Amazon offers up car advice with Amazon Vehicles - Roadshow

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Amazon is gearing up its car knowledge.

No, the e-commerce juggernaut still isn't selling cars -- not yet, anyway. Instead, the company on Thursday launched a new webpage called Amazon Vehicles that helps customers research new and classic cars.

Amazon Vehicles could help solidify Amazon's place as the search engine for shopping. Bypassing Google's own Google Shopping search engine could train consumers to start thinking about a purchase at Amazon first, even in the rare case the company doesn't sell the item. That way, Amazon can condition shoppers to keep coming back to its site.

At the very least, Amazon Vehicles could be a way for the world's largest online retailer to draw more customers into Amazon Automotive, which sells millions of items for cars, including replacement parts, tires and tools.

The site includes detail pages for thousands of cars and trucks, with specs, pictures and videos. While these pages don't provide a direct way for you to buy a vehicle, they do include general pricing information, like the manufacturer's suggested price.