If you are a business working globally rather than in a specific country, or working in some other country than the countries covered by my standard car databases, you may be looking for a global car database.
But… this is not really possible. Car specifications vary depending by country of sale for models having same name, …
Teoalida’s Car Database was born from a major hobby for automobiles and pleasure for working in Excel and data analysis. It is one of MANY hobbies started during childhood and one of the FEW hobbies turning into business during adulthood.
This is mostly 1-man business. I (Teoalida) do data entry, web scraping, database updates, design my website, and also customer support via chat …
Various people asked me for car photos as soon I started selling Excel car databases in 2012. Initially I was confused whenever I should download free photos from Wikipedia and sell a ZIP archive with hundreds of JPG images, charging some $ for the job of “collecting” photos.
In 2015 I started using web scraping …
As an independent data provider, I do not guarantee interoperability of my databases with other products available online. Actually there is no interoperability between my own car databases, each one being developed independently from different source.
If you check major automobile websites like Edmunds.com, KBB.com, TheCarConnection.com, Parkers.co.uk, ADAC.de, eBay, TecDoc, etc, you will see lots …
The original databases I made for Europe (Car Models Encyclopedia, Car Models Database, Car Models & Engines Database) were made by entering data manually from AutoKatalog, a yearly publication made by Auto Motor und Sport, the leading German car magazine and one of the most reputable car magazines in the world. AutoKatalog is published …
Dedicating most of my life on data providing industry, I managed to provide the most updated databases ever sold on internet. Proof: List of updates.
The greatest thing is that in case of databases made using an automated scraping script that takes less than 24 hours to run, you can request anytime to have database updated …
I use Easy Digital Downloads plugin for WordPress to generate database download links after payment, I set the links to expire in 1 year, and you can click your link again as many times you want to download latest version of database.
Moreover, after every update of each database, I click “resend receipt” in WordPress …
When I started car database project in 2003, I intended them for visualization in Excel, so I made all files colorful and with borders that separate models. But since starting selling in 2012, I realized that most customers import it in their SQL database, so the enhancements for Excel visualization are useless, but they prove …
If you buy a physical product from a real store, you can return it to store undamaged and get refund. But in case of digital car databases, returning is not possible. Since starting selling in 2012, as 2017 I done over 1000 sales and had only 3 or 4 cases of people asking for refunds. …
The names (list, timeline, database, etc) are confusing? I agree… but I lack imagination for a better naming system. Feel free to view samples and propose better product names!
Note that until late 2012, I though that DATAbase = technical data, I did not knew that DATABASE means any XLS / SQL table regardless if is …
Live chat customer support 10-14 hours per day, 7 days of 7
Trouble choosing the right database? Have a suggestion for a database? Found errors that need correction? Contact me! Do not waste money on other (cheap) data providers that do not provide support for their customers, selling incomplete data and never correcting errors.About me
I research automotive industry for over 15 years and compile data in Excel from books and websites. XLS is a versatile format easy to consult, read, sort, etc, also converted to CSV and SQL and used as database for mobile apps and websites.Ready-made databases
Download the free SAMPLES and test database in your application, then pay with PayPal or Credit Card and download link for the FULL database is emailed automatically to you (example email).Making custom databases
Can’t find what are you looking for? Don’t go away… just tell your requirements. Don’t care if I have of not… what I don’t HAVE I can MAKE as custom project for you and for future customers (depending by available time and number of people requesting same thing).Flexible prices
Do you need only new cars? Buy Year-Make-Model 2017-2020 for only 12 euro. Changed mind and need 1945-2020 at full specifications? Pay only the difference. Partial purchases (selected makes) can be arranged!Free updates
Download link is valid for 1 year, and each time I update databases I send email notifications to re-download. After first year, you can buy another year of updates at 50% discount. Read more.Hand-made, no scraping
I started European database in 2003 independently from internet world, sourcing data from books and typing in Excel (see video), creating an original product that you won't find anywhere on internet (except websites that purchased from me), so you can use my database on your website without worrying about copyright claim by someone else.But I can also scrap websites
Since 2015 I offer web scraping services. If initially I though that web scraping means cheating and illegal way to get data, over years I realized that is not as dangerous. Most customers do not care about how the data was obtained and some ask me specifically to extract data from various websites and sell them database.
