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Company type | Public |
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NYSE: GPC S&P 500 component | |
Founded | 1925Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | , in
Founder | Carlyle and Malcolm Fraser |
Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Key people | Paul Donahue (executive chairman) Will Stengel (CEO) |
Number of employees | 48,001 |
Subsidiaries | NAPA Auto Parts |
Website | www |
Genuine Parts Company (GPC) is an American automotive and industrial parts distributor based in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] Established by brothers Carlyle and Malcolm Fraser in 1928, the company has approximately 60,000 employees.[2] In addition to the United States, GPC has operated in Australasia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, and the United Kingdom. GPC's subsidiaries include industrial parts distributor Motion as well as NAPA Auto Parts, which primarily sells parts in North America.[3]