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Uncle Joe thought bomb for ya:unclejoe:

Supply vs demand​

Estimated monthly visits per VIN​

•• Carvana: 1,068
•• CarMax: 228
•• CHEVY DEALER*: 103
•• CarGurus: 14.5
•• Cars.com: 11
•• Autotrader: 10.1

When you cut those big ass checks to the big 3 marketplaces, take a deep breath... control your anger. Know, their days are numbered.


GPT SOURCES & METHODOLOGY
Monthly site traffic: Similarweb estimated worldwide visits across all devices, June 2026.
Vehicle inventory: Carvana live inventory search, July 12, 2026; CarMax live nationwide search, July 12, 2026; Cars.com SEC filing, December 31, 2024; CarGurus published U.S. inventory disclosure; Autotrader published inventory disclosure, October 2020.
Calculation: Estimated monthly site visits divided by nationwide vehicle listings.
Traffic and inventory figures are estimates from different reporting dates. Website visits represent sessions, not unique shoppers or individual VDP views.
Similarweb:
https://www.similarweb.com/website/carvana.com/
https://www.similarweb.com/website/carmax.com/
https://www.similarweb.com/website/cars.com/
https://www.similarweb.com/website/cargurus.com/
https://www.similarweb.com/website/autotrader.com/
Vehicle inventory:
https://www.carvana.com/cars
https://www.carmax.com/cars
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1683606/000095017025029023/cars-20241231.htm
The Best Used Car Websites - CarGurus
Autotrader - page unavailable
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✨ AI Highlights

A former dealership and marketplace employee named Corbin introduces Rovalo AI, a new automotive marketplace challenger, and asks dealers for feedback on pain points with existing platforms. Veteran community members Rob, joe.pistell, and ryan.leslie quickly redirect the conversation, arguing that shopper traffic — not AI features or dealer-friendly leads — is the existential problem any challenger faces, citing data showing established players deliver as few as 7-14 shoppers per VIN while Carvana delivers over 1,000. The thread's key insight is that without the budget to outspend Cox, Cars Commerce, and CarGurus, a new marketplace is essentially a billboard in the desert, though some members note the major platforms' own per-VIN traffic numbers suggest their dominance may be more fragile than it appears.

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