# Vehicle Vending Machines The Carvana Dealership Gamifies Car Pick-Ups with a Car Vending Machine By Ady Floyd | Published 2015-11-12 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/car-vending-machine References: [engadget](http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/12/robotic-car-vending-machine/) Nashville-based '[Carvana](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carvana-txdmv)' automobile dealership created its very own [car vending machine](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/novel-robotic-vending-machine). The gamified experience allows consumers to feel an extra jolt of excitement and anticipation when they come to collect their new vehicle. The five storey car fully-automatic vending machine building works just like a candy or soda dispensing machine. When a consumer arrives, they are given a customized over-sized coin that is dropped into the vending machine slot. This triggers a “robotic arm, which goes up and grabs the car that the customer purchased online.” The Carvana dealership decided to move its business to an [online platform](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/automotive-retailer), which simplified the process of purchasing a vehicle. When the dealership noticed that consumer would prefer to pick up their vehicles as opposed to having the car delivered, the idea of a vending machine emerged. This experiential service provides consumers with not only a simplified online ordering outlet, but also with a creative and memorable experience offline. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.2/10 - Popularity: 87% | Activity: 91% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Online Vehicle Purchasing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a user-friendly online platform for consumers to purchase vehicles, simplifying the car buying process. - **Experiential Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create unique and memorable offline experiences for consumers, enhancing customer engagement. - **Automated Retail:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore automated retail solutions for various industries, such as vending machines for different types of products. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Automobile Dealerships:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate online purchasing and offline experiential services to enhance the car buying experience. - **E-commerce Platforms:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative online platforms for various product categories, capitalizing on the convenience of online shopping. - **Retail Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore and implement automated retail solutions to transform traditional retail experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Retailer-Enabled Car Sales](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amazon-autos.md) - [Electronic Odometer Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carvana-txdmv.md) - [Auto-Centric Digital Retail Spaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amazon-auto.md) - [Randomized Record Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/record-vending-machine.md) - [Merchandise Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/merchandise-vending-machine.md) - [NFT Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nft-vending-machine.md) - [Robot Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tortoise-smart-stores.md) - [Automated Retail Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/venhub.md) - [Novel Robotic Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/novel-robotic-vending-machine.md)