Transportation

Carvana’s Record Vehicle Sales Lift Profit Above Estimates

A worker loads vehicles onto a transporter at a Carvana vending machine location in Uniondale, New York.

Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg

Carvana Co.’s first-quarter profit exceeded Wall Street expectations as used-car volumes hit a record and loan sales grew.

The online auto retailer on Wednesday reportedBloomberg Terminal adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $672 million, ahead of the $657.1 million average estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.