🛒 Used Car Marketplaces

Since 1926, US standard for car values; launched "Kelley Blue Book Homes" home-valuation platform Jul 7 2026 (10 US states, nationwide Q1 2027) — brand diversification beyond automotive (Inman, realestatenews.com)

Since 1966, independent pricing

Formerly NADA Guides — fully rebranded to J.D. Power Values (nadaguides.com now redirects to J.D. Power); dealer-focused NADA-based used values (cars, plus RV/boat verticals under jdpower.com)

AI-powered PriceVantage (Dec 2025), exited wholesale (CarOffer wound down), pivoted to AI SaaS; mandatory dealer fee disclosure from **Jul 14 2026** — IMV + Deal Ratings now computed on all-in price incl. fees, non-disclosing listings demoted to "no rating" (follows FTC transparency push, 97 dealer warning letters Mar 2026); stock +3.7% on announcement; policy **in effect since Jul 14** — "No Rating" demotion live, consumer transparency badging + dedicated all-in-price search filter rolled out; **Q2 2026 (reported Aug 6): revenue $251M (+13% YoY, above guidance midpoint), adj. EPS $0.66 (beat $0.61 est.), adj. EBITDA $84.7M (33.8% margin), GAAP net income $49.2M; Q3 guided ~$256M (0.7% below est.); $29.2M buybacks in Q2 (30%+ of shares repurchased since Dec 2022); stock rose — first full quarter under the all-in-price policy, int'l + dealer add-on momentum cited**

Large US marketplace (Cars Commerce); new CEO Tobias Hartmann (ex-Scout24) effective Jan 15 2026, succeeding Alex Vetter; Jan 2026 dealer product wave — AI video solution, vehicle shipping/delivery options, integrated wholesale for aging inventory (PR Newswire); owns DealerClub (acquired Feb 2025) — reputation-based dealer-to-dealer wholesale auction

US classifieds leader

Launched US 2024-25 (new + used), expanded to 3 new OEM brands (Mar 2026); UK launch expected late 2026 (Skoda already live on Amazon UK), first of up to 5 EU markets

Powered by Autotrader, launched Aug 2025; integrates millions of used vehicle listings with Car and Driver's 1955+ automotive heritage; research-to-retail experience. URL corrected 2026-08-23 — old /cars/shopping path now 404s; /cars-for-sale/ is the canonical path per the Aug 18 2025 Autotrader press release (bot-walled 403 to non-browser UAs, live for humans)

Online used car retailer, S&P 500 (Dec 2025), record 597K units/$20.3B revenue/net income $1.9B in 2025; Q1 2026: $1.69 EPS (beat $1.56 est), $6.43B revenue (+52% YoY), 187K units (+40% YoY); 5:1 stock split effective May 7; stock -6% YTD 2026 but +63% past year; **new-car retail expansion Jul 2026** — 7 Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/Ram dealerships covering up to half the US population with free-shipping new inventory (launched mid-Jun, Dallas first); **Q2 2026 (reported Jul 29): all-time records** — 197,325 retail units (+38% YoY), revenue $7.376B (+52%), net income $513M, adj. EBITDA $769M, GAAP operating income $680M, net debt/adj. EBITDA down to 1.0x (strongest-ever balance sheet); EPS $0.42 beat $0.41 est.; FY2026 adj. EBITDA guided $2.7-3.0B (below some analyst hopes of $3.0B+)

General Motors certified used vehicle platform, consolidating Chevrolet/Buick/GMC CPO sales effective June 2 2026; 750+ dealers enrolled, 200K+ vehicles sold since launch; zero-interest financing promotions April 2026

C2B auction marketplace pitting dealers against each other to bid on consumer cars; $15M Series A — official PR Newswire release **Jul 31 2026** (Ibex Investors lead; Mucker, Data Point Capital, FJ Labs, Motley Fool Ventures, Walter Ventures + existing backers; earlier Jul coverage had cited Jul 7): **~$300M annualized GMV** (7x YoY; supersedes the $120M figure from pre-release coverage), 10,000+ sellers served, 2-hour live "TikTok-style" auctions with 18+ dealers typically bidding, avg $2,340 premium vs single-buyer offers (184 same-VIN audits); Lithia + Penske dealer partnerships; CA + TX metros, additional metros post-raise; founded 2022 by ex-dealers (CEO Duke Yan)

UK's #1, 1.6M daily users, 435K+ listings; renamed Auto Trader Group plc → **Autotrader Group plc** (Jan 2026); FY2026 (to Mar): revenue £624.3M (+4%), PBT £388.8M (+3%), new Manchester HQ; forecasts UK used market back to pre-pandemic 10M transactions in 2026; launched "The Keys" dealer-focused YouTube channel Jul 2 2026

Entered administration 2024, acquired by Motors.co.uk, operates as dealer marketplace under Motors ownership; launched ChatGPT app for car search (Apr 2026); Motors brand fully rebranded to Cazoo (May 27 2026, wording verified Jul 14) with legacy Motors site closing by end-2026, consolidating all traffic onto Cazoo to challenge AutoTrader UK (60% UK consumer awareness already); phased dealer migration underway, no change to listing/management workflow

New and used, strong YouTube presence

Online car selling/auction, 2K+ cars/day, 7,500+ verified dealers, revenue £78M in 2025 (+18%); 2024 losses £37.3M but on track for profitability mid-2026 (no H1 2026 confirmation yet as of Aug 22 — re-check when results publish); Motorway Pay adopted by 2,000+ dealers, >50% of platform transactions; launched paid listings + AI seller verification (face capture, fraud protection)

General classifieds, ~200K live motors listings, used by 1 in 3 UK adults monthly (Jul 2026); sold to 58.com/Ocean Link (Oct 2024), 50%+ marketing investment boost planned; "Delivery on Gumtree" shipping service launched late 2025

Auction and Buy It Now

Constellation Automotive's consumer arm (parent tracked under B2B Marketplaces) — fully-online buy/finance/part-exchange with delivery, ~30M unique visitors/year (~2.5M/month, TDR Capital/Constellation materials); added 2026-08-14

$1.7B sales in 2025 (record), 49K listings, 81% sell-through, 1.65M community; UK launched Mar 2026 — £79 listing fee (£239 Plus w/ photography), 5% buyer premium capped £5K+VAT, Sports Purpose (Bicester) + Chase Classics (Dorset) partners; EU partners in NL, DE, BE; GBP/EUR support

Doug DeMuro's platform, expanded to 1970s cars, EV battery health diagnostics required

UK-based 24/7 global auction, expanded to EU/US/Australia

Classic car valuations, 40K+ vehicles, insurance + media; FAST channel on Prime Video (Feb 2026) with 3.5M YouTube subs

Classic car market data aggregation, $4.8B auction market in 2025

Launched Nov 2025, invitation-only luxury/classic auctions, $34.9M+ sold, 100% sell-through guarantee; redesigned platform Apr 2026 with AI-ready architecture, 120K+ annual listings, $25B+ annual inventory

Christie's acquired Gooding & Company (2025), first EU auction at Paris Retromobile Jan 2026 (EUR 50.4M), combines fine art + automotive expertise

New classic car white-glove marketplace, trust-focused buying/selling with professional support

Largest pan-European marketplace, 30M+ monthly users

German base, EU reach

Social marketplace

Online used car buying service (Prague, founded 2018); revenue +50% in 2025, launched in Kosovo 2026 via JV (€1M initial investment) eyeing Albania/North Macedonia/Serbia — Western Balkans expansion (SeeNews); Kosovo unit preparing Albania launch (SeeNews 2026); parent EAG Group also owns InstaMotion (Munich-based platform, rescued from insolvency Jul 2024, brand kept separate) — basis of its "largest online used-car dealer in DACH" positioning

Specialty marketplace + media platform for pre-owned and classic Porsche; majority stake acquired by duPont REGISTRY Group (announced Feb 17 2026, Businesswire — date corrected from earlier "May 2026" note), Austria team retained, international expansion via DRG dealer/editorial reach

Athens-based full-stack used-car platform + subscription service, one of Europe's fastest-growing; €300M equity+debt (Nov 2025, Pollen Street senior facility; re-covered Jul 2026) to enter additional EU markets, scale subscription fleet, add fintech products; smart pricing + automated inspections

Largest vertically integrated digital used car marketplace in Europe; combined with CarNext (22 EU markets) to reach 2.5M cars/year, €21B GMV

EUR 70M Series C (Jul 2025), powers OEM auctions incl. Mercedes-Benz, European expansion

#1 B2B, high liquidity

Dealer-to-dealer trading; AutoScout24 took FULL ownership Jul 1 2026 (first invested 2022 — vehicle sales doubled and revenue tripled since); investment accelerating in AI-driven product development + international expansion (autoproff.com press release)

B2B used-car remarketing marketplace, 500K+ used cars traded/year, backed by Ayvens' 3.4M-vehicle leasing fleet (ALD/LeasePlan merger); rebrand of the 15-year-old ALD Carmarket (Autohaus.de, Flotte.de)

wirkaufendeinauto.de parent, 30 countries; record 2025: 842K cars (+22% YoY), gross profit EUR 991M (+37%), adj. EBITDA EUR 198M (+81%); record Q1 2026 (reported May 13): 248,779 units (+21.9% YoY), revenue EUR 2,437.1M (+25.4%), gross profit EUR 289.4M (+22.4%), adj. EBITDA EUR 59.8M (+3.0%); Autohero retail segment +47.8% units; FY2026 guidance 940K-1M units, EUR 250-275M adj. EBITDA. **Capital Markets Event held Jun 17 2026** (CEO Bertermann + CFO Wallentin; EQS-News official release Jun 17 07:30 CET) disclosed first-ever segment long-term targets — Merchant (B2B): FY25 740,732 units/GPU €976/adj. EBITDA per unit €323, long-term unit growth 10-15% p.a. (GPU €1,080-1,200, adj. EBITDA/unit €480-720), milestone at 1.2M units → GPU €1,025+/adj. EBITDA/unit €400+; Retail (Autohero): FY25 101,539 units/GPU €2,638/adj. EBITDA/unit −€410 (loss-making), long-term growth 20-40% p.a. (GPU €3,880-4,470, adj. EBITDA/unit €1,450-2,410), milestone at 300K units → GPU €3,300+/adj. EBITDA/unit €800+; next group volume milestone 1.5M units. Shares +~8% on the day (Goldman PT €39, JPMorgan sector top pick). NB: per-segment per-unit economics + unit milestones disclosed — NOT a group 5-9% EBITDA margin or "10% of €600B TAM" target (those remain pre-event analyst framing; the recurring "10%" is the Merchant 10-15% unit-growth corridor). **Q2 2026 (reported Jul 29): record quarter** — 240,298 units (+19.9% YoY), revenue €2.4B (+23.4%), gross profit €280.7M (+21.4%), adj. EBITDA €58.6M (+38.4%, 2.4% margin — best-ever Q2); Autohero retail units +40.3% (GP €82.2M), Merchant units +17.1% (GP €198.5M); FY2026 guidance confirmed (GP €1.1-1.2B, adj. EBITDA €250-275M); stock dipped on the day despite the beat

Barcelona SaaS for used car dealers, EUR 3M seed (Feb 2025), 150+ dealerships, 8,000 cars/day, expanding from Spain to FR/IT/DE (URL corrected 2026-08-14: dealcar.com is an unrelated site)

SIXT's digital fleet remarketing platform (launched Nov 2025), consignment model for leasing/OEM/bank fleets

B2B used-EV trading platform — self-learning pricing algorithms + digital logistics, EVs brokered within 48h; €4.2M round Jul 2026 (Trind Ventures lead, Vend Marketplaces ASA, G-FUND, GIMIC), revenue 4x in 2025; founded 2022 (Autohaus.de, trendingtopics.eu) — first EU counterpart to US EV platforms Ever/Plug

Dealer auction marketplace launched May 2026 with Superior Integrated Auctions (SIA); 30K+ front-line-ready vehicles, 11K+ dealerships have access at no cost; combines J.D. Power industry insights with Darwin Automotive technology

Conversational AI assistant (ChatGPT-integrated) for used car buying, launched Apr 2 2026. Live on OTOMOTO (Poland), Standvirtual (Portugal) and Autovit.ro (Romania); LaCentrale (FR) rollout still pending (May 2026). Trained on OLX's 10B+ transaction data for regional pricing + buyer behavior insights

First AI-driven cross-border used car marketplace, specializing in Japanese used cars with global shipping, Smart Matching, live auction bidding, price trend tracking