Carvana, the leading e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, faced a challenging year in 2023 with a 24.1% decrease in retail vehicle sales to 312,847 units, compared to 412,296 in the previous year. This decline was attributed to profitability initiatives and macroeconomic impacts, including high interest rates. Despite the decrease in volume, the company focused on profitability and efficiency, with plans to invest in technology and infrastructure to support growth in retail units sold. Carvana's revenue from retail vehicle sales dropped to $7.5 billion in 2023 from $10.3 billion in 2022. Wholesale sales and revenues also saw a decrease to $2.5 billion in 2023 from $2.6 billion in 2022. However, other sales and revenues, which include gains on sales of loans and ancillary products, slightly increased to $753 million...Show More

Carvana, the leading e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, faced a challenging year in 2023 with a 24.1% decrease in retail vehicle sales to 312,847 units, compared to 412,296 in the previous year. This decline was attributed to profitability initiatives and macroeconomic impacts, including high interest rates. Despite the decrease in volume, the company focused on profitability and efficiency, with plans to invest in technology and infrastructure to support growth in retail units sold. Carvana's revenue from retail vehicle sales dropped to $7.5 billion in 2023 from $10.3 billion in 2022. Wholesale sales and revenues also saw a decrease to $2.5 billion in 2023 from $2.6 billion in 2022. However, other sales and revenues, which include gains on sales of loans and ancillary products, slightly increased to $753 million in 2023 from $741 million in 2022. The company's gross profit improved, with total gross profit increasing by 38.4% to $1.724 billion in 2023 from $1.246 billion in 2022. Carvana's market expansion strategy involved serving 316 markets and covering 81.1% of the U.S. population by the end of 2023. The company's future plans include enhancing customer experiences, improving efficiency, and pursuing strategies to increase brand awareness and total gross profit per unit.