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ALLDATA is known for online OEM information, used by over 300,000 professional technicians worldwide. The company expanded its product line to include collision information, business tools and support services for the global automotive industry. In 1996, ALLDATA was purchased by AutoZone.
AutoZone de Mexico opens the first DC in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Total stores number 3,219 in 48 states and 49 in Mexico. [20] In 2004, founder J.R. "Pitt" Hyde III was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame. [21] In 2004, Auto Zone was sponsored by the NCAA Liberty Bowl at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee
Equipment rental was first developed in Anglo-Saxon countries. It emerged in the UK after the First World War and has now become a multi-billion euro business providing a wide range of construction and industrial equipment for customers globally.The American Rental Association was founded as early as 1955, [1] and the first waves of consolidation took place in the 1970s in North America ...
A tool library is an example of a library of things. Tool libraries allow patrons to check out or borrow tools, equipment and "how-to" instructional materials, functioning either as a rental shop, with a charge for borrowing the tools, or more commonly free of charge as a form of community sharing. [1] A tool library performs the following main ...
Snap-on, Bahco, Blue-Point, Williams, CDI Torque Products, [27] Sun diagnostic tools in Europe and Brazil: Hand tools, air tools, power tools, diagnostic tools, assorted automotive tools Sortimo: Zusmarshausen, Germany: Sortimo: in-vehicle equipment, storage system for parts and tools Stanley Black & Decker: Connecticut, US
On December 23, 2019, Advance Auto Parts announced its purchase of the DieHard battery brand from Sears in a $200 million, all-cash deal. [24] To promote the acquisition and availability of the brand at Advance and Carquest, the company hired Die Hard actor Bruce Willis to be part of a promotional film that was released during the 2020 holiday ...
AutoNation continued growing by acquiring other companies in the car rental business such as National Car Rental, Spirit Rent-A-Car, Value Rent-A-Car, Snappy Car Rental and more. [9] In 2011, AutoNation was the first auto retailer in the United States to sell a total of 8 million vehicles. [9]
Pep Boys is an American automotive aftermarket service chain. Originally named Pep Auto Supply, the company was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1921 by Emanuel "Manny" Rosenfeld, Maurice "Moe" Strauss, W. Graham "Jack" Jackson, and Moe Radavitz.