Classic, luxury & supercars
A showroom for restored classics, exotic cars and high-performance models.
- Make, model and year on every vehicle
- Compare vehicles side by side
- VIN decoder on the listing form
What is it?
Your own car dealership site
A multilingual WordPress car dealer theme with vehicle listings, search filters, enquiries and dealer accounts built in, without an inventory plugin stack. Import the demo vehicles and you start from a stocked, working showroom, not a blank site.
Make money
Sell cars and dealer listings
Sell your own stock lead-free on your own domain and keep 100% of every sale, with no marketplace fees.
Or open the site up. Dealers register, list their vehicles and pay you for listings, featured placement and membership plans. You set the prices from the admin.
Advanced Vehicle Search
Ajax search and filters so buyers find the right car fast by make, model, year, price and mileage, plus any custom fields you add.
- Make, model, year, price & mileage
- Custom filter fields
- Instant AJAX results
Vehicle Listings Management
Add, edit and manage your stock from the front end, including photos, specs, pricing and status, without touching wp-admin.
- Front-end add & edit
- Draft, publish or pause
- Photos, specs & pricing
Offers, Feedback & Ratings
Buyers can make offers on your vehicles and leave ratings after a sale. Haggling and trust-building are built into the theme.
- Make-an-offer on any listing
- Accept or decline in a click
- Post-sale ratings
Elementor-Ready Dealer Templates
Elementor-friendly: Easily customize and design your showroom pages using the free Elementor plugin.
From the hero search to the vehicle grid, every showroom section is a block, so you can restyle your dealership without touching a line of code.
View Live Demo150+ Pre-Built Dealer Blocks
Build your dealership from 150+ car-specific blocks, from vehicle carousels and finance CTAs to deal-of-the-week banners. Pick, drag and drop.
Explore Our ThemesBuilt-in Messenger
Buyers and dealers message each other directly on your website, so questions, test-drive bookings and negotiations stay on your site.
- Buyer–dealer chat
- Instant-messenger style
- No third-party chat plugin
Monetization & Pricing Tables
Charge for listings and upgrades with built-in pricing tables for free or paid vehicle listings, featured spots and dealer membership plans.
- Free or paid listings
- Featured, homepage & sponsored upgrades
- Dealer memberships
Dealer Members Area
Every dealer gets their own login to manage stock, track views and enquiries, upgrade listings and pay invoices.
- Views & enquiry stats
- Manage stock & upgrades
- Invoices & payments
Photo Galleries & Video
Every listing supports multiple photos, video and YouTube, so buyers can walk around the car before they ever visit the forecourt.
- Multi-photo galleries
- Video & YouTube embeds
- Gallery on every listing
Enquiry Forms & Leads
Enquiry forms on every vehicle send buyer questions and test-drive requests straight to you or the listing dealer, with no marketplace in the middle.
- Enquiries per vehicle
- Straight to you or the dealer
- Email notifications
Responsive & Mobile-Friendly Design
Most car buyers shop from a phone, so the theme keeps galleries swipeable, filters tappable and enquiry forms thumb-friendly on every screen.
- Swipeable photo galleries
- Tap-friendly filters
- Thumb-friendly enquiry forms
Multi-Language Ready
Run your dealership in any language. Every page and label is translatable, and 15+ language packs are included to get you started.
- 15+ language packs
- Translate every label
- Multi-currency pricing
One theme, many dealerships
What you can build with the Car Dealer theme
The theme comes with 30 car dealer website templates, from family cars to motorhomes. Pick the one closest to yours, add your stock, and charge dealers for listings and featured spots.
Used & family cars
Checked hatchbacks, estates and SUVs.
Electric & hybrid
EVs and plug-ins, searched by range.
Motorcycles
Scooters, sports bikes and tourers.
Campervans & motorhomes
Campervans, motorhomes and caravans, searched by berths, layout and budget.
Vans & commercial
Panel vans, pickups and trucks for trades and fleets.
Finance & leasing
PCP, lease and subscription deals.
Salvage & repairables
Insurance write-offs and project cars.
Parts & tuning
Car parts, accessories and tuning gear.
Free guide
The Car Dealer Playbook
How to plan, build and grow a car dealer website that turns browsers into test drives. 34 pages, from choosing a niche to your first 90 days.
The admin area
One admin area runs your entire dealership.
Vehicle approval, search filters, bookings and member checks are all set from one dashboard instead of a stack of dealer plugins.
Open the admin demoSearch filters
Switch each filter on or off and drag them into the order buyers see on the search page.
1Country
2Location
3Nearby
4Price range
5Sort dropdown
Vehicle details
Every vehicle has a make, model, year, mileage, fuel type and transmission. Add your own fields on top.
Makevehicle_make
Modelvehicle_model
Yearvehicle_year
Fuel typevehicle_fuel
Transmissionvehicle_trans
One dashboard
New vehicles, members and comments over 7, 30 or 90 days, a to-do list of orders to process, and every other screen one click away.
Approval & expiry
Hold new free vehicle listings for review, and choose what happens to a listing when its time runs out.
Process pending orders54 orders need processing54
Yes, hold new FREE listings for review
Paid listings go live the moment payment is completed.Set to draft, unlisted
Verified members
Ask dealers and sellers to confirm their email or phone before they can list, or upload a photo ID for a Verified badge.
Email verification
Members confirm their email address by clicking a link we send them.
SMS verification
Members confirm their phone number with a 6-digit code.
Photo ID verification
Approved members get a Verified badge.
Site generator
Connect your own AI account, describe your dealership, and the generator lays out the pages. Ask for changes in plain English or move the blocks yourself.
Works with your own AI account
AssistantAdd a row of motorhomes under £40,000.
Automatic emails
Every email the site sends is ready to go. Edit the wording of any of them, or switch one off.
Manage emailsAll 63 on
Welcome / Account createdSent to a member when they create an account
Listing approvedSent when you approve and publish a listing
Booking request receivedSent to the visitor when they request a booking
New private messageWhen a member receives a message
Social proof
Pop-ups and bars that show visitors what is happening on your site, such as new vehicles, bookings, sign-ups and how many people are browsing right now.
Recent activityBookings and new vehicles as they happen
Sign-upsNew members and subscribers
Live activityPeople browsing right now
Countdown timerA deadline offer or top bar
Announcement barA promotion pinned to the top
Inline social proofSale and rating chips on listings
New vehicle: Ford Transit Pop-Top CamperAdded to stock · just now
SMS & payment gateways
Text members through Twilio, Vonage, MessageBird or Plivo, and take payments through PayPal, Stripe and 140 more gateway plugins.
Members choose email, SMS or both for their notifications.
TwilioVonageMessageBirdPlivo
Uses your own account with the providerSend test
+140 more
Everything, built in
No extra plugins to buy or configure
These are the plugins most dealer sites end up installing. With the Car Dealer theme they are already there, switched on from the admin area.
Elementor editing
By PremiumPress
Restyle vehicle pages, headers and landing pages in the free Elementor page builder.
Needs: Free Elementor pluginElementor-ready
150+ dealer blocks
By PremiumPress
Vehicle grids, search bars, deal banners and finance sections.
Find it: Block ExplorerBuilt in
11 languages
By PremiumPress
English plus 10 language packs. Every label can be translated.
Switch on: Settings › LanguageBuilt in
146 payment gateways
By PremiumPress
PayPal, Stripe and 144 more free gateway plugins for your own merchant account.
Switch on: Checkout › GatewaysFree add-ons
Email & SMS verification
By PremiumPress
Members confirm their email or phone before they can list a vehicle.
Switch on: Users › Verification & LoginBuilt in
Search & filters
By PremiumPress
Make, model, location and price filters, in your order.
Switch on: Design › Search Page DesignBuilt in
Compare vehicles
By PremiumPress
Buyers tick up to four vehicles and see them side by side.
Find it: Search pageBuilt in
Bookings
By PremiumPress
Take viewing and test-drive bookings, with a calendar of what is coming up.
Find it: Vehicles › BookingsBuilt in
Listing plans & memberships
By PremiumPress
Sell listing plans and dealer memberships.
Switch on: Vehicles › Pricing PlansBuilt in
Car Dealer Theme vs the alternatives
Own your showroom outright instead of renting a per-site theme licence or paying a marketplace for every listing.
| Car Dealer Theme | Motors | Marketplaces | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $99 one-time | $89 + extras | Monthly fees |
| Unlimited installs | Yes | 1 site | — |
| AI site builder | Yes | — | — |
| Ongoing costs | None | Add-ons | Per listing |
| Your own domain & brand | Yes | Yes | Their platform |
| Leads go straight to you | Yes | Yes | Shared with rivals |
| 100% open source | Yes | Proprietary | — |
Step-by-step guide
How to build a car dealership website with WordPress
Six simple steps to your own car dealer website. Show your vehicles, take buyer enquiries and sell from your own site. It's built on WordPress, with no coding required.
- 1
Install the Car Dealer Theme
Add the Car Dealer Theme to your WordPress site under Appearance → Themes and activate it. The vehicle listing engine ships inside the theme, so no inventory plugin is needed.
- 2
Add your licence key
Enter your licence key to switch on updates and support. One key covers every dealer site you own.
- 3
Bring in the demo dealership
A single click brings in the demo dealership with sample vehicles, categories and search pages. You begin with a working showroom, not an empty site.
- 4
Add your vehicle listings
List vehicles with photos, specs and pricing. Or give dealers their own accounts to manage their own stock.
- 5
Set up search filters and enquiries
Configure the vehicle search filters and enquiry forms so buyers can contact you or the dealer directly.
- 6
Customise the design with Elementor
Style your showroom with the 150+ Elementor dealer blocks, like vehicle grids, deal banners and search bars. Then put your dealership live.
Questions
WordPress Car Dealer Theme FAQ
The questions we hear most before people buy. Still unsure? Our support team is happy to help.
How do I build a car dealership website with WordPress?
Install the WordPress Car Dealer Theme, import the demo showroom and add your vehicles with photos, specs and pricing. Search filters, enquiry forms and dealer accounts are built in, so there's no plugin stack to assemble and no coding involved.
Can I build a site like AutoTrader?
Yes. You get AutoTrader-style vehicle listings with photo galleries, make/model/price search, buyer enquiries and dealer accounts. It's all on your own domain, with no per-listing marketplace fees and every lead going straight to you.
Can visitors search vehicles by make, model and price?
Yes. The Ajax vehicle search filters your stock by make, model, year, price and mileage, and you can add your own custom filters. Buyers get instant results without page reloads.
Does the car dealer theme work with Elementor?
Yes. Every page is editable in the free Elementor plugin. You get 150+ ready-made blocks, such as vehicle grids, search bars and deal banners, to drag into place and build your showroom pages.
Will my site look like the car dealer demo out of the box?
Yes. Importing the demo gives you the exact showroom from our live preview, with sample vehicles, categories and search pages included. It's ready to swap for your own inventory and branding.
Do I need coding skills to run a car dealership website?
No. You add vehicles, approve dealer listings and answer enquiries from a simple admin area, and restyle pages with the free Elementor editor. Step-by-step video tutorials walk you through it.
Will my car dealership website work on mobile phones?
Yes. Vehicle pages, photo galleries, search filters and enquiry forms all work on small screens. Most car buyers browse from their phones, and the theme is built for exactly that.
Can I launch more than one car dealership website with a single licence?
Yes. One User License covers unlimited dealer sites you own, so you can run a used-car site, a motorcycle site and a van site side by side. Building dealer websites for clients? That's what the Developer License is for.
Is there a free or nulled version of the WordPress Car Dealer Theme?
No. Steer clear of 'free' or nulled copies. For a dealership handling enquiry data and payments they're a genuine security risk, and they never receive updates. The real theme is bought once, supported for 6 months and covered by a 14-day guarantee.
What's the refund policy on the WordPress Car Dealer Theme?
Every order is covered by a 14-day money-back guarantee. Import the demo showroom, load a few cars and try the search and enquiry flow. Not the right fit for your dealership? Ask for a full refund inside 14 days.
How often is the car dealer theme updated?
Regular updates keep the Car Dealer Theme compatible with new WordPress releases, and your purchase includes the first 6 months of updates and support. Renewing afterwards costs $49 per 6 months and is optional. The theme keeps running regardless.
Are there any hidden costs to run a car dealership website?
No. Listings, search, enquiries, dealer accounts and payments are all part of the theme, and the plugins it pairs with, like Elementor, are free. Your running costs are hosting and a domain. The support renewal after 6 months, at $49 per 6 months, is optional.
What customers say about the WordPress Car Dealer Theme
“Its very easy to use with much features.”
Aino Hau
“The theme is excellent. Easy to set up and use .”
Dalmo Conceição
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