General Info

Genuine Parts Company is a service organization engaged in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts, office products and electronic materials. The company s products and services are offered though a network of more than 1,800 facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Its office products group, S.P. Richards Company, distributes 30,000-plus business items to independent and national resellers. GPC s automotive parts division supplies in excess of 300,000 products through National Automotive Parts Association distribution centers. The company provides components from various manufacturers, such as AC Delco and Motorcraft. It offers nearly 3 million industrial parts by way of Motion Industries. Genuine Parts Company acquired EIS in 1998 to expand into the electronics market. The company practices just-in-time inventory methodology. Thomas C. Gallagher has been the chief executive officer of Genuine Parts for more than two years. He has been with the parts and accessories company for over 46 years. It was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Atlanta.