Carvana, a buyer and seller of used cars online and from its iconic glass retail towers, will combine a major wholesale vehicle auction site with vehicle inspection and reconditioning functions into a “megasite” near Indianapolis. 

This effort will bring Carvana’s inspection and reconditioning center (IRC) capabilities to the ADESA Indianapolis auction site, while maintaining digital and in-lane auction operations. Carvana owns ADESA.

The integrated site will expand Carvana’s overall production capacity and enrich its offerings for both retail and wholesale customers in the Indianapolis area.

Located in Plainfield, Indiana, ADESA Indianapolis has been a partner in the wholesale automotive market for over four decades. The Plainfield site covers more than 100 acres with about 12,000 parking spaces, offering substantial infrastructure to accommodate Carvana’s inspection and reconditioning activities alongside wholesale auction operations. 

Carvana has already started hiring new associates at this facility and expects the integration of IRC capabilities to create about 200 new local jobs over time.

“The Indianapolis area has served as ADESA’s headquarters for more than 30 years, and we are deepening our operational presence and team in this market by integrating Carvana IRC capabilities with our existing wholesale auction," said Mike Caggiano, ADESA’s executive vice president of operations. “The megasite integration leverages Carvana and ADESA’s combined infrastructure to improve our offering for local retail and wholesale customers while also creating many new entry level and skilled jobs in the community.” 

Introducing Carvana IRC capabilities to ADESA Indianapolis increases Carvana’s total reconditioning capacity, improving selection for all customers nationwide. Creating a new pool of retail inventory in the Indianapolis area also makes Carvana’s delivery network more efficient while providing local customers access to more vehicles with as-soon-as same-day delivery times. 

Wholesale customers will benefit from even more robust auction operations, now complemented by onsite reconditioning services. 

ADESA Indianapolis’s transition to an auction-IRC megasite will be enabled by the site’s footprint and infrastructure and by its adoption of Carvana’s proprietary software, which makes the IRC network more efficient and able to handle more workload.