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Automotive parts stores that ship to every state and stay on the right side of each.

Codeeo provides automotive ecommerce website development USA parts brands, distributors, accessory makers and dealer groups use to sell nationally. We build the store and its operating layer: industry-standard fitment data, multi-warehouse and drop-ship fulfillment, sales tax that follows each state's rules after Wayfair, shipping that respects hazmat restrictions, and privacy, accessibility and payment security planned for a national customer base instead of a single city.

A national parts store wins on two things: the customer trusts that the part fits, and the order arrives when promised. Everything we build serves those two promises, from the data model to the returns policy, and every rule is something your team can see and change.

Built for
Aftermarket parts brands, national distributors, accessory manufacturers, multi-state dealer groups and retailers that ship automotive products across the United States.
Typical timeline
Agreed after discovery once catalog size, fitment licensing, warehouses and integrations are confirmed, and written into the scope and release plan.
What you own
All code, product and fitment data you hold rights to, customer and order records, and the accounts for platform, payments, tax, hosting and domains, in your name.
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

The parts of a national automotive store that matter most.

Selling car parts across the country means dealing with fifty sets of sales tax rules, a growing patchwork of state privacy laws, federal rules on emissions tampering and warranties, carrier restrictions on batteries and fluids, and buyers who compare you with the largest marketplaces on price and delivery. The good news is that the industry has shared data standards: ACES for fitment and PIES for product attributes, published by the Auto Care Association, plus the free VIN decoding service run by NHTSA. A national store built on those standards, with clean fulfillment and compliance rules, can compete with anyone. These are the capabilities we plan for US-wide sellers, chosen and phased during discovery rather than sold as a fixed bundle, so the first release carries only what pays back early.

Explain your project
  • ACES and PIES fitment data

    We import fitment and attribute files in the industry formats your suppliers or data provider already deliver, map them to your catalog, and keep them updated on a schedule. Year, make, model, submodel and engine selectors run on that data, with VIN decoding through NHTSA's public service to fill gaps.

    Accurate fitment at catalog scale without manual data entry.

  • Multi-warehouse and drop-ship routing

    Orders route to the warehouse or supplier closest to the buyer that has stock, with split shipments only when needed. Drop-ship suppliers receive orders automatically and return tracking numbers, so the customer sees one order and one set of updates.

    Faster delivery across regions and lower shipping costs.

  • Sales tax across states

    After the Supreme Court's Wayfair decision, states can require remote sellers to collect tax once sales pass their economic nexus thresholds. A tax engine calculates rates by address, tracks your sales by state, handles exemption certificates for resale buyers and produces filing reports. Marketplace orders are kept apart where the marketplace collects the tax.

    Tax collected correctly wherever you are registered.

  • Hazmat and oversize shipping rules

    Lead-acid and lithium batteries, airbag modules, aerosols and some fluids fall under federal hazardous materials rules and carrier restrictions. Each product carries its shipping class, and the checkout offers only methods that can legally carry it, with freight quotes for bumpers, body panels and engine parts.

    Orders that ship as sold, without carrier rejections.

  • Emissions compliance by state

    Federal law prohibits selling parts that defeat emissions controls, and California and several other states that follow its standards need CARB Executive Orders for many emissions-related parts. Products carry their compliance status, and state-level sale restrictions apply at checkout according to your legal policy.

    A national catalog that respects state-by-state legality.

  • Warranty and returns rules

    Product pages state warranty terms clearly, consistent with the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which also means an aftermarket part alone does not void a vehicle warranty. Return flows handle wrong fitment, damaged goods, core returns and non-returnable electrical parts, with prepaid labels and automatic refunds.

    Clear terms that cut disputes and chargebacks.

  • Delivery promises that hold

    Estimated delivery dates calculated from warehouse stock, cutoff times and carrier transit, shown on product pages and at checkout. If an order will miss its date, the customer is told and offered the choice to cancel, as the FTC Mail Order Rule requires.

    Fewer where-is-my-order contacts and fewer cancellations.

  • State privacy compliance

    Consumer privacy laws now apply in California, Texas, Virginia, Colorado and a growing list of other states. We build consent management, Global Privacy Control support, opt-outs for targeted advertising and a rights request workflow that adapts to each law's rules, with your counsel deciding which ones apply to you.

    One privacy setup that scales as new state laws arrive.

  • Payments, accessibility and security

    Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and buy now pay later options through a PCI DSS compliant processor, with fraud screening tuned for high-value parts. The storefront is built and tested against WCAG to reduce ADA exposure, which national retailers face in every state.

    A checkout more buyers can complete, with less fraud.

  • Marketplace and channel feeds

    One product database feeds your own store, Amazon, eBay Motors, Google Shopping and wholesale partners, with channel-specific titles and prices and stock synced across all of them so a sold-out part disappears everywhere at once.

    Wider reach without duplicating catalog work.

Who this is for

Four kinds of national automotive sellers.

National automotive ecommerce website design USA buyers trust depends on the business model behind it. A brand selling its own products direct needs storytelling and dealer locators. A distributor needs breadth, speed and account pricing. A dealer group needs one store spanning several rooftops. A marketplace seller moving to its own site needs margin back. Each has different priorities for the first release, and we scope accordingly. Many sellers fit more than one description, and the store can grow from one model to another over time.

01

Aftermarket brands selling direct

You manufacture or import your own parts and sell through dealers and installers, and now want a direct store. We build product pages with install guides, specifications and compliance labels, a dealer and installer locator, and pricing rules that protect your reseller network, such as minimum advertised price policies on your own site. Registration for product warranties and email updates about new fitments give you a direct line to owners that resellers cannot provide.

Channel conflict is a business decision; the store enforces it.

02

National and regional distributors

You carry hundreds of brands and tens of thousands of SKUs from several warehouses. The store needs licensed fitment data, fast search across a huge catalog, trade accounts with tiered pricing and credit terms, and integration with your ERP and warehouse management system. Search must stay fast with very large catalogs, so we index products for instant filtering by vehicle, brand, category and attribute, and monitor zero-result searches to find gaps in your data.

03

Multi-state dealer groups

Your group operates franchise stores in several states and wants one parts and accessories store across them. We route orders to the right store, keep brand programs separate, respect each state's tax rules and connect to each store's dealer management system feed. Customers can pick up at their nearest store or have parts shipped, and the group sees one consolidated report across every location and brand.

Brand program rules for each franchise are reviewed with you before launch.

04

Marketplace sellers building their own channel

You sell well on Amazon or eBay Motors but pay fees and own no customer relationship. We build your own store from the same product data, add email capture and loyalty, and keep marketplace listings in sync so you grow direct sales without losing existing revenue. Product content written for your own site, rather than copied from listings, helps it rank on its own in search.

Your own store also gives you first-party data that marketplaces never share.

Six steps to a national automotive store.

  1. 01Discovery and data auditVideo workshops on your catalog, fitment sources, warehouses, channels, tax registrations and systems, ending in a written scope and phased release plan.
  2. 02Data and fulfillment architectureProduct, fitment, compliance and shipping data models, plus order routing rules across warehouses and drop-ship suppliers, designed before the storefront.
  3. 03Experience designVehicle selection, search, product, cart, checkout and account screens designed for phones and desktop, tested with real buyers where possible.
  4. 04Build and integrationStorefront, admin, ERP, warehouse, tax, payments, carriers, consent and marketplace feeds built and connected in planned sprints.
  5. 05Testing and migrationFitment sampling, tax tests across states, hazmat shipping rules, accessibility, load and security testing, then migration of products, customers, orders and URLs.
  6. 06Phased rollout and growthLaunch by region, brand or channel if that reduces risk, then improve each month using search, conversion and returns data shared in a written report.

Technology

What we build this with.

Shopify Plus or standard Shopify, WooCommerce, or a headless Next.js storefront over a commerce engine, chosen for catalog size, fitment search performance, B2B needs and your team's skills, with the reasoning written down so your team can revisit it as the business grows.

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

Questions national automotive sellers ask.

It depends on catalog data, integrations and how many channels launch at once.

A direct-to-consumer brand with a few hundred products launches far sooner than a distributor with licensed fitment data, several warehouses, an ERP integration and marketplace feeds. During discovery we confirm the data, systems and fulfillment model, then agree a phased release plan with dates in writing. Launching in phases, for example retail first and trade accounts second, often gets revenue flowing earlier. The single factor that moves timelines most is data quality, so the catalog audit begins in the first week of discovery, in parallel with design planning.

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