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NAPA Auto Parts
The National Automotive Parts Association (NAPA, also known as NAPA Auto Parts), is an American retailers' cooperative distributing automotive replacement parts, accessories, and service items throughout North America. Established in 1925, NAPA is a division of Atlanta-based Genuine Parts Company.
NAPA Auto Parts was established in 1925 in Atlanta. Some NAPA Auto Parts stores are owned and operated by GPC, but most are independently owned and operated.
In September 2008, NAPA Auto Parts acquired two distributors based in Hawaii, taking control of eight stores and warehouses.
In 2012, GPC acquired Quaker City Motor Parts Company, distributor to 271 NAPA Auto Parts stores in the mid-Atlantic region, to become the sole remaining member of the National Automotive Parts Association.
NAPA launched its first store in Australia in 2017.
In 2024, Genuine Parts Company acquired Motor Parts & Equipment Corporation, the largest independent owner of NAPA Auto Parts stores in the U.S. The deal put GPC in control of 181 stores across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
There are over 6,000 NAPA Auto Parts stores in the United States, approximately 1,500 of which are owned by Genuine Parts Company. The remainder are independently owned. 15,000 NAPA AutoCare repair facilities are in operation which provide vehicle maintenance and repair services.
Outside the United States, NAPA operates in Canada through the UAP (United Auto Parts) division of Genuine Parts Company and NAPA Autopro repair facilities in Canada, Mexico and other locations throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.
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NAPA Auto Parts
The National Automotive Parts Association (NAPA, also known as NAPA Auto Parts), is an American retailers' cooperative distributing automotive replacement parts, accessories, and service items throughout North America. Established in 1925, NAPA is a division of Atlanta-based Genuine Parts Company.
NAPA Auto Parts was established in 1925 in Atlanta. Some NAPA Auto Parts stores are owned and operated by GPC, but most are independently owned and operated.
In September 2008, NAPA Auto Parts acquired two distributors based in Hawaii, taking control of eight stores and warehouses.
In 2012, GPC acquired Quaker City Motor Parts Company, distributor to 271 NAPA Auto Parts stores in the mid-Atlantic region, to become the sole remaining member of the National Automotive Parts Association.
NAPA launched its first store in Australia in 2017.
In 2024, Genuine Parts Company acquired Motor Parts & Equipment Corporation, the largest independent owner of NAPA Auto Parts stores in the U.S. The deal put GPC in control of 181 stores across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
There are over 6,000 NAPA Auto Parts stores in the United States, approximately 1,500 of which are owned by Genuine Parts Company. The remainder are independently owned. 15,000 NAPA AutoCare repair facilities are in operation which provide vehicle maintenance and repair services.
Outside the United States, NAPA operates in Canada through the UAP (United Auto Parts) division of Genuine Parts Company and NAPA Autopro repair facilities in Canada, Mexico and other locations throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.