Auto Parts Warehouse

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Auto Parts Warehouse
CarParts.com
Websitewww.autopartswarehouse.com (no longer active)

Auto Parts Warehouse (APW) is an American online retailer

sport utility vehicles. It stands alongside CarParts and JC Whitney, as 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.

History

Founded in 1995, Auto Parts Warehouse initially operated as a small-scale auto parts distributor in California[1] before transforming into a large-scale e-commerce site for the automotive aftermarket.

In April 2020, Auto Parts Warehouse merged into CarParts.[2]

Products and Services

The online retail site offers a wide range of automotive-related products through its online sales channels and direct partnerships with suppliers and manufacturers.

automotive parts
and accessories for over 50 vehicle brands, encompassing 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 uses a proprietary product database for tracking SKUs for wide-range product applications based on vehicle make, model, year, and other specifications.[5]

Community

In April 2014, the company introduced the Heroes Automobile Gallery, where active service members and veterans can post pictures of their vehicle and share their own 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

References

  1. ^ "About Us". Auto Parts Warehouse. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  2. ^ "Auto Parts Warehouse is Now CarParts.com". CarParts.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION". US Auto Parts. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  4. ^ "UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION". US Auto Parts. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  5. ^ "Investor Relations Home". US Auto Parts. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  6. ^ "HEROES Automobile Gallery". Auto Parts Warehouse blog. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  7. ^ "Wife surprises husband returning from Afghanistan with SUV makeover". Deseret News. 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  8. ^ "Veteran gifted with truckload of autoparts". The Daily Herald. 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2015-01-31.