RICHFIELD, Ohio -

OEConnection recently rolled out OEC 2.0 — a comprehensive e-commerce parts platform — to Honda and Acura dealerships throughout the U.S.

Released earlier this year to General Motors and Ford dealerships, officials explained OEC 2.0 is geared to provide franchised rooftops with the most productive, efficient and cost-effective solution for managing their wholesale parts businesses. 

With OEC 2.0, the company said dealers can manage replacement parts inventory and trade with other dealerships, body shops, independent repair facilities and fleets using just one solution. Management also highlighted OEC 2.0 is designed to encompass the most widely used parts sourcing and marketing tool in the industry as well as online parts ordering and fulfillment solutions for collision and mechanical replacement parts.

In addition, officials pointed OEC 2.0 features data mining and reporting tools that can allow dealerships to analyze their wholesale parts business information and capitalize on opportunities to drive parts revenue and profit. 

In the latest availability, the company pointed out OEC 2.0 can give more than 1,300 Honda and Acura dealers numerous opportunities to enhance their customers’ experiences thanks to seamless integration between OEConnection’s core applications. 

For example, a dealer receives an order via OEC 2.0 for collision parts not in stock. The serviceperson can click the D2DLink parts locator tool to find and order missing parts from the closest available dealer. Within minutes the dealer can respond to the customer with pricing and availability.

In another scenario, OEConnection indicated a dealer can receive an online order for hard-to-find mechanical parts on an older model. Without leaving the application, the dealer can access the idle inventory reduction tool to locate the exact parts — at discounted prices — and pass the savings on to its independent repair shop customer.

Furthermore, the company contends OEC 2.0 can widen the pool of available replacement parts by allowing Honda and Acura dealers to locate parts from either OEM franchise.

With more than 42,000 parts shared by the two automakers, Honda and Acura dealers can have greater opportunities to locate, purchase and sell OE parts, and do it all from one online solution, according to Charles Rotuno, president and chief executive officer of OEConnection.

“We are pleased to offer Honda and Acura wholesale parts businesses a value-added solution for improving efficiency, parts sales and customer service,” Rotuno stated.

“Dealerships using OEC 2.0 are finding that it gives them a distinct competitive advantage in today’s aggressive replacement parts marketplace,” he added.