Automotive e-commerce

Shops and parts catalogues that really master the catalogue.

An automotive shop is not a normal online shop: millions of articles, vehicle references, approvals, customer-specific pricing. We build B2B and B2C shops and spare parts catalogues that hold up under exactly that — from the small specialist retailer to the corporate group, and beyond the car industry too.

Capabilities

What these shops have to handle.

The requirements on which standard systems fail in droves in the automotive world.

Vehicle-based search

From key numbers, vehicle selection or VIN to the matching article. The basis is our own vehicle data, not a bought-in third-party set.

Catalogues with millions of articles

Spare parts, tyres, wheels and accessories in one catalogue that answers in milliseconds even at millions of positions — through Elasticsearch rather than database patience.

Per-customer pricing

Individual terms, scales, net and gross display, approvals and credit limits — in B2B that is the rule, not the exception.

ERP and supplier connections

Stock, prices and orders run live against your merchandise management and your suppliers' systems. Drop shipping and multiple warehouses are catered for.

Your own administration

Content, classifications, shipping costs, email texts and reporting are maintained by your team — without calling us for every detail.

Multilingual and multi-country

Languages, currencies, tax rates and country logic are planned in from the start — several of our shops run internationally.

From specialist retail to corporate group.

The cut differs, the technology behind it stays the same.

Small business
Online quickly, without your own IT

A ready-made shop with catalogue and vehicle search, connected to your merchandise management and operated by us. You look after your range, not after servers.

Mid-sized
Mapping grown processes

Your pricing logic, your customer groups, your suppliers — instead of bending your processes to a standard system, we bend the system to your processes.

Enterprise
Several countries, many suppliers

For an international group we built a pan-European B2B marketplace with more than 500 suppliers — from Finland to Portugal, with separate fulfilment per supplier.

Technology and operation.

So a shop does not just launch but still carries in five years.

  • Symfony on the back end, Vue 3 on the front end, Elasticsearch for catalogue search
  • Interfaces to SAP, Microsoft Dynamics and common merchandise management systems
  • Parts data on a TecDoc basis, tyre and wheel data from our own maintenance
  • Container operation, in our cluster or on your infrastructure as you prefer
  • Connections to payment providers, shipping services and marketplaces
  • Further development with named contacts instead of ticket numbers

Frequently asked questions about shops and catalogues.

Do you only build for the car industry?

No. That is our focus because the demands on product data are especially high there. We apply the same technology in mechanical engineering, technical wholesale and industry.

Can we keep our existing shop system?

Often yes. We have attached catalogues, vehicle searches and data connections to existing systems. Whether it is worth it we will tell you honestly after a look at your setup.

Where do the article and vehicle data come from?

Parts data on a TecDoc basis, vehicle, tyre and wheel data from our own daily maintenance. Your own article master data is of course included.

How does the connection to our merchandise management work?

Through interfaces to your system — for stock, prices, customers and orders. If no interface exists we build one; file exchange in legacy formats is routine for us.

What does such a shop cost?

That depends heavily on scope — a shop with a standard catalogue is well below a marketplace with 500 suppliers. Tell us your starting point and we will estimate concretely.

Let's talk about your project.

Whether data interface, 3D configurator or AI analysis — we advise you personally and without obligation.