Category: motors

eBay Announces Collaboration With MTV To Resurrect Pimp My Ride

Posted on August 5, 2022 by - eBay, motors

Hot on the heels of eBay’s collaboration with ITV2’s Love Island this summer, the online marketplace has announced it is working with MTV to resurrect the TV classic motor makeover show Pimp My Ride. The show will return as a six-part series and will be streamed on MTV UK’s YouTube channel before being distributed via Facebook and Twitter. Hosted by the rapper Lady Leshurr, the first episode of the show will air on August 19. The Road to Sustainability Pimp My Ride’s 15-minute mechanical makeovers will demonstrate how old vehicles can be completely renovated and made roadworthy, using eBay to source spare cart parts and accessories. Each episode will focus on the sustainability benefits of extending the life of an… Read more »

How To Sell Car Parts on eBay UK Motors

Posted on June 11, 2019 (Updated March 28, 2022) by - eBay, motors

sell car parts on eBay UK

  You can sell all types of vehicles including cars, trucks and motorcycles, as well as their parts and accessories in the motors category on eBay UK motors. Vehicles, parts and accessories can be listed in the same formats as most other product categories. You can choose to list as an auction, buy it now or best offer.   Should you sell car parts on eBay UK motors?   Earlier this year, eBay UK motors merged with motors.co.uk. Listings now reach ten million unique car buyers. Broadening their reach in the UK motor trade has in turn increased car parts sales on eBay. A car or truck part is sold every two seconds on eBay. Customers love buying car parts… Read more »

Branding for automotive parts sellers

Posted on March 26, 2019 (Updated April 1, 2019) by - E-commerce, Marketing, motors

Branding for automotive parts sellers

Selling auto parts online, you’re operating in a growing but competitive market. Sourcing the right stock, getting it online and ensuring that customers find your auto parts website when they search takes hard work. It’s common for automotive parts sellers to find they’ve become so focused on this journey, that they’ve neglected the importance of their brand. But brand is essential for automotive parts retailers. As an auto parts retailer, here’s why you should take time to develop your brand, and how you should do it. Your Brand Helps Your Team Regardless of whether you are two people or two hundred, your brand is a powerful tool to align individuals towards a mission and a purpose. Your brand communicates who… Read more »

Approved Performance: Striving for the ultimate user journey

Posted on February 13, 2019 by - Amazon, Bigcommerce, E-commerce, motors, Seller Stories

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Approved Performance are an aftermarket, OEM replacement parts seller based out of Bloomingdale Illinois, run by Keith Boyer. Approved Performance sell superior vehicle parts for breaking systems, hubs and shafts. The products are fantastic, priced at a level where they are competitive with OEM parts but far superior in quality they provide genuine value for customers. The issues with fitment data… The biggest problem for the customer is finding the part that fits their vehicle, sometimes opting for inferior products, at higher prices to guarantee fitment. The other option is taking the risk on a product, only to find it doesn’t fit, return the product and start the search all over again. Keith started selling parts through Amazon in 2014… Read more »

Frooition & Parts Connect Partner To Offer Affordable Web Design For Auto Parts Sellers

Posted on November 7, 2018 by - Bigcommerce, motors

web design for auto parts

There’s little doubt among industry insiders that web design for auto parts can be one of the biggest challenges for e-commerce designers and an expensive proposition for sellers. For an auto parts website to be successful, developers must take thousands of complex product options and create a simple pathway through them, quickly leading a customer to the exact item they looking for. Having created web design for auto parts giants like GM Motors, Fiat, Chrysler, AC Delco, and Hollander, Frooition is well versed in the unique challenges presented by web design for auto parts. For these big brand projects, Frooition designers study auto part customer journey data, using customer behavior insights to create intuitive designs that make buying effortless. For smaller companies who… Read more »

Selling Auto Parts Online (Definitive guide) – 3 of the best methods in 2019

Posted on October 29, 2018 (Updated June 5, 2019) by - E-commerce, Frooition, motors

Selling Auto Parts Online

Updated for 2019 When people need auto parts, they want convenience. Selling auto parts online allows customers to get their phone, easily find the part they need and have it delivered to them quickly. Selling auto parts online is growing fast. Making sure that customers can quickly find and easily purchase your products requires an understanding of the buying procedure for modern car parts. Where to sell auto parts online Selling auto parts online with Amazon Automotive is a gated category. You must apply to Amazon and meet their requirements to sell auto parts. Online sales of U.S. auto parts are growing at around 14% annually and Amazon’s growth rate is nearly double that. Amazon auto parts seller requirements: You… Read more »

eBay to Acquire Motors.co.uk

Posted on October 22, 2018 by - eBay, motors

eBay motors

eBay have recently announced that they are in the process of acquiring motors.co.uk. The acquisition includes a host of other sites in the motors.co.uk network including Topgear.com, Parkers.co.uk, Honest John, Autovillage and Raccars.co.uk, which reach a combined 5.4m readers per month. All of these sites will become part of Gumtree UK, an eBay Classifieds business. Together Motors.co.uk, Gumtree Motors UK, and eBay Motors UK will offer more than 620,000 individual car listings, and reach 10 million unique cars buyers. Motors.co.uk is one of the UK’s largest dealer-facing brands with over 350,000 used car listings on its platform. They have a robust suite of intuitive tools is tailored specifically to automotive, helping over 5,000 of the UK’s leading car dealers to… Read more »