DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. ShowMeTheParts.com and National Pronto Association (Pronto) have announced a new agreement through which Pronto Shareholders and their 169 distribution centers and thousands of affiliated auto stores and service centers will use their new Pronto web catalog for Internet parts inquiries.
“ShowMeTheParts.com offered data services that met our expanding needs in electronic cataloging, providing our members and their customers timely and accurate parts information, which is a major part of our growth strategy,” said Michael Mitchell, director of supply chain management at Pronto.
“We are pleased that Pronto shares our vision to empower parts professionals with the aftermarket’s most up-to-date electronic catalog,” said Ron Garand, vice president of Vertical Development, parent company of ShowMeTheParts.com. “This agreement represents a tremendous opportunity to demonstrate the value of ShowMeTheParts.com to one of the industry’s premier distribution organizations.”
ShowMeTheParts provides branded catalogs to both manufacturers and aftermarket parts professionals through its network of 130-plus branded application catalog sites, and its popular www.ShowMeTheParts.com, www.ShowMeTheExhaust.com and www.ShowMeTheFilters.com catalogs.
With more than 185 participating manufacturers, ShowMeTheParts.com and branded sites average more than 700,000 visitors a month, according to the company. Users have access to more than 2,800 part types, covering millions of applications.