Your Amazon shopping cart could soon include a late-model used car from Hertz. The rental-car company has started selling its used vehicles directly to consumers through the online giant.Hertz shares soared as much as 17% on Wednesday after the company said it would sell its used cars on Amazon’s automotive marketplace.

Hertz will start selling pre-owned cars on Amazon Autos, a move meant to bolster the car rental company's retail business as it looks to bring in more profits.

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