Carvana plans 200 jobs at Cicero auto auction site

Carvana is bringing 200 new jobs to northern Onondaga County as it turns its ADESA Syracuse auction site in Cicero into an Inspection and Reconditioning Center, with hiring already underway for local team members. The openings include skilled and entry-level work in inspection, reconditioning and vehicle fulfillment, and Carvana said the positions do not require a college degree.

The expansion centers on the existing site on Route 31 in Cicero, where ADESA Syracuse has operated as a wholesale auto auction for nearly 50 years. Carvana announced the project on April 28, saying the new IRC capabilities will be added to that facility over time and will create approximately 200 jobs across the operation.

Carvana said the move will increase reconditioning capacity, widen its national inventory pool and help speed delivery for New York buyers and customers nationwide. The company described the roles as coming with comprehensive benefits, making the hiring push a potential entry point for workers in Central New York who want a job in the auto retail and vehicle-processing pipeline without a four-year degree.

For Cicero and the broader northern Onondaga County economy, the project builds on a long-running automotive hub rather than starting from scratch. The ADESA Syracuse property already functions as a wholesale auction site, and the addition of IRC work folds inspection, repairs and vehicle prep into a location that has long been tied to car inventory movement in the region.

The development also gives local job seekers a chance to compete for work tied to a company that sells vehicles nationwide. Carvana said the expanded facility will serve as another node in its network, helping move more cars through the system while keeping more of that work in Onondaga County. For a corridor along Route 31 that has spent decades handling wholesale auto traffic, the change marks a more labor-intensive role in Carvana’s operations and a fresh round of hiring now open to local applicants.