RICHFIELD, Ohio – Snap-on Business Solutions Inc. and OEConnection LLC have announced a collaborative solution designed to help franchised automotive dealerships sell mechanical replacement parts to independent repair facilities. The integrated solutions, RepairLink with MORE, will simplify the process through which independent repair shops find, order, and receive replacement automotive parts from original equipment dealers in the U.S.

“To say that this solution comes at a critical time for the automotive industry would be an understatement,” says Mary Beth Siddons, president of Snap-on Business Solutions. “We at Snap-on and OEConnection are committed to and beyond excited by this opportunity to provide our partners in the automotive dealership space with the innovative, unprecedented tools they need to be able to sell more parts.”

RepairLink with MORE (Mechanical Original Replacement Equipment) is a single-source online sales channel through which independent repair facilities will be able to order genuine automotive parts from franchised dealerships for every vehicle they service. The companies say that no such unified sales channel for original automotive parts exists today.

Charles Rotuno, president/CEO of OEConnection, says, “The automotive OE replacement parts industry faces increasingly tougher competition with aftermarket parts. The combination of RepairLink with MORE will help auto manufacturers and dealerships grow their parts businesses by dramatically enhancing the customer experience.”

In the U.S., OEConnection and Snap-on Business Solutions serve a combined footprint of over 15,000 franchised automotive dealerships. In addition, Snap-on Inc. enjoys brand recognition in the independent repair community, and provides nearly half of the independent repair shops in the U.S. with service estimate and business management solutions through its Mitchell 1 business unit.