Activant, eBay team up to create online replacement parts catalog

Activant Solutions Inc. and eBay Motors have partnered to create a new electronic catalog that aims to revolutionize how customers purchase replacement parts online.

Using Activant’s industry-leading replacement part data — including Activant Cover-to-Cover® graphical eCatalog content — eBay will power the new parts finder catalog, scheduled to launch in 2009.

The catalog is designed to accelerate the process of searching through the millions of parts listed on eBay Motors, the Internet’s largest marketplace for buying and selling vehicles, parts and accessories.

In addition to providing data to help enhance the eBay Motors buying experience, Activant also offers the AuctionExpert™ solution to help aftermarket businesses easily establish and manage large numbers of online parts listings by maximizing each listing in Internet search engines and online comparative shopping tools. This leads to greater exposure, and potentially increased net revenue.

“Activant’s replacement parts data and related solutions are the right choices for any organization seeking competitive advantage in the automotive parts market,” says Tom Aliotti, vice president and general manager of the Activant automotive business. “We are the only aftermarket data provider that invests in all of the critical research, validation and other value-added services to ensure superior completeness and accuracy. This, in turn, helps drive sales and profitability at every level of the industry.”