CarMax opens Santa Rosa location

CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX), the nation's largest retailer of used cars, celebrated the grand opening of its new store in Santa Rosa, located at 2783 Corby Avenue. The CarMax Santa Rosa will have the capacity to stock approximately 300 used vehicles of nearly every make and model, and has brought more than 40 new jobs to the area.

The Santa Rosa store is one of two stores to open in the Bay Area today, a store in Fremont also opened. The first CarMax in the Bay Area opened in Pleasanton in May. These stores have brought more than 200 jobs to the region this year, and positions are still being filled. Those interested in a career at CarMax should visit jobs.carmax.com for more information.

In celebration of the Santa Rosa store opening, CarMax stated that it has donated $5,000 to the Redwood Empire Food Bank in Santa Rosa. CarMax associates recently volunteered with the Food Bank, and selected them to receive the grant to help support their mission to end hunger in the community.

According to the company, the CarMax Foundation is also providing a $10,000 grant to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Sonoma County. Funding from the grant will help expand an intramural sports program where members learn the importance of practice, teamwork, sportsmanship, encouragement of others and more. This expansion will add more sports and allow an additional 3,000 youth at 20 clubs the opportunity to participate in this free program. Support for the Boys & Girls Club also came at the recommendation of the Santa Rosa associates.

“At CarMax, our associates care deeply about the community and it shows through their commitment to organizations like these,” said Brandon Mullins, location general manager at CarMax Santa Rosa. “We are excited to announce the opening of our newest store here in Santa Rosa and look forward to serving customers with the easy, no-haggle CarMax experience.”

CarMax was founded more than 20 years ago to fundamentally change the way car buying is done. CarMax customers can shop for nearly every make and model at our stores or online at carmax.com, with prices clearly listed for each of our nearly 50,000 vehicles nationwide. In addition, the company stated it has a 5-Day Money-Back Guarantee and a 30-Day Limited Warranty (60-Day in CT, MN & RI, 90-Day in MA, NY and NJ). The CarMax Foundation has granted more than $30 million on behalf of associates across the country since 2003.

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