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How CVNA rewrote its risk factors

10-K ITEM 1A · FY2024 → FY2025

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Risks Related to Our Business • risks related to the larger automotive ecosystem, including consumer demand, global supply chain challenges, and other macroeconomic issues; • our ability to raise additional capital to pursue our objectives; • our ability to effectively manage our rapid growth; • our ability to maintain customer service quality and reputational integrity and enhance our brand; • the seasonal and other fluctuations in our quarterly and annual operating results; • our relationship with DriveTime and other entities affiliated with our controlling stockholder; • our ability to compete in the highly competitive industry in which we participate; • the changes in prices of new and used vehicles; • our ability to acquire and expeditiously sell desirable inventory; • our ability to comply with the laws and regulations to which we are subject; • our ability to grow complementary product and service offerings; • our reliance on internal and external logistics to transport our vehicle inventory; • our use of artificial intelligence technology; • our ability to protect the personal information and other data that we collect, process and store; • breaches in our cybersecurity measures and disruptions in availability and functionality of our systems, website, and mobile application; • our ability to protect our intellectual property, technology, and confidential information; • our ability to obtain adequate insurance and the affordability of such insurance; • our dependence on key personnel to operate our business; • the risk of receiving less than the full amount of benefit we expect to receive from our minority equity investments; • risks associated with acquisitions and strategic initiatives; • legal proceedings; and • our management’s accounting judgments and estimates, as well as changes to accounting policies.
Purchases of new and used vehicles are typically discretionary for consumers and have been, and may continue to be, sensitive to adverse economic trends.
Further, inflationary impacts on labor, materials, fuel, and other vehicle costs and services, as well as scarcity of certain products, have caused and may again cause increased vehicle prices, which may adversely affect demand and pricing in the used vehicle market.
Although the Company is currently focused on long-term growth, if economic conditions worsen or a recession occurs, we may once again be required to take stricter operating efficiency measures to protect our business.
Further, elevated and volatile interest rates have pressured and may again pressure consumer affordability and monthly payments, which may reduce demand for used vehicles.
Our business may also be negatively affected by challenges to the larger automotive ecosystem, including global health crises, such as the past COVID-19 pandemic, which may impact workforces, operations, and consumer behavior; increase in urbanization, which may decrease demand for vehicles due to the popularity of rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft; global supply chain challenges; military conflicts, such as the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, or changes in relations between countries, such as between the United States, China, and Taiwan and conditions in Latin America following the recent U.S. military action in Venezuela; and other macroeconomic and geopolitical issues.
New technologies such as autonomous driving software and the increasing popularity of electric vehicles also have the potential to change the dynamics of vehicle ownership in the future and make certain used vehicles more expensive or less desirable.
Finally, the imposition or suspension of tariffs or other trade restrictions implemented by the U.S. federal government or other countries, including changes to the import tariffs implemented by the U.S. on vehicles and parts, and uncertainty regarding the same, may change vehicle supply or the supply or cost of important vehicle parts and components, as well as customer vehicle purchasing behavior.
The extent and duration of these impacts are inherently uncertain and could vary materially across geographies and over time.
Increased benchmark interest rates, widening credit spreads, reduced lender appetite for automotive or consumer-credit exposures, or rating downgrades could increase our borrowing costs or limit our access to capital.
We have no control over the industry and macroeconomic environment we face, as demonstrated by the challenges we experienced in 2022 and 2023, and our business strategy has and may be adversely affected as a result.
Our rapid growth has placed and may continue to place significant demands on our management and our operational and financial resources.
If we fail to maintain our reputation, or if an actual, perceived, or alleged failure of these standards occurs that damages this reputation, we could experience reduced consumer trust, lower customer demand, diminished effectiveness of our marketing and brand-building efforts, and a material adverse effect on our business, sales, and results of operations.
While we do not believe these claims are material, irrespective of their validity, any claims, complaints, investigations, government inquiries, or negative publicity could diminish customer confidence in our platform and adversely affect our brand.
Negative or inaccurate postings, articles, reports, or comments on social media, the internet, or the press about us have, from time to time, generated negative publicity that damages the reputation of our brand.
Due to our rapid growth, our overall sales patterns in the past have not always reflected the general seasonality of the used vehicle industry.
Other factors that cause our quarterly and annual results to fluctuate include, without limitation: • profitability or other initiatives; • fluctuations in consumer demand, vehicle supply, and labor supply due to macroeconomic conditions; • the timing of sales of our automotive finance receivables; • our ability to attract new customers; • changes in the competitive dynamics of our industry; • the regulatory environment; • expenses associated with unforeseen quality issues and manufacturer recalls; • the speed, persistence, and aggregate level of inflation; • the pace and level of changes in benchmark interest rates; and • litigation, investigations, regulatory inquiries, or other claims against us.
We are party to a number of arrangements with DriveTime and its affiliates that cannot be assumed to have been negotiated at arm’s length.
We continue to periodically engage DriveTime, its affiliates, and other entities controlled by our controlling stockholder to provide us with certain services, including but not limited to, lease agreements, the administration of VSCs, and the servicing of automotive finance receivables originated by us.
For example, rapid changes in technology, including rideshare services and the development of autonomous vehicles, including those developed by Waymo and Tesla, could lead to a decrease in demand for our products.
For example, we depend in part on internet search engines, lead generators, automotive finance partners, social networking sites, AI tools, and vehicle listing sites to drive traffic to our website and mobile application and our competitors may increase their search engine optimization efforts and outbid us for search terms on various search engines, use their political influence and increase lobbying efforts, or align with Internet search engine providers to receive a higher search result page ranking than ours.
Any reduction in the number of users directed to our website and mobile application through internet search engines, lead generators, automotive finance providers, social networking sites, AI tools, or vehicle listing sites, could harm our business and operating results.
For example, AI-driven automation and virtual assistants may streamline dealership operations, improve customer engagement, and increase efficiency in sourcing and managing used vehicles, which could significantly alter competitive dynamics and operational requirements in the automotive market.
An overall increase in used vehicle prices or monthly payments, including as a result of increased interest rates, longer loan terms, or tighter credit standards, makes it difficult for certain customers to afford to purchase a vehicle.
Similarly, if prices for used vehicles rise relative to prices for new vehicles, consumers may prefer new vehicles, particularly where manufacturer financing incentives narrow the total cost of ownership gap.
Additional manufacturer incentives could also contribute to narrowing this price gap.
In addition, while lower used vehicle prices reduce our cost of acquiring inventory, lower prices could also lead to reductions in the prices at which we can sell such inventory, which could create markdown risk and have a negative impact on gross profit.
Price volatility can also complicate pricing algorithms, appraisal accuracy, and residual value assumptions, potentially leading to increased return rates, inventory write-downs, or reduced financing proceeds.
It is also common that commercial suppliers of used vehicles regularly review their relationships with used vehicle disposition channels, such as our wholesale marketplace platform or retail marketplace offering, through requests for proposals.
Such suppliers may from time to time require us to change the way we do business or provide services on less favorable terms.
Our compliance obligations may vary by jurisdiction and change without advance notice.
Consumer protection, insurance, and licensing requirements for ancillary products may also evolve in the future, increasing costs and limiting product design and attach rates.
Capacity constraints, labor shortages, and regulatory changes affecting hours-of-service and emissions may increase cost-to-deliver and extend cycle times.
Our use of artificial intelligence may not perform as expected and could expose us to technological, operational, legal, and reputational risks that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations We increasingly develop and deploy AI technology through third party generative AI platforms and internal software, in connection with our proprietary systems and customer experiences, including automated, self-service workflows, AI-enabled customer support tools, internal work efficiencies, and enhancement of our recruiting and hiring processes.
These initiatives are complex, rapidly evolving, and inherently uncertain.
There is no assurance that our AI capabilities will function as intended, deliver anticipated benefits, or scale cost-effectively.
The performance, quality, and impact of AI models depend on numerous factors, including the availability and integrity of training data, model design, computational resources, integration with our operations and technology stack, and ongoing monitoring and governance.
If our AI systems or those third party platforms we utilize underperform, produce inaccurate, incomplete, or biased outputs, hallucinate or fail under edge cases, degrade customer experiences, inadvertently disclose or misuse intellectual property, or otherwise fail to meet expectations, we could experience decreased conversion, operational disruptions, increased costs, reduced margins, customer dissatisfaction, negative publicity, or harm to our brand and competitive position.
Increased use of AI may additionally result in cybersecurity, data privacy, and labor and employment risks.
The laws, rules, standards, and guidance relating to AI are developing rapidly and vary across jurisdictions.

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Risks Related to Our Business • risks related to the larger automotive ecosystem, including consumer demand, global supply chain challenges, and other macroeconomic issues; • our ability to raise additional capital to pursue our objectives; • our ability to effectively manage our rapid growth; • our ability to maintain customer service quality and reputational integrity and enhance our brand; • the seasonal and other fluctuations in our quarterly and annual operating results; • our relationship with DriveTime and other entities affiliated with our controlling stockholder; • our ability to compete in the highly competitive industry in which we participate; • the changes in prices of new and used vehicles; • our ability to acquire and expeditiously sell desirable inventory; • our ability to comply with the laws and regulations to which we are subject; • our ability to grow complementary product and service offerings; • our reliance on internal and external logistics to transport our vehicle inventory; • our ability to protect the personal information and other data that we collect, process and store; • breaches in our cybersecurity measures and disruptions in availability and functionality of our systems, website, and mobile application; • our ability to protect our intellectual property, technology, and confidential information; • our ability to obtain adequate insurance and the affordability of such insurance; • our dependence on key personnel to operate our business; • the risk of receiving less than the full amount of benefit we expect to receive from our minority equity investment in Root, Inc.; • risks associated with acquisitions and strategic initiatives; • legal proceedings; and • our management’s accounting judgments and estimates, as well as changes to accounting policies.
Purchases of new and used vehicles are typically discretionary for consumers and have been, and may continue to be, affected by negative trends in the economy.
Inflationary impacts on labor, materials, fuel, and other vehicle costs and services, as well as scarcity of certain products, have caused increased vehicle prices, which have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, the market for used vehicles.
In 2022 and 2023, as a result of changes in the economy, the market, and the industry, we shifted our focus to driving profitability through fundamental operating efficiency.
Even though we were able to shift our focus towards long-term growth in 2024, if economic conditions worsen or a recession occurs, we have been and may again be required to take stricter measures to protect our business.
Increased environmental regulation has also made, and may in the future make, used vehicles more expensive and less desirable for consumers.
Our business may also be negatively affected by challenges to the larger automotive ecosystem, including global health crises, such as the past COVID-19 pandemic, which may impact workforces, operations, and consumer behavior; increase in urbanization, which may decrease demand for vehicles due to the popularity of rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft; global supply chain challenges; military conflicts, such as the conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East, or changes in relations between countries, such as between the United States, China, and Taiwan; and other macroeconomic issues.
New technologies such as autonomous driving software and the increasing popularity of electric vehicles also have the potential to change the dynamics of vehicle ownership in the future.
Finally, any new or increased tariffs or other trade restrictions implemented by the U.S. federal government or other countries may change vehicle supply or the supply of important vehicle parts and components, as well as customer vehicle purchasing behavior.
We have no control over the industry and macroeconomic environment we face, as occurred in 2022 and 2023, and our business strategy has and may be adversely affected as a result.
Our historical and current rapid growth has placed and may continue to place significant demands on our management and our operational and financial resources.
If we fail to maintain the high standards on which our reputation is built, or if an actual, or alleged failure of these standards occurs that damages this reputation, it could adversely affect consumer trust, customer demand, and our marketing and branding efforts, and have a material adverse effect on our business, sales, and results of operations.
Even the perception of a decrease in the quality of our customer service or brand could impact our results.
While we do not believe these claims are material, irrespective of their validity, any claims, complaints, or negative publicity could diminish customer confidence in our platform and adversely affect our brand.
Negative or inaccurate postings, articles, or comments on social media, the internet, or the press about us have, from time to time, generated negative publicity that damages the reputation of our brand.
Due to our historical and current rapid growth, our overall sales patterns in the past have not always reflected the general seasonality of the used vehicle industry.
Other factors that cause our quarterly and annual results to fluctuate include, without limitation: • profitability or other initiatives; • fluctuations in consumer demand, vehicle supply, and labor supply due to macroeconomic conditions; • the timing of sales of our automotive finance receivables; • our ability to attract new customers; • changes in the competitive dynamics of our industry; • the regulatory environment; • expenses associated with unforeseen quality issues and manufacturer recalls; • the speed, persistence, and aggregate level of inflation; • the pace and level of changes in benchmark interest rates; and • litigation or other claims against us.
We benefit from our relationship and a series of arrangements with DriveTime and its affiliates that cannot be assumed to have been negotiated at arm’s length.
We continue to periodically engage DriveTime, its affiliates, and other entities controlled by our controlling stockholder to provide us with certain services, including lease agreements and the administration of VSCs.
Finally, before and after we sell automotive finance receivables originated by us, DriveTime performs ongoing servicing and collections.
For example, rapid changes in technology, including rideshare services and the development of autonomous vehicles (including Waymo, which is offering autonomous ride-hailing services in certain markets), could lead to a decrease in demand for our products.
For example, we depend in part on internet search engines, lead generators, automotive finance partners, social networking sites, and vehicle listing sites to drive traffic to our website and mobile application and our competitors may increase their search engine optimization efforts and outbid us for search terms on various search engines, use their political influence and increase lobbying efforts, or align with Internet search engine providers to receive a higher search result page ranking than ours.
Any reduction in the number of users directed to our website and mobile application through internet search engines, lead generators, automotive finance providers, social networking sites, or vehicle listing sites, could harm our business and operating results.
An overall increase in prices or monthly payments for used vehicles, including as a result of increased interest rates customers face when financing a vehicle, makes it difficult for certain customers to afford to purchase a vehicle.
Similarly, if prices for used vehicles rise relative to prices for new vehicles, it could make buying a new vehicle more attractive to our customers than buying a used vehicle.
Manufacturer incentives could also contribute to narrowing this price gap.
In addition, while lower used vehicle prices reduce our cost of acquiring new inventory, lower prices could also lead to reductions in the prices at which we can sell such inventory, which could have a negative impact on gross profit.
It is also common that commercial suppliers of used vehicles regularly review their relationships with used vehicle disposition channels, such as our wholesale marketplace platform or retail marketplace offering, through written requests for proposals.
Such suppliers may from time to time require us to change the way we do business as part of the request for proposal process or provide services on less favorable terms.
We collect, process, store, share, transmit, disclose, and use information, including personally identifiable information, and implement artificial intelligence technology in certain offerings.
We collect, process, store, share, transmit, disclose, and use sensitive information and other data provided by consumers, employees, and business partners, including personally identifiable information (“PII”), to support our business operations.
This information may include social security numbers, credit scores, credit card information, and financial information.
Although we have taken measures designed to safeguard such information and have received assurances from our third-party providers, our facilities and systems, and those of third-party providers, could be vulnerable to external or internal security breaches, acts of vandalism, computer viruses, misplaced or lost data, programming or human errors, or other similar events.
Additionally, our increased use of artificial intelligence ("AI") technology through third party generative AI platforms and internal software to, for example, power our chatbots that streamline customer interactions and assist customers in navigating the purchasing process, improve internal work efficiencies, and enhance our recruitment and hiring processes, may result in cybersecurity, data privacy, and labor and employment risks.
Uncertainty around new and emerging AI technologies, including increased regulatory oversight, may require additional investment in the development and maintenance of proprietary datasets and machine learning models and development of appropriate protections and safeguards for handling the use of customer and employee data with AI technologies, which may be costly.
Furthermore, any sensitive information (including regulated, proprietary, and confidential information, including PII) that we input into a third-party generative AI platform could be leaked or disclosed to others, including if sensitive information is used to train the third parties’ AI model.
Further, bad actors around the world use increasingly sophisticated methods, including the use of AI, to engage in illegal activities involving the theft and misuse of PII, confidential information, and intellectual property.
Many states, including California, have implemented laws that give consumers expanded rights to manage their personal information, adding to the evolving patchwork of U.S. privacy and cybersecurity law.
Any failure or perceived failure to maintain the security of and/or adhere to privacy-related obligations related to personal and other data that is provided to us by consumers, employees, and vendors, or any failure or perceived failure to appropriately report and respond to cyber incidents under expanded requirements, could harm our reputation and expose us to a risk of loss or litigation, regulatory scrutiny or enforcement actions, and possible liability, any of which could adversely affect our business and operating results.
Interruptions in these systems, whether due to system failures, programming or configuration errors, computer viruses, or physical or electronic break-ins, including from ransomware or distributed denial of service attacks, could prevent us from selling cars, providing customary financing options to our customers, limit the availability of the inventory on our website and mobile application, prevent or inhibit consumers from accessing our website or mobile application, delay our communication, or cause a breach of data (including PII).

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