Avis’s stock drops after company sells record number of cars into a tough used-car market

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Avis Budget Group Inc. investors were having their worst day in four years on Tuesday, after the car-rental company said it sold a record number of vehicles during the fourth quarter in a bad market for used cars, due to vehicle oversupply and a spike in interest costs.

Meanwhile, the company reported fourth-quarter profit that was well above expectations, despite a surprise decline in revenue.

“Currently, there is a considerable amount of volatility in the used-car market,”…

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