Automotive commerce
Vehicle Shepherd
Let shoppers find parts that fit their car without a fitment-data subscription.
For parts and accessories merchants: import makes, models, and years from the federal vehicle database, tag products with the vehicles they fit, and give shoppers a year/make/model search to narrow the catalog.
- One-click import of makes, models, and years from NHTSA vPIC
- Vehicle Fitment product type with cascading Make → Model → Year fields
- Fitment data attached directly to Market products
- Public YMM APIs: makes, models by make, years by make/model
- Fitment-filtered product listings for storefront vehicle search
- Reference storefront includes a complete vehicle search UI
A vehicle database without the data entry.
No spreadsheet imports or paid fitment data subscriptions to get started: activate the makes you care about and the plugin pulls models and years from the federal NHTSA database, keeping your vehicle catalog authoritative.
- Bulk import of makes, models, and years
- Per-make activation with automatic model sync
- Vehicle data managed alongside your products in one admin
Fitment in the catalog.
The plugin registers a Vehicle Fitment product type with cascading attributes. Pick a make and the model list filters automatically. A repeatable make/model/year component on products lets one SKU fit many vehicles.
- Cascading Make → Model → Year fields in the product editor
- Multiple fitments per product
- Uses Shepherd's extensible product type system
Vehicle-guided product search.
Shoppers pick their vehicle from YMM dropdowns and see only the parts that fit. The public API (makes, models by make, years by make/model, fitment-filtered products) powers any storefront, and the reference storefront includes the UI.
- Public, no-auth YMM endpoints for storefront use
- Fitment-filtered product queries
- Working vehicle search pages in the reference storefront
What's inside.
NHTSA-backed
Federal vPIC data, free and authoritative.
Framework-agnostic core
Fitment logic ships as a pure TypeScript package.
Filter helpers
Query builders for fitment-aware catalog filtering.
Vertical blueprint
A working example of Shepherd's vertical plugin pattern.
Related platform features
Pairs well with
Sell parts that fit.
YMM search and fitment data without fitment-data subscription fees.