Carquest

Carquest Auto Parts is a chain of auto-supply stores. There are over 3,400 Carquest Auto Parts locations in North America. The company is a supplier to National Account customers like Goodyear, Firestone, CarMax, Meineke, Midas, American Tire Dealers. Carquest merged with Straus-Frank Company in February 2004. General Parts International Inc. is the largest member of Carquest with over 1,400 locations. GPI acquired Worldpac (World Wide Parts And ... more

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  • 1960
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