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Online stores for LA performance, EV and parts brands, built around California rules.

Codeeo delivers automotive ecommerce website development Los Angeles performance shops, EV accessory brands, restoration specialists and parts retailers rely on to sell legally and well. We build the store and the systems behind it: product data that carries CARB Executive Order numbers and Proposition 65 warnings, prices shown with every mandatory charge included, a checkout ready for California privacy rights, and fitment search that keeps a part off the screen when it does not suit the buyer's car.

Los Angeles has one of the deepest enthusiast scenes in the country and some of the strictest rules on what can be sold for street use. A store that ignores the second will eventually pay for it. We design for both from the first sketch.

Built for
Aftermarket and performance brands, EV accessory sellers, classic and restoration parts suppliers, and dealer parts departments in Los Angeles County and across Southern California.
Typical timeline
Set together once discovery has confirmed your product count, compliance data and integrations, and recorded in the scope you approve.
What you own
Source code, product records with their compliance fields, customer data, and the platform, payment, hosting and domain accounts, all registered to your business.
Rated
4.7 / 5 from 23 Google reviews

200+ companies across the US and the UAEFrom a first store to a listed developer

Modon
Majid Al Futtaim
HP
Belkin
Dulsco Group
OneClickDrive
Hanayen
HMS
Clocksprings
Ghezlan

What the store can include

Built for California's parts rules and LA's car culture.

Selling car parts into California is different from selling them into most states. An exhaust, intake or tuner that changes emissions performance needs a CARB Executive Order before it can be sold for use on the street, and many brake, wiring and metal parts need a Proposition 65 warning. California's Honest Pricing Law has required advertised prices to include all mandatory fees since July 2024. Privacy rights under the CCPA, as amended by the CPRA, apply to qualifying businesses. Meanwhile, LA shoppers are demanding: they know part numbers, compare builds on forums and expect a store to say clearly what is street legal. The features below are the ones we plan for Los Angeles sellers; discovery decides which go into the first release.

Explain your project
  • CARB status on every product

    Each product record holds its Executive Order number where one exists, the vehicles that order covers, and a clear label for parts sold for closed-course racing use only. The storefront shows the status on listings and product pages and can restrict non-compliant items from California delivery addresses if your policy requires it.

    Buyers see legality before they buy, not after a smog check fails.

  • Proposition 65 warnings

    Warnings set per product or per category from your supplier data, shown on the product page and before purchase in the format your legal adviser approves. Editors can update them in the admin when a supplier changes a material.

    Warnings stay accurate as the catalog grows.

  • All-in pricing from the first view

    Any mandatory charge, such as a core charge, a disposal fee or a required hardware kit, is built into the displayed price or listed right beside it from the category page onward. Only government taxes and reasonable shipping are added at checkout.

    Pricing that matches the Honest Pricing Law and earns trust.

  • Build lists and bundles

    Customers save a build for their car and add parts over months: coilovers now, wheels next payday. Brands can sell curated stage kits that bundle compatible parts, with fitment checked across the whole bundle rather than item by item.

    Higher order value and customers who return to finish the build.

  • EV accessory and charger sales

    Home chargers, adapters, cables, mats and wraps for electric vehicles, with connector type and vehicle compatibility filters. Charger listings can include an installation request that routes to a licensed electrician you partner with, since installation is not a mail-order product.

    EV owners buy the right connector the first time.

  • Will-call and county courier

    Customers anywhere from Long Beach to the San Fernando Valley can choose warehouse pickup or a courier run instead of parcel shipping. The checkout offers only the options valid for that address and that cart, and staff see a pickup queue with each order's ready time and the name of the person collecting.

    Local buyers avoid freight charges and wait times on bulky parts.

  • Fitment and part number search

    Search by year, make and model, VIN, OEM part number or a competitor's part number. Enthusiasts who type a cross-reference code land on the exact product, while casual shoppers use the vehicle selector.

    Both experts and first-time buyers find parts fast.

  • Privacy rights and consent

    A notice at collection, a working Do Not Sell or Share link, honoring of Global Privacy Control signals, and a request form for access, correction and deletion that your team can process from the admin. Advertising tags only fire with the right consent state.

    A store ready for CCPA and CPRA obligations if they apply to you.

  • Multilingual product content

    Los Angeles is home to large Spanish, Korean and Armenian speaking communities, among many others. We plan the content model so you can publish product pages and checkout in additional languages as demand appears, starting with the ones your customers actually use.

    Community shoppers buy in the language they trust.

  • Accessible, fast storefront

    Product galleries, filters and checkout built and tested against WCAG, which lowers the ADA lawsuit exposure many California retailers face, and tuned for fast loads on phones over cellular connections. Card and wallet payments run through a PCI DSS compliant gateway.

    A store more people can use, with fewer legal surprises.

Who this is for

Four Los Angeles sellers this kind of store suits.

Southern California's car economy runs from Gardena tuner shops to San Fernando Valley restoration specialists and EV start-ups near the Westside. Many sell both to locals who can collect from the warehouse and to buyers across the country. Good automotive ecommerce website design Los Angeles brands need balances visual storytelling, because enthusiasts buy with their eyes, with the precise data that keeps a store compliant. These are four situations we plan for.

01

Performance and tuning brands

You make or import exhausts, intakes, suspension and electronics, and some parts carry Executive Orders while others are race-only. We build a store that tells the difference clearly, shows install videos and dyno charts you supply, and handles dealer and installer pricing alongside retail. Wholesale buyers log in to see their own prices and place larger orders without calling. New releases can go live as pre-orders with expected ship dates, so a launch at a car meet turns into orders the same weekend instead of a waiting list in direct messages.

Compliance labels belong in the product data, not in a footer disclaimer.

02

Classic, lowrider and restoration suppliers

Your catalog spans decades of models with sparse fitment data, reproduction parts and one-off items. We build flexible fitment that accepts ranges and notes, product pages with detailed photos and condition grading for used parts, and search that understands older model names and body codes. Rare items can be listed as single units that vanish from the store the moment they sell, and buyers can ask a question about a specific part through a form that reaches your parts expert directly, with the product details attached.

03

EV accessory brands

Electric vehicle owners in LA buy chargers, adapters and interior upgrades and research carefully. We build comparison pages, compatibility filters by connector and model, and content sections that answer charging questions, so the store ranks for them and sells against generic marketplaces. Because new models arrive often, the compatibility tables are editable in the admin, so your team can add a newly released vehicle the week it reaches dealers rather than waiting for a development ticket.

04

Parts retailers with local pickup

With warehouses near the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach or inland, you can offer will-call pickup and courier delivery inside the county while shipping nationally. We set stock by location, pickup windows and courier zones, and connect your inventory system so the website and the counter agree. Pickup orders confirm by text or email only when the item is pulled and checked, which saves customers a drive across the freeways for a part that turned out to be missing.

Local pickup also removes shipping costs from bulky items like wheels and bumpers.

Six steps to a compliant LA automotive store.

  1. 01Discovery and compliance inventoryOver video calls we review your catalog, supplier data, CARB and Proposition 65 coverage, pricing practices and privacy obligations, and agree what the first release covers.
  2. 02Product data modelFields for Executive Order numbers, warning text, fitment ranges, core charges and bundle rules designed so editors can maintain them without a developer.
  3. 03Visual designPhotography-led layouts for enthusiasts, clear legality labels, and a checkout designed for one-handed phone use, reviewed with your team in design sessions online.
  4. 04Build and connectionsStorefront, admin, payment gateway, tax engine, carrier rates, consent platform and your ERP or inventory system wired together and tested with your real products.
  5. 05Quality assuranceChecks of every compliance field, price display tests across categories, accessibility testing, privacy request testing and migration of existing URLs and customer accounts.
  6. 06Go live and growA planned launch, admin training, then ongoing improvements guided by search data, returns and conversion reports.

Technology

What we build this with.

Shopify suits many direct-to-consumer brands, WooCommerce suits sellers who want full control on their own hosting, and a headless Next.js storefront suits large, data-heavy catalogs. We choose with you based on catalog size and your team, and we explain the trade-offs in writing.

01Web

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • Laravel
  • WordPress

02Commerce

  • Shopify Plus
  • WooCommerce
  • BigCommerce
  • Headless storefronts

03Data and cloud

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Docker

04Marketing and tracking

  • GA4
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Search Console
  • Meta Pixel
  • Looker Studio

What LA automotive sellers ask before building.

CARB status, Proposition 65 warnings, all-in pricing, privacy and accessibility.

Emissions-related parts need their Executive Order status shown and, where your policy says so, sales restricted for California street use. Products needing Proposition 65 warnings must display them before purchase. Advertised prices must include mandatory charges. If the CCPA applies to your business, consumers need privacy rights tools. And the store should meet WCAG to reduce ADA risk. We build all of these into the data and templates, and your attorney confirms the policy decisions.

Tell us what the business needs. We will tell you what to build first.

Schedule a free consultation and get a written recommendation, with costs, before you commit to anything.

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PROVEN RESULTS

4.7 / 5from 23 Google reviews