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Carvana credits scale with strong Q3 performance and sees it as competitive moat
Used-car retailer Carvana reported very strong third-quarter results, driven in part by growing economies of scale, said executives on the earnings call. Though the stock price plunged after the call on concerns about subprime loan performance, Carvana’s chief financial officer said its loan performance was strong. “We’re getting better as we get bigger, aided by […]
Experts explain auto-finance & general-economy implications after another rate cut comes during ‘challenging situation’
The primary result of this week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) was the Federal Reserve reducing the federal funds rate below 4% for the first time since 2022. The reduction of the target rate to 3.75% to 4.00% arrives as Cox Automotive reports the average rates for new- and used-car financing originated […]
Value Autos contribute to revenue boost for Lithia
Many in the auto industry believe that lower-priced vehicles, or what Lithia calls “Value Auto” vehicles, are driven off of “low-quality credit.” However, “it’s the exact inverse of what you think,” said Bryan DeBoer, president and CEO of Lithia Motors and Driveway. Buyers only finance lower-priced vehicles about half of the time, he said. A […]