Advance Auto Parts celebrates GPII acquisition by ringing NYSE Closing Bell

Jan. 10, 2014
Advance Auto Parts visited the New York Stock Exchange to ring The Closing Bell.

Advance Auto Parts, Inc., provider of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items, led by CEO Darren Jackson, visited the New York Stock Exchange to ring The Closing Bell® on Jan. 9 to celebrate the completion of the acquisition of General Parts International, Inc. (GPII).

Members of Advance Auto Parts’ leadership team and senior leaders from GPII joined Jackson on the podium for the bell ringing.

GPII was a leading privately held distributor and supplier of original equipment and aftermarket replacement products for commercial markets operating under the CARQUEST and WORLDPAC brands. 

Advance Auto Parts is now the largest automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, with annual sales of more than $9.3 billion, approximately 5,300 company-operated stores, more than 100 WORLDPAC locations, approximately 1,400 independently owned stores, and more than 70,000 Team Members across the U.S. and Canada.

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