Genuine Parts Company

Genuine Parts Company
Company typePublic
NYSE: GPC
S&P 500 component
Founded1925 (1925), in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
FounderCarlyle and Malcolm Fraser
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Key people
Paul Donahue (executive chairman)
Will Stengel (CEO)
Number of employees
48,001
SubsidiariesNAPA Auto Parts, Repco
Websitewww.genpt.com

Genuine Parts Company (GPC) is an American automotive and industrial parts distributor based in Atlanta, Georgia. Established by brothers Carlyle and Malcolm Fraser in 1928, the company has approximately 60,000 employees. In addition to the United States, GPC has operated in Australasia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, and the United Kingdom. GPC's subsidiaries include industrial parts distributor Motion as well as NAPA Auto Parts, which primarily sells parts in North America.