Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Automotive maintenance and repair and tires |
Founded | August 1, 1921 1923 (as Pep Boys) | (as Pep Auto Supply)
Founders | Maurice (Moe) Strauss Emanuel (Manny) Rosenfeld W. Graham (Jack) Jackson Moe Radavitz |
Headquarters | Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Number of locations | 930 |
Key people | David Willetts (CEO) |
Products | Auto service and tires |
Number of employees | 8,000+ (2023[1]) |
Website | pepboys.com |
Pep Boys is an American automotive aftermarket service chain. Originally named Pep Auto Supply, the company was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1921 by Emanuel "Manny" Rosenfeld, Maurice "Moe" Strauss, W. Graham "Jack" Jackson, and Moe Radavitz. Pep Boys is headquartered in the Philadelphia suburb of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
The company provides name-brand tires, automotive maintenance and repair, and fleet maintenance and repair to customers across the United States. As of 2016, the company operated more than 9,000 service bays in 35 states and Puerto Rico and the Pep Boys Mobile Crew service trailer, which offers automotive maintenance on location.[2][3]