Wahl To Wahl Auto

Name

Wahl To Wahl Auto

Legal name

Car-Part.com

Website

https://wahltowahlauto.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wahl To Wahl Auto operates Car-Part.com, a North American online marketplace with over 250 million recycled auto parts listings, connecting salvage yards and sellers with individual vehicle owners and professional auto repair shops via VIN-based search and fitment tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recycled Auto Parts Marketplace

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers (42314)

SIC

Wholesale-Motor Vehicles & Motor Vehicle Parts & Supplies (5010)

akta.pro primary industry

Used Auto Parts Recovery & Resale (Salvage/Yard Parts, Rebuilders) (EUAIAJAF)

Keywords

• Recycled auto parts
• Salvage parts marketplace
• Used auto parts
• VIN parts search
• Part interchangeability

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Marketplace Transaction Fees: Platform facilitates transactions between auto parts buyers and salvage yards/sellers. Revenue generated from marketplace commissions on part sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Wahl To Wahl Auto operates an online marketplace for recycled/used auto parts, connecting vehicle owners and auto repair shops with salvage yards that list parts for sale. Users search by VIN or year/make/model and part type to find compatible OEM-equivalent recycled parts from sellers across the US, Canada, and Mexico, with options for shipped delivery or local pickup.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Car-Part Pro: Professional version of the platform with better results for shops, including delivery tracking, warranties, and certifications
• SmartVin

Products and services

• Car-Part.com Marketplace Online marketplace connecting buyers with recycled auto parts from salvage yards across the US, Canada, and Mexico, with searchable database of 250+ million parts filterable by VIN, year, make, model, part type, and region; supports shipped delivery and local pickup.
• Car-Part Pro Professional version of the Car-Part.com marketplace (pro.car-part.com) offering enhanced shop-tier features including better search results, delivery tracking, warranties, and part certifications for auto repair shops.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Broad incumbents

• LKQ Corporation: LKQ is the largest North American distributor of aftermarket and recycled collision parts, operating a broad portfolio of salvage-yard brands and a nationwide delivery network. Comparable to Car-Part.com as both route recycled parts to repair shops; LKQ is the broad incumbent that owns inventory while Car-Part.com operates as a marketplace layer.
• eBay Motors: eBay Motors hosts one of the largest online marketplaces for used and new auto parts from individual and commercial sellers. Comparable as a broad marketplace with VIN search capabilities, though not specialized in recycled OEM parts.
• RockAuto: RockAuto is an online retailer of aftermarket auto parts serving DIYers and small shops across North America with a vast catalog. Adjacent peer as an online parts platform reaching similar end buyers, though primarily new aftermarket rather than recycled OEM.

Direct peers

• PartsTech: PartsTech is a parts search and procurement platform used by repair shops to source both new and recycled components from multiple suppliers. Comparable in serving the professional shop buyer with multi-seller search, directly overlapping Car-Part Pro's professional offering.
• Hollander Parts: Hollander provides interchange data and a recycled parts marketplace connecting buyers to salvage yards across North America. The most direct competitor to Car-Part.com's interchange and marketplace functionality, with overlapping geographic coverage.

Regional players

• Copart: Copart operates online vehicle auctions that generate a significant supply of salvage vehicles feeding the recycled parts ecosystem. Tangentially comparable as an upstream source feeding the same salvage supply chain that Car-Part.com's sellers draw from.
• U-Pull-And-Pay (Pull-A-Part): U-Pull-And-Pay operates self-service salvage yards across multiple US states, selling recycled parts directly to consumers and shops. Comparable as a recycled parts supplier; regional rather than marketplace-focused.

Others

• IAA (Insurance Auto Auctions): IAA operates salvage vehicle auctions primarily for insurance carriers, generating the inventory pipeline that dismantlers use to source parts. Adjacent as an upstream ecosystem participant feeding Car-Part.com's supplier network.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/carpartcom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wahl-to-wahl-auto
• Instagraminstagram.com/carpartcom

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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