CarMax vs Hey Telo

Side-by-side comparison of AI visibility scores, market position, and capabilities

CarMax leads in AI visibility (90 vs 35)

CarMax

LeaderConsumer Retail

Enterprise

Richmond VA largest US used car retailer (NYSE: KMX) at $26.37B FY2025 revenue; CEO Nash stepping down Dec 2025 with Q3 FY2026 comp sales -8-12% and Edmunds integration competing with Carvana for used vehicle omnichannel retail.

AI VisibilityBeta
Overall Score
A90
Category Rank
#122 of 290
AI Consensus
61%
Trend
stable
Per Platform
ChatGPT
82
Perplexity
97
Gemini
82

About

CarMax, Inc. is a Richmond, Virginia-based used car retailer — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: KMX) as an S&P 500 component — operating as the largest used vehicle retailer in the United States with 250 stores across 109 television markets, 30,000+ associates, and fiscal year 2025 revenue of $26.37 billion (fiscal year ended February 28, 2025). Founded in 1993 as a Circuit City subsidiary in Richmond, CarMax pioneered no-haggle pricing and quality inspections in the used car market, introducing a consumer-friendly alternative to high-pressure dealership tactics. CarMax acquired Edmunds (consumer automotive research) for $404 million in 2021, enhancing digital capabilities and cross-platform vehicle discovery. In late 2025, CarMax announced significant leadership changes: CEO Bill Nash stepped down effective December 1, 2025 after nearly nine years, with Board member David McCreight named Interim President and CEO and former CEO Tom Folliard appointed Interim Executive Chair. The leadership transition came alongside a preliminary Q3 FY2026 outlook showing comparable store used unit sales declining 8-12% amid a soft used car market.

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Hey Telo

EmergingHome Services

General

German craftsman AI voice agent answering calls and scheduling 24/7 for 1M+ Handwerk businesses; YC-backed targeting phone automation for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical trades in Germany.

AI VisibilityBeta
Overall Score
D35
Category Rank
#608 of 1167
AI Consensus
73%
Trend
stable
Per Platform
ChatGPT
30
Perplexity
27
Gemini
30

About

Hey Telo is a Berlin-based AI voice agent company building phone-answering and administrative automation specifically for Germany's 1 million+ independent craftsman businesses (Handwerksbetriebe) — HVAC technicians, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, and other skilled trades — who lose significant revenue daily to unanswered calls and administrative burden. A Y Combinator-backed startup, Hey Telo provides voice AI agents that answer calls professionally 24/7, schedule appointments, and provide quotes while the craftsman is on-site working.

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AI Visibility Head-to-Head

90
Overall Score
35
#122
Category Rank
#608
61
AI Consensus
73
stable
Trend
stable
82
ChatGPT
30
97
Perplexity
27
82
Gemini
30
87
Claude
32
83
Grok
39

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