{"id":3697025,"date":"2026-04-30T17:27:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/?p=3697025"},"modified":"2026-04-30T17:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:27:34","slug":"carvana-sets-records-as-inflation-drives-used-car-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/ecommerce\/2026\/carvana-sets-records-as-inflation-drives-used-car-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"Carvana Sets Records as Inflation Drives Used Car Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The used car market could get a boost from the rising costs of goods and services, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carvana.com\/\">Carvana<\/a> Founder and CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/investors.carvana.com\/corporate-governance\/management-and-directors\/management\/ernie-garcia-iii\">Ernie Garcia<\/a> said Wednesday (April 29).<\/p><div\r\n\tid=\"article-paywall-overlay\"\r\n\tclass=\"d-none\"\r\n>\r\n\t<div id=\"article-paywall-content\" class=\"my-4\">\r\n\t\t\n<div 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