eBay Acquires Caramel to Expand Seamless Online Vehicle Transactions
February 6, 2025
eBay announced and later completed its acquisition of Caramel, an end-to-end online automotive transaction solution provider. Caramel’s platform digitizes key steps of vehicle sales—such as identity/title verification, financing, insurance, and transportation—so vehicle buyers and sellers can complete transactions more simply and with greater trust through eBay.
- Buyers
- eBay Inc.
- Targets
- Caramel
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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