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Home > Company Index > Retail > Auto Parts Retailing & Wholesale > General Parts, Inc.

General Parts, Inc.
 PROFILE
Feel free to salute General Parts, distributor of replacement automotive parts, supplies, and tools for every make and model of foreign and domestic car, truck, bus, and farm or industrial vehicle. The largest member of the CARQUEST network, employee-owned General Parts, with about 1,200 company-owned stores, distributes its products to more than 4,000 CARQUEST and other auto parts stores across North America through 35 distribution centers. The company, which has been growing through acquisitions, sells its parts to do-it-yourself mechanics, professional installers, body shops, farmers, and fleet owners (commercial customers account for about 80% of CARQUEST's sales). The company owns CARQUEST Canada.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 1,462.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (5.7)%
Employees: 12,700
Revenue per employee: $115,118.11

 KEY PEOPLE
• O. Temple Sloan
    CEO
• Bill Kuykendall
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
2635 Millbrook Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27604
US
Phone: 919-573-3000
Fax: 919-573-3553

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