EBay Mobile launches Motors iPhone app

Thousands of car lovers turn to eBay Mobile to shop for cars, parts and accessories. With Monday's launch of the new, free eBay Motors iPhone app, U.S. car owners and automobile enthusiasts now have a tailored mobile shopping experience that allows them to bid on or buy anything from rare parts to the latest in demand sports car -- virtually anytime, anywhere.

Users can simply scan any Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to automatically add car details including year, make and model to My Garage. From My Garage, car owners can easily shop the extensive eBay Motors inventory to find matching parts and accessories for their specific vehicles in My Garage.

"The eBay Motors iPhone app allows users to scan a VIN, add a car to My Garage to surface parts and accessories that fit their cars -- making car shopping easy and personalized," said Steve Yankovich, eBay's vice president of mobile. "Motors purchases are already very popular on the main eBay Mobile apps with 90,000 parts and accessories and 2,000 cars purchased per week globally," he said.

In 2011, eBay Mobile has seen momentum in motors shopping. Globally, the total amount of vehicles sold via mobile in the first quarter of 2011 increased more than 160 percent compared to first quarter of 2010.

A $369,000 Porsche Carrera GT was the most expensive car sold on the site. California, Florida, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania are the top states for car purchases.