Who owns Cars.com?
Cars.com is owned by Cars.com Inc. (the United States, NYSE: CARS).[1]
Evidence: Cars.com Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-26, SEC EDGAR, 26 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Cars.com Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Internet & digital › Online commerce › Marketplaces
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CARS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cars.com
Cars.com is the flagship car-shopping marketplace of Cars.com Inc., connecting shoppers with dealerships across the United States. The 10-K for 2025 reports over 4.6 million monthly unique vehicle identification numbers listed, over 16 million consumer reviews and 26 million average monthly shoppers, and says AI search tool Carson launched on it in 2025.
Ownership timeline of Cars.com
Where Cars.com sits in Cars.com
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Cars.com
Cars.com controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
Other brands in marketplaces, and who owns them
The 57 brands in marketplaces on Brandtree belong to 26 owners. The largest is Alibaba, with 7; Cars.com has 2.
About the owner: Cars.com
Cars.com is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chicago, United States. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CARS.
Cars.com Inc. is a Delaware company based in Chicago that runs an automotive marketplace and a set of tools for car dealerships. Its 10-K for the year to 31 December 2025 describes about 19,500 franchise and independent dealer customers in the United States and Canada, 26 million average monthly shoppers, and four product groups: marketplace, digital experience, media solutions, and trade and appraisal.
🇺🇸 Cars.com and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Cars.com is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cars.com?
The parent company of Cars.com is Cars.com Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Cars.com American?
Yes. Cars.com originated in the United States and its owner, Cars.com Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Cars.com still owned by Cars.com Inc.?
Yes. As of 18 October 2026, Cars.com is still owned by Cars.com Inc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Cars.com Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-26 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 26 February 2026; retrieved 18 October 2026.
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