Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Fortune
Fortune
Alena Botros

Carvana father-son duo lose hundreds of millions of dollars in net worth after short-seller report

(Credit: Michael Nagle—Bloomberg/Getty Images)
  • Ernie Garcia III is the chief executive of Carvana, and his father, Ernie Garcia II, is its largest shareholder. The two saw their wealth dip roughly $288 million in the new year so far. The question is where the stock will go next.

Yesterday, a prominent short-seller accused used-car retailer Carvana of lax underwriting, accounting manipulation, and undisclosed transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars with a related party. The company called the short report “intentionally misleading and inaccurate” in a statement to publications.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.