Genuine Parts (GPC)

Genuine Parts Company (GPC), based in Atlanta, Georgia, distributes automotive and industrial replacement parts, office products, and electrical/electronic materials in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. It operates under four segments: Automotive Parts (49% of revenue), Industrial Parts (31%), Office Products (16%) and Electrical/Electronic Materials (4%). The Automotive Parts Group, the largest division of GPC, distributes over 300,000 products through its 58 NAPA (National Automotive Parts Association) distribution centers located across the United States. The Industrial Parts Group, which operates under the name Motion Industries, distributes over 3 million items from 463 operations located throughout the United States and Canada. Motion's rapid-delivery model provides customized products and technical expertise to customers in a just-in-time response, enabling clients to reduce production costs and free working capital. The Office Products group distributes over 30,000 business products from 44 distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada under the name S.P. Richards Company to over 7,000 independent and national resellers, including a number of "Mega channel" dealers. The Electrical/Electronic Materials Group operates under the name EIS after the acquisition of Atlanta-based distributor of electronic and electrical apparatus with the same name. The group distributes over 100,000 items from 33 locations across the U.S. and Mexico.

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