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Auto Parts Warehouse (APW) is an American online retailer specializing in automotive parts and accessories for cars, vans, trucks, and sport utility vehicles. It is one of the flagship websites of CarParts, an American online provider of aftermarket auto parts, encompassing collision parts, engine components, and performance parts and accessories.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | e-commerce (Automotive Aftermarket) |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Throughout the US |
| Products | Auto Parts and Accessories |
| Parent | CarParts.com |
| Website | www.autopartswarehouse.com (no longer active) |
History
editFounded in 1995, Auto Parts Warehouse began as a small-scale auto parts distributor in California.[1] It evolved into a large-scale e-commerce platform for the automotive aftermarket.
In April 2020, Auto Parts Warehouse merged into CarParts.[2]
Products and Services
editAuto Parts Warehouse offers a wide range of automotive-related products through its online sales channels and direct partnerships with suppliers and manufacturers.[3] The company caters to both the DIY (do it yourself) and DIFM (do it for me) market segments,[4] offering products for over 50 vehicle brands, covering domestic and imported makes and models. Auto Parts Warehouse features products from nearly 700 labels, including:
Global aftermarket suppliers
Performance parts manufacturers
Specialty brands
- Anzo (vehicle accessories)
- Coverking (vehicle accessories)
- Husky Liners (vehicle accessories)
- Behr (automotive cooling systems)
- Centric (brakes)
- EBC (brakes)
- Powerstop (brakes)
- KYB (shocks and struts)
- Timken (seals and bearings)
- American Racing (wheels)
- Enkei (wheels)
- OZ (wheels)
- BFGoodrich (tires)
- Goodyear (tires)
- Firestone (tires)
The e-commerce site utilizes a product database for tracking SKUs for wide-range product applications based on vehicle make, model, year, and other specifications.[5]
Community
editIn April 2014, the company introduced the Heroes Automobile Gallery, allowing active service members and veterans to post pictures of their vehicles and share their stories. The program also offered 20% military discount on automotive parts. The company also restored several vehicles of service members as a promotion.[6][7][8]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "About Us". Auto Parts Warehouse. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ "Auto Parts Warehouse is Now CarParts.com". CarParts.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION". US Auto Parts. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ "UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION". US Auto Parts. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ "Investor Relations Home". US Auto Parts. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ "HEROES Automobile Gallery". Auto Parts Warehouse blog. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ "Wife surprises husband returning from Afghanistan with SUV makeover". Deseret News. 2013-03-09. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ "Veteran gifted with truckload of autoparts". The Daily Herald. 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2015-01-31.