| Auto Parts Warehouse | |
| Type: | Subsidiary |
| Parent: | CarParts.com |
| Industry: | e-commerce (Automotive Aftermarket) |
| Founded: | 1995 |
| Location City: | Carson, CA 90746, United States |
| Products: | Auto Parts and Accessories |
| Area Served: | Throughout the US |
| Website: | www.autopartswarehouse.com (no longer active) |
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.
Founded 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]
Auto 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
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]
In 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]