Carquest

Carquest Corporation
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAftermarket Auto parts wholesale/retail
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Founders
  • O. Temple Sloan Jr.
  • Dan Bock
  • Joe Hughes[1]
HeadquartersRaleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Area served
United States, Canada
Key people
  • Herman Word, President-NA
  • Steve Gushie, President-CA
ProductsOE auto parts, automotive finishes, tools & equipment, professional training, business management
ParentAdvance Auto Parts (2014–present)
SubsidiariesCarquest Canada
Websitewww.carquest.com United States
www.carquest.ca Canada

Carquest Corporation is an American automotive parts distribution network that was sold and currently owned and operated by Advance Auto Parts via independent retailers associated with the network as "Carquest Auto Parts". As of October 4, 2014 Advance operated 5,305 stores, 109 Worldpac branches. Advance Auto Parts and Carquest Auto Parts employs approximately 75,000 employees.[2]

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  2. ^ "Advance Auto Parts". phx.corporate-ir.net. Archived from the original on 2004-08-22.