WParts - a unified automotive portal for repair shops, parts stores, and vehicle owners
Parts, services, automotive business websites, and professional networking - on one platform. We bring vehicle owners, parts stores, and repair shops together, while our affiliate program helps bloggers connect their audiences with the platform.
18 mo.
of development and testing in production
3 in 1
marketplace, business sites, and private network
14 Niches
ready-made industry configurations
EN / ES
two languages supported from day one
Problem
Car owners are unsure about part fitment and spend days calling around. Auto shops and stores manage orders manually and lose leads in messengers.
Solution
The buyer submits one request and gets quotes from sellers who have the part in stock. The business gets a website, storefront, online booking, and orders in one dashboard.
Market and Why Now
The auto parts and repair market is huge, recession-resilient, and steadily moving online.
Ageing car fleet: average vehicle age is growing, increasing the need for parts and repairs regardless of new car sales.
On third-party platforms, sellers are anonymous in a long list, while building a custom site is slow and expensive.
Specialized software for auto businesses costs hundreds of dollars a month. We provide a core system for free to onboard sellers.
Business Model
Websites, hosting, and custom domain connection are free. Businesses pay their registrar for the domain itself. We plan four revenue streams:
Subscription for advanced business features: multi-location management, an expanded catalog, and analytics. Custom domain connection remains free.
Order commission (3-5%): percentage on completed marketplace transactions.
Promotion: paid placement for stores and brands in search and catalog.
Demand analytics: data on part demand and shortages for distributors and manufacturers.
Platform Components
Three products work on shared data and reinforce each other:
1. Marketplace for Parts and Services
The assistant identifies the vehicle by VIN and searches a connected catalog for the part number. Lookup availability depends on catalog coverage. Buyers compare seller offers or submit a request by text, photo, or voice.
2. Website Builder for Auto Business
14 industry scenarios: repair shop, parts store, salvage yard, tyre service, rental, leasing. Live in one evening: vehicle search, service booking, calculators, custom domain, and text suggestions.
3. Private Business Network
Encrypted private rooms where sellers and shops source rare parts from each other and coordinate directly.
How We Attract Businesses and Buyers
Free websites and the affiliate program support customer acquisition:
Shops and parts stores join for the free website on a WParts subdomain.
Bloggers can refer their audiences through affiliate links and promo codes. The system tracks referred users and their actions.
Marketplace buyers immediately see real part stock and available service slots.
Store and repair shop websites help receive requests directly and through search, complementing marketplace inquiries.
Defensibility
A shared catalog groups seller offers by part number. Business websites bring catalog and customer requests together on our platform, while the private network lets sellers and repair shops communicate directly. VIN lookup uses a connected catalog; wider coverage and improved accuracy are on the roadmap.
What is Already Working
The platform is built and deployed. The full path runs smoothly from buyer request to merchant site on a custom domain.
Marketplace: requests with photos and voice, bids, catalog, cart, orders, garage.
Site builder: 14 scenarios, storefront, booking, rental and leasing with calculator, custom domain.
Six AI features: site draft generation, texts, styling, and SEO suggestions.
Encrypted rooms for secure communication between sellers.
Two languages (English and Spanish), seller rules, and privacy policy.
Operations: monitoring, automated backups, and reliable customer data isolation.
Where We Are
Live in ProdThe platform is ready and tested. The first outside user went through the full path and published a working site. Raising for scale.
Product: marketplace core, builder, and network are live in production.
Validation: an external partner independently configured and launched their site.
Monetization: paid features and commissions are planned; payment processing is on the roadmap.
Round Goal: onboarding the first 1,000 sellers and repair shops.
12-18 Month Roadmap
Key milestones following round close:
Enable payment processing and launch paid subscription tiers.
Onboard the first 1,000 repair shops and parts stores through direct sales.
Expand VIN lookup coverage and improve part number search accuracy in connected catalogs.
Release consumer mobile app and expand into international markets.
Risks and Solutions
Reaching Critical Mass
Businesses join for the free website and get value before mass consumer demand arrives on the marketplace.
Competition with Large Platforms
Large platforms list items in a general feed and give businesses no identity. We provide a full working website and service booking.
Regulation and Security
Data isolation for every client and legal framework built into the system from the beginning.
Investment Round
WParts is raising a SAFE round to launch sales and onboard partners. No build from scratch needed: the system is ready to work.