CarParts.com Inc. and A-Premium are expanding their partnership to launch about 30,000 mechanical auto parts under the JC Whitney brand, marking a push into higher-value replacement components.

The rollout begins with roughly 6,000 SKUs that the companies expect to make available early in the second quarter. They plan to release the full assortment over the rest of the year.

To support the expansion, CarParts.com completed an $8 million private placement of common stock at $0.80 per share. The proceeds will primarily fund inventory for the JC Whitney line.

Founded in 1915, JC Whitney is known for its catalog of automotive parts and accessories. CarParts.com is repositioning the brand as a digitally driven product line supported by its national distribution network, which offers two-day delivery to most U.S. customers.

A-Premium supplies about 180,000 SKUs globally and focuses on mechanical and performance parts.

CarParts.com is No. 168 in the Top 2000 Database. That database tracks North America’s largest online retailers based on their annual ecommerce sales and more.

About the JC Whitney auto parts expansion

The initiative builds on a commercial partnership established in September 2025, when A-Premium made a $35.7 million strategic investment in CarParts.com. The companies said that relationship is generating about $35 million in annualized revenue.

Under the agreement, A-Premium will lead product development, sourcing and inventory management. Meanwhile, both companies will collaborate on branding, catalog development, marketing content and fulfillment.

“JC Whitney is one of the most recognized names in automotive, with a heritage going back over a century,” said CarParts.com CEO David Meniane. “A-Premium brings the sourcing, the content, and the fulfillment infrastructure to turn that brand into a scaled product business.”

Meniane said the first wave of inventory is already in transit. He described the investment as “highly strategic growth capital” to expand inventory at favorable margins.

A-Premium CEO Frank Xie said the company will apply its end-to-end go-to-market system to scale the JC Whitney line.

“We are excited to apply this system to the JC Whitney product line, starting with 6,000 SKUs launching this quarter,” Xie said.

CarParts.com said the expanded assortment will position JC Whitney as a broader platform for mechanical and performance parts across its ecommerce business.

The company has reported four consecutive quarters of operational improvement. In the most recent quarter, operating expenses declined $7.7 million from a year earlier.

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