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NAPA retail store in a suburb of Portland, Oregon NAPA Detroit Distribution Center, Romulus, Michigan. The National Automotive Parts Association (NAPA), also known as NAPA Auto Parts, founded in 1925, is an American retailers' cooperative distributing automotive replacement parts, accessories and service items throughout North America.
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The German magazine Automobil Industrie publishes a yearly list of the largest automotive suppliers in the world by revenue. [1] For companies that are not pure automotive suppliers, only the automotive supplier divisions are taken into account.
Les Schwab founded the company with a single store in Prineville, Oregon, when he bought OK Rubber Welders in 1952. Corporate headquarters were moved from Prineville to Bend in 2008. [ 2 ] From 1964 until 2011, the firm offered an innovative February "Free-Beef" promotion, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] to boost sales during slow late-winter months.
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In 1928, Genuine Parts Company as a distributor of automotive replacement parts, industrial parts and consumer supplies. Its largest component is NAPA Auto Parts. [6] By the 1970s, large companies like Advance Auto Parts, AutoZone and O'Reilly Auto Parts dominated the market. Most of these also offered private label automotive products, which ...
In 2015, Lithia Motors broke into the Fortune 500 list at #482, [11] making it one of only three Oregon-based companies in the Fortune 500. [12] This followed a year that saw the acquisition of the DCH Auto Group, one of the 10 largest dealer groups in the country, with 27 dealerships, before being purchased by Lithia Motors. [ 13 ]
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