Used-car retailer Carvana Co. is cutting 1,500 jobs, or 8 percent of its workforce, the company said on Friday, amid waning demand for used cars on the back of sky-high prices and supply shortages.
Demand for used cars has been negatively impacted by hybrid-working models and higher costs caused by rising interest rates, as consumers rethink personal mobility options to try and trim their daily expenses.
CNBC, which first reported the layoffs, cited an internal memo, that the company faced economic headwinds from higher financing costs and it "failed to accurately predict how this would all play out and the impact it would have on our business."
The weak demand has forced Carvana to sell many used cars at lower prices after having acquired them at a higher cost due to strong demand for personal transportation.
It is now faced with soaring expenses that have led to dour results in the last five quarters, raising investor concerns and sending its sh…