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Vroom Used Car Retailer Announces End to Ecommerce Operations, Liquidating Inventory

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Vroom’s move comes as a response to challenges in securing additional capital for its operations, particularly in extending the vehicle floorplan facility beyond its current expiration date of March 31, 2024. Despite concerted efforts, the company faced difficulties raising the necessary capital in the current market environment.

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Vroom Goes Bust: Online Used Car Giant Stops Sales, Lays Off 90% Of Staff

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“As we previously disclosed, we intended to raise additional capital to fund our operations and support the extension of our vehicle floorplan facility beyond its current expiration date of March 31, 2024,” said Thomas Shortt, Vroom’s CEO.

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The $740 Challenge: How Savvy Dealerships Are Turning the Tables

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For dealerships, Higher inventories and rising floorplan costs are eating into profit margins, creating a challenging environment for automotive retailers. Leveraging Digital Platforms: Utilize technology to streamline the leasing process, especially for generations that prefer managing their payments online.

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Fears emissions law ‘loophole’ will leave dealers with cars they can’t sell as makers scramble to hit targets

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An OEM would say, ‘oh, we don’t make them take them’, but if you [a dealer] get a phone call from your zone manager and he says, ‘mate, I need you to take a hundred of these or 50 or 20 and you’ve already got a bunch of them’ there’s not much you can do – there is pressure, it just exists.