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Genuine Parts Co

A distributor of automotive and industrial replacement parts, Genuine Parts runs the familiar NAPA auto-parts chain and, under the Motion name, supplies maintenance and repair parts to factories and businesses around the world. It traces back to 1928, when Carlyle Fraser bought an Atlanta store called Motor Parts Depot and renamed it Genuine Parts. Fun fact: NAPA isn't a place — it's an acronym for the National Automotive Parts Association, and Fraser helped found that group three years before he founded the company. The business now plans to split into two separate public companies.