Advance Auto Parts

Infobox_Company
company_name = Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
company_type = Public (nyse|AAP)
slogan = Keep the wheels turning...Now Wrench Up
foundation = Roanoke, Virginia (1932)
location = Roanoke, Virginia, USA
key_people = Darren R. Jackson , Chairman,President and CEO
Kevin Freeland, Vice President
industry = Auto Parts Retail
products = Replacement automotive parts & accessories
revenue = $4.8 billion USD (2007)
num_employees = 45,000
homepage = [http://www.advanceautoparts.com/ www.advanceautoparts.com]
Founded in 1932, Advance Auto Parts (NYSE|AAP), headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, is the second-largest retailer of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United States. AAP had 2007 sales of approx. $4.8B via more than 3,200 stores and with the work of some 45,000 employees in 40 states.

In 2005, Advance Auto Parts purchased Autopart International, Inc. which operates 125 stores in Northeastern United States.

Distinctions and Recognitions

Second-largest automotive aftermarket retailer in the United States based on sales and store count

Premiered on the Fortune 500 list of companies in 2003 at No. 466 and has remained on the list since that time

As of January 2006, ranked at No. 1,497 on the Forbes magazine "World's Biggest Public Companies" list

In 2005, Forbes magazine named Advance Auto Parts the best-managed company in the retail sector.

Advance employs the most ASE-certified Team Members in the industry. The ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certification is a highly regarded professional designation in the automotive aftermarket industry.

Advance's organizational development and training programs have been nationally recognized by being named to Training Magazine's Top 100 list. Advance premiered on the list in 2003 at No. 54 and has remained on the list since that time.

Advance's Information Technology department has been nationally recognized by being named to the Information Week 500 list of top ranking business users of technology. Advance debuted on the list in 2003 at No. 448 and has remained on the list since that time.

Advance has received numerous recognitions for charitable contributions. Most notably, the company has been nationally recognized for its fundraising for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). The company has donated more than $14 million since 1994 to the foundation.

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