Genuine Parts Company is a Fortune 1000 company. Founded in 1928, the company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and employs 31,700 people. It specializes in replacement parts for cars and other industrial machines and is the parent company of National Automotive Parts Association . The Automotive Parts Group, the largest division of GPC, distributes over 380,000 products through its 58 NAPA distribution centers located across the United States. J. Hicks Lanier is a director. It also consists of NAPA Canada/UAP Inc., Canada's leading automotive parts distributor, as well as Auto Todo, one... of Mexico's largest automotive aftermarket organizations. Additionally, they operate their heavy vehicle parts distribution business under the name TW Distribution and Traction, and their import parts distribution operations under the name Altrom. Approximately 5,800 NAPA Auto Part stores, around 1,000 of which are company owned, are serviced by the auto parts segment of the company, which accounted for 51% of their profits in 2005.
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| NYSE symbol: | GPC |
| Founded: | 1928 |
| Headquarters: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Annual revenue: | $11,015,260,000 |
| Net income: | $475,420,000 |
| Operating income: | $800,080,000 |
| Market cap: | $8,000,000,000 |
| Employees: | 31,700 |
| Industries: | Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts |