Company type | Private |
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Industry | Used car retailer |
Predecessor | Ugly Duckling |
Founded | September 1, 2002 | (as DriveTime)
Headquarters | 1720 W. Rio Salado Parkway[1], , U.S. |
Number of locations | 138 (2019) |
Key people | Thomas S. Duck, Jr. Ernest Garcia II (Owner and chairman) |
Products | Used cars, financing |
Number of employees | 3,800[2] (2018) |
Website | drivetime |
DriveTime Automotive Group Inc. is an American used car retailer and finance company. It is based in Tempe, Arizona, and sells and finances cars to customers around the nation. The company was formerly known as Ugly Duckling and was renamed DriveTime in 2002. It also spun off Carvana and GO Financial, SilverRock Group Inc, and Bridgecrest Acceptance Corporation. As of 2018[update], DriveTime had approximately 145 locations in the U.S. and 3,800 employees.