Auto parts are a data business
A customer isn't buying brake pads. They're buying the brake pads that fit their car. I use AI on the inventory, the catalog and the fitment data.
Work
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Fitment is complicated
Year, make and model isn't enough. Engine, trim and options decide what fits.
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Part numbers change
Old numbers get replaced, but buyers still search them. The catalog has to know both.
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Suppliers don't agree
Every supplier describes the same part in its own format. The catalog has to turn those into one record.
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AI as a second reader
A second read can catch a conflict, like a 4WD title on a 2WD part, before a customer does.
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Where AI stops
AI can check fitment. It shouldn't decide it. The manufacturer's data is the source of truth.
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Returns are data
A wrong-part return points straight at the listing that caused it. It's the cheapest audit there is.