About Carmax Inc
CarMax, Inc. is a used vehicle retailer based in the United States. It operates two business segments: CarMax Sales Operations and CarMax Auto Finance. The company began as a side business of Circuit City Corporation, Inc., opening its first location in September 1993 in Richmond, Virginia. In 2021 CarMax, Inc. purchased remaining shares of Edmunds.com, Inc. making it a wholly owned subsidiary. As of January 2025, CarMax operates 253 locations. While CarMax stores focus on marketing used vehicles, the company acquired its first new car franchise with Chrysler Corporation in 1996.