment No 2 to S-1/A". Carvana via SEC Edgar. April 17, 2017.
  8. ^ Phil Mayer (May 5, 2022). "Car vending machine opens in Daly City". KRON4.
  9. ^ Korosec, Kirsten. "The 'Amazon of Cars' Has Filed For An IPO". No. March 31, 2017. Fortune. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "Carvana moves to touchless delivery for online car sales". Payments Dive. March 26, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  11. ^ Naughton, Nora (August 10, 2020). "Growth in Online Shopping and Used Cars Lifts Carvana, Attracts Competition". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  12. ^ "Q4 2020 Shareholder letter" (PDF). Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  13. ^ "Carvana Launches in Wichita With As-Soon-As-Next Day Vehicle Delivery". Yahoo!. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  14. ^ "The Amazon Of Cars Just Made Its First Acquisition". Fortune. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  15. ^ "Carvana acquires Car360 for $22M to improve its car-buying platform". TechCrunch. Retrieved April 16, 2019. Car360 uses 3D computer vision, machine learning and AR tech to improve images taken of vehicles through a smartphone.
  16. ^ Huddleston, Tom (January 8, 2019). "Mark Cuban says this is Shark Tank's 'No. 1 success story' after start-up sells for $22 million". CNBC. Retrieved September 10, 2019. In April 2018, Carvana acquired Car360, the company Francois, 47, launched in 2015 that uses augmented reality technology and 3-D computer vision to allow people to take 360-degree photos of automobiles with a mobile phone.
  17. ^ a b Foldy, Ben (May 10, 2022). "Carvana Plans to Lay Off 12% of Workforce as It Closes Expansion Deal". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  18. ^ Weiss, Elias (May 10, 2022). "Without Warning, Carvana Lays Off 2,500 in Phoenix". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  19. ^ a b Hyatt, John. "Carvana's 'Chaotic' Zoom Firing Caps Company's Struggles Amid Market Downturn". Forbes. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  20. ^ Wallace, Danielle (May 17, 2022). "Carvana banned from doing business in Illinois over registration, title issues". FOXBusiness. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  21. ^ "Carvana License Suspended Again In 2 Months In Illinois". NASDAQ. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  22. ^ Matthews, Brad (July 20, 2022). "Illinois cracks down on Carvana for second time over out-of-state registration permits". Washington Times. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  23. ^ Adelman, Jacob. "Carvana Sought to Disrupt Auto Sales. It Delivered Undriveable Cars". www.barrons.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  24. ^ "Phoenix Rising FC reveals 2018 uniforms, announces new sponsor". Arizona Sports. March 11, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  25. ^ "Jimmie Johnson announces Carvana as sponsor for IndyCar venture with Ganassi". NBC Sports. October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

External links

  • Official website
  • Business data for Carvana Co.:
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