In late February 2022, Carvana got into the brick-and-mortar auto auction business by announcing it would acquire the U.S. business of ADESA.

To close February 2025, Carvana made a move into the brick-and-mortar dealership space.

Multiple news outlets, including the Phoenix Business Journal and Automotive News, were reporting late Friday afternoon that Carvana has acquired Jerry Seiner Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram. The store is located in Casa Grande, Ariz.

Carvana confirmed the transaction to Auto Remarketing.

“We’re always experimenting and this is a small test in a single market,” a Carvana spokesperson said in a statement.

“We are excited to join the Stellantis network and our focus in this test will be learning how to provide great customer experiences at a franchise dealership — we don’t expect it to have any noticeable impact to our results for the foreseeable future.”

The move comes almost exactly three years to the date that Carvana purchased the ADESA U.S. auto auctions from the company then known as KAR Global, now OPENLANE.

It continues an industrywide trend of digital players purchasing brick-and-mortar operations. For example, digital wholesale marketplaces ACV and EBlock have purchased physical auto auctions in recent years.

Auto Remarketing will continue to provide details, should any emerge, and will provide further reporting into the blending brick-and-mortar and digital automotive landscapes.