How Does Carvana Make Money?

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Carvana is an online platform on which users can shop for used vehicles. The cars can either be picked up or be delivered straight to their doorstep.

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Most vehicles on the platform are sourced from national used-car auctions and directly from customers who sell their car to Carvana.

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One of Carvana’s key differentiators are its gigantic car vending machines, which customers visit when picking up their vehicle.

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Carvana, which is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, was founded in 2012 by Ernest Garcia III, Ryan Keeton, and Ben Huston.

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Garcia III is the son of billionaire Ernest Garcia II who founded car reseller DriveTime, which is where Carvana was first incorporated under.

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Carvana spun out of DriveTime in 2014 and went public 3 years later. The founders had previously raised $960 million in funding.

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In 2021, Carvana generated an eye-popping $12.8 billion in revenue. But how does the firm actually make money?

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Flipping Cars

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Financing

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