Connected Car Solutions
Connected Car Solutions adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to factory car screens, from its Gold Coast workshop and through 12V installers across Australia.
Connected Car Solutions is a Gold Coast car electronics company founded by Ben Soutter after 15 years in the 12V industry. It adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to the factory screens of European, Asian and luxury cars with vehicle-specific integration modules, including its own Auto-IO, and sells them to 12V professionals around Australia and directly to drivers.
Every upgrade depends on the car's make, model and year and the factory radio it came with, so drivers and installers need to find exactly the right module before they buy. The site had to make that search simple, explain what each upgrade adds, from wireless CarPlay to camera inputs, and sell the modules online, with an easy way to ask when someone isn't sure which radio they have.
We designed and built the store on WordPress and WooCommerce around a "Spec My Car" search: choose a make, model and product from the homepage, the header or any upgrade page, and the results show the upgrades that fit. Vehicle pages, such as the Audi A3, S3 and RS3, list each factory radio with photos and a note on how to identify it. Product pages set out the module, its recommended accessories, the installation time for a professional or a first-timer, and how it works with the car's own controls.
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto pages explain the features of each upgrade, and the Auto-IO page introduces Connected Car Solutions' own hardware. A Quick Enquiry form on the vehicle pages sends the car, year, upgrade and radio along with the question, so the team can answer without any back and forth. Customer accounts, a cart and a Stripe checkout complete the store. Ben called the finished site "a great accomplishment" and recommends us for "great results and a great company to work (and have a coffee!) with".
