Online Car Buying news and trends

Auto1 Ups Its AI Focus as Car-Sale Profits Jump 23%
Earnings // May 08, 2024

European used car platform Auto1 is deepening its artificial intelligence (AI) focus amid record profits. The company on Wednesday (May 8) reported quarterly earnings showing $175 million in gross profits, a 23% increase year over year. While discussing this milestone on the company’s earnings call,...

Earnings Season Shows Some Momentum for Online Car Platforms
Retail // March 14, 2024

Through the past several months, buying a car — used or new — has been, to put it mildly, out of reach. Inflation has run rampant. Loans themselves — where there were loans to be gotten — were expensive. And as detailed here, delinquencies have...

Cazoo Switches Focus to Become ‘Pure Play’ Automotive Marketplace
Transportation // March 06, 2024

Cazoo’s days of selling used cars are coming to an end. The U.K. company plans to transition into a “pure play” automotive marketplace, Cazoo said in a Wednesday (March 6) news release, the latest example of an online car seller shifting its focus amid a tough...

Bank of America Debuts Digital Car Buying/Financing Tools
eCommerce // November 15, 2023

Bank of America has debuted tools to help customers complete and finance online car purchases. Clients can now become prequalified for auto financing to find out how much they may be able to borrow and estimate their terms, with no impact to their credit scores, the...

Interviews & Exclusives
CarMax Says Consumers Want to Buy, Finance and Sell Their Cars Online

December 28, 2022
Online car buying, where digital tools handle the tedious stuff, is remaking automotive checkout experiences. This was the takeaway from a conversation for PYMNTS’ Commerce Voices Series sponsored by Checkout.com, featuring CarMax Assistant Vice President of Product Ann Yauger and Assistant Vice President of User Experience Design Eric Martin. The timing of its omnichannel experience redesign is fortuitous as used […]

Quick Reads
Carvana Adds New Features for Buying and Selling EVs

July 10, 2024
Online car marketplace Carvana has introduced new features for buying and selling electric vehicles (EVs). The company says its new streamlined process highlights vehicles qualifying for the Clean Vehicle Tax Credit in the search experience and lets eligible customers apply the up to $4,000 in savings from the credit at checkout. “Carvana has always believed […]

Auto1 Ups Its AI Focus as Car-Sale Profits Jump 23%

May 08, 2024
European used car platform Auto1 is deepening its artificial intelligence (AI) focus amid record profits. The company on Wednesday (May 8) reported quarterly earnings showing $175 million in gross profits,...

Cazoo Switches Focus to Become ‘Pure Play’ Automotive Marketplace

March 06, 2024
Cazoo’s days of selling used cars are coming to an end. The U.K. company plans to transition into a “pure play” automotive marketplace, Cazoo said in a Wednesday (March 6) news...

Bank of America Debuts Digital Car Buying/Financing Tools

November 15, 2023
Bank of America has debuted tools to help customers complete and finance online car purchases. Clients can now become prequalified for auto financing to find out how much they may be...