Once promising used car chain closes Tampa location, its last store in Florida

CarLotz, once seen as revolutionizing auto sales, has closed all of its East Coast stores after merger with San Francisco tech company.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 10:05 a.m. February 7, 2023
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Shift Technologies has closed the final CarLotz store in Florida.
Shift Technologies has closed the final CarLotz store in Florida.
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CarLotz, the Richmond, Virginia car dealer once perceived as a revolutionary in automobile retailing, has closed all of its East Coast stores, including the one Tampa, about two months after merging with San Francisco e-retailer Shift Technologies.

 

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