Automotive Website Design & eCommerce Case Studies

Client EXALT Motorsports offers expert performance tuning, service and maintenance to Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Volvo owners at their San Diego based facility. Lead by certified Audi Brand Specialist Derek King, Exalt's specialized technicians provide top-level care to a wide range of European vehicles from all over Southern California, while the Customs side outfits & builds high-end trucks and SUVs.

Project Overview/Challenge Exalt was only 2 months young when they were approached with the concept of an automotive ecommerce site. Selling retail, let alone selling online, was not in their original business plan. Once the concept was accepted it was driven forward with pure excitement from Exalt and the Web Design Solution team.

Because of their high level of service in the OEM, aftermarket parts, and performance engines industries they wanted to make sure they had a site that could meet their design needs. They also wanted an automotive ecommerce site that would be search engine friendly and receive high ranking with minimal back-end work...why have a site if people can't find you?!

Solution Web Design, Web Designers, Web Hosting, E-Commerce, Content Management System, Blog, Search Engine Optimization

Results Because Exalt trusted the WDS team, they have an exciting automotive ecommerce site that portrays the high-level service of their company. They’ve used features, such as the blog, to leverage the strength of their search engine ranking and to promote the products they sell. They found that they are able to service two different automotive industries under the same site! The knowledge of the staff at WDS helped them to discover the best way to use WSM™ to maintain what would appear to the customers as two sites. The use of CMS features and the photo gallery excels their site to an exceptional level.

Client Quote Dana has been a pleasure to work with in every sense; his team was able to meet my picky design standards in a timely manner and with great value. Since launching our website his customer service has been second to none, making himself always available and his continued development of WSM is always moving forward at a feverish pace. I give Dana a 10 out of 10 across the board and recommend him every chance I get! Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
-Jonathan Knight, Owner

Client Auto Customs is an automotive aftermarket ecommerce business. Every day they make strides towards continuing to build their brand, but aim to be known as a one-stop-shop for aftermarket auto accessories, performance parts, auto industry information, and a place for answers regarding auto repair and parts installation.

Project Overview/Challenge Prior to discovering Web Design Solutions with Web Shop Manager, Auto Customs tested and worked with over 20 different customized and out-of-the-box e-commerce solutions. They wanted to develop their first Automotive Ecommerce one-stop-shop site, and what they discovered was Web Shop manager was the only one that provided a solution for all of their needs right up front.

They didn’t have any concerns or challenges developing their automotive aftermarket ecommerce site with WDS using WSM™ because everyone was easy to communicate with and on the ball. Their only concern was getting the automotive parts, products, and other automotive data into the site to build all the product pages. WDS went above and beyond and implemented an advanced import feature that makes entering products seamless and easier than they had ever seen before!

Solution Web Design, Web Designers, Web Hosting, E-Commerce, Content Management System, Blog

Results The WSM™ Tag feature has been the most beneficial in allowing Auto Customs to have a competitive search feature, allowing their customers to easily find the aftermarket auto accessories and performance parts based on the year/make/model they specify. From the development side, this allows Auto Customs to control how products are displayed and works universally for every product. Auto Customs stated that the Tag feature is a far better solution than they had seen before.

One of the best benefits of developing your Automotive Aftermarket ecommerce site with WDS using WSM™ is the search engine traffic success. We know how important it is to drive people to your automotive ecommerce site. WSM™ goes the extra mile to develop an easy to use search engine friendly infrastructure so your site will be at the top of Google's list! You will also find that your customers will appreciate the organization of information on your product pages and how the information they need is up front and easy to find.

Client Quote I tested over 20 different CMS and eCommerce solutions when looking for the best application to use for AutoCustoms.com. Web Design Solutions provided a free guided demo of their Web Shop Manager eCommerce solution and knew exactly what I was looking for in an automotive site. WSM had every feature I wanted and more - most other eCommerce applications I looked at wanted extra money to customize their software.
-Joey Williams, Owner