Auto Parts Warehouse (APW) is an American online retailer of automotive parts and accessories for

car A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods. The year 1886 is regarded as ...

van A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and bigger than a common car. There is some varying in the scope of the word across th ...

truck A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction ...

s, and

sport utility vehicle A sport utility vehicle (SUV) is a car classification that combines elements of road-going passenger cars with features from off-road vehicles, such as raised ground clearance and four-wheel drive. There is no commonly agreed-upon definitio ...

s. Along with CarParts.com and

JC Whitney JC Whitney is a retailer of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories. as well as an automotive content platform viJCWhitney.comand thJC Whitney print magazineIt was acquired by CarParts.com (formerly U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc.), a pu ...

, it was one of the

flagship A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, characteristically a flag officer entitled by custom to fly a distinguishing flag. Used more loosely, it is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels, typically the fi ...

websites of CarParts.com, an American online provider of aftermarket auto parts, including collision parts, engine parts, and performance parts and accessories.

History

Founded in 1995, Auto Parts Warehouse operated as a small-scale auto parts

distributor A distributor is an enclosed rotating switch used in spark-ignition internal combustion engines that have mechanically timed ignition. The distributor's main function is to route high voltage current from the ignition coil to the spark plugs ...

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

until it was established as large scale

e-commerce E-commerce (electronic commerce) is the activity of electronically buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. E-commerce draws on technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain manageme ...

site for the

automotive aftermarket The automotive aftermarket is the secondary market of the automotive industry, concerned with the manufacturing, remanufacturing, distribution, retailing, and installation of all vehicle parts, chemicals, equipment, and accessories, ''after'' the ...

. In April 2020, Auto Parts Warehouse was merged into CarParts.com.

Products and Services

The online retailing site offers numerous automotive-related products through its online sales channels and direct partnerships with suppliers and manufacturers. By eliminating

intermediaries An intermediary (or go-between) is a third party that offers intermediation services between two parties, which involves conveying messages between principals in a dispute, preventing direct contact and potential escalation of the issue. In law ...

common in most supply chains, Auto Parts Warehouse is able to provide a broad selection of automotive parts and accessories and has structured a discount pricing scheme for individual consumers, advocating the

DIY "Do it yourself" ("DIY") is the method of building, modifying, or repairing things by oneself without the direct aid of professionals or certified experts. Academic research has described DIY as behaviors where "individuals use raw and semi ...

(do it yourself) and DIFM (do it for me) market. Its product lineup includes

automotive parts This is a list of auto parts, mostly for vehicles using internal combustion engines which are manufactured components of automobiles: Car body and main parts Body components, including trim Doors Windows Low voltage/auxiliary ele ...

and accessories for more than 50 vehicle brands, including domestic and imported makes and models. It sells automotive merchandise from nearly 700 labels, including: Global aftermarket suppliers * A1 Cardone *

ACDelco ACDelco is an American automotive parts brand owned by General Motors (GM). Factory parts for vehicles manufactured by GM are consolidated under the ACDelco brand, which also offers aftermarket parts for non-GM vehicles. Over its long history it ...

* Bosch * Denso * Dorman Performance parts manufacturers * Eibach *

Edelbrock Edelbrock, LLC is an American manufacturer of specialty automotive and motorcycle parts. The company is headquartered in Olive Branch, Mississippi, with a Southern California R&D Tech Center located in Cerritos, CA. The Edelbrock Sand Cast and ...

* K&N * Magnaflow Specialty brands * Anzo (vehicle accessories) * Coverking (vehicle accessories) * Husky Liners (vehicle accessories) *

Behr Behr is a given name and surname that derives from the German ''Bär'' (''bear''). Older forms of the name, ''Bela'' and ''Belo'' (related to the old High German ''Belo''), occur in the Memorbuch. The diminutive forms ''Baeril'' ''(Berel)'' and ' ...

(automotive cooling systems) * Centric (brakes) * EBC (brakes) * Powerstop (brakes) * KYB (shocks and struts) * Timken (seals and bearings) *

American Racing American Racing Equipment Inc. is a manufacturer of wheels sold via the aftermarket retail sector. Production started during the muscle car era in the United States. Platinum Equity investment group acquired American Racing Equipment Inc in June 2 ...

(wheels) * Enkei (wheels) * OZ (wheels) *

BFGoodrich BFGoodrich is an American tire company. Originally part of the industrial conglomerate Goodrich Corporation, it was acquired in 1990 (along with Uniroyal, then The Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company) by the French tire maker Michelin. BFGoodrich wa ...

(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.

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.

External links

Official Site

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Auto Parts Warehouse Automotive part retailers of the United States Online automotive companies of the United States American companies established in 1995 Retail companies established in 1995 Internet properties established in 1995 Retail companies based in California Companies based in Los Angeles County, California Carson, California