National Automotive Parts Association
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
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Number of locations
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6,000+ |
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Key people
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Thomas Gallagher (CEO) Dan Askey (President) |
| Products | Replacement automotive parts and accessories |
| Parent | Genuine Parts Company |
| Website | NAPAOnline.com |
The National Automotive Parts Association (NAPA), founded in 1925, is a retailers' cooperative distributing automotive replacement parts, accessories and service items in North America.[citation needed]
Operations
There are over 6,000 NAPA Auto Parts stores across the United States. 1,110 NAPA stores are owned by Genuine Parts Company, and the remainder are independently owned. 15,000 NAPA AutoCare repair facilities are in operation which provide vehicle maintenance and repair services.[1]
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.[2]
In April 2013, Genuine Parts Company acquired Exego Group, a leading automotive parts and accessories distributor in Australasia.[3] The company sells automotive accessories and parts under the Repco name in Australia and New Zealand.[4]
Products and services
NAPA carries automotive replacement parts, paint and refinishing supplies, automotive accessories, farm and marine supplies, tools and equipment, and heavy duty parts.
Motorsports
NAPA is an official sponsor of NASCAR. The company sponsored the #56 Toyota Camry driven in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series by Martin Truex, Jr. for Michael Waltrip Racing up to 2013, and also sponsored Michael Waltrip from 2001 until 2009 when he drove for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., Bill Davis Racing, and his own team. All four of Waltrip's wins were with NAPA as his sponsor, including the 2001 and 2003 Daytona 500s. NAPA also sponsors Truex's brother Ryan in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and was the sponsor for multi-time champion driver Kelly Moore in the same series. NAPA dropped its sponsorship of MWR after a major scandal during the 2013 Federated Auto Parts 400.[5] In 2014, NAPA began sponsoring JR Motorsports' Chase Elliott in the Xfinity Series.[6]
Since 2014, NAPA has been the primary sponsor of JR Motorsports' Chase Elliott in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.[7] In May 2015, NAPA announced it would become the majority sponsor of driver Chase Elliott and his No. 24 Chevrolet SS team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2016.[8]
NAPA also sponsors the Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger Funny Car driven by Ron Capps in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series; Brandon McReynolds, driver of the #16 NAPA Toyota, owned by Bill McAnally Racing competing in the NASCAR K&N ProSeries West; and Nick Drake, driver of the NAPA #15 Toyota also owned by Bill McAnally Racing competing in the NASCAR K&N ProSeries East. NAPA is also a sponsor of the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons and the Mexico National Football Team.[9]
See also
References
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