Fact Sheet
- NAPA was founded in 1925 to meet America's growing need for a world-class auto parts distribution system.
- NAPA boasts 6,000 NAPA AUTO PARTS stores, 64 Distribution Centers, more than 12,000 affiliated NAPA AutoCare Center repair facilities, 310,000 parts in inventory every day, and ASE-Certified Parts Professionals.
- NAPA is also a leading supplier of specialty parts and equipment for the collision repair, heavy-duty truck, and industrial markets.
- NAPA tools and equipment set the industry standard for quality and value. NAPA serves automotive consumers through the UAP division in Canada, Auto Todo in Mexico and with other locations throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.
- The NAPA system is a combination of national buying power, training resources, and distribution muscle with local ownership and commitment.
- Most NAPA AUTO PARTS stores and all NAPA AutoCare Center repair facilities are local, independently owned and operated businesses that have deep roots in their communities.
- NAPA people combine the best attributes of "Fortune 500" professionalism with the hometown values of honesty, hard work and familiarity with local needs, pride of place and pride of ownership.
- This unique combination of "Main Street" people, tradition, and values with "Wall Street" training, resources, and buying power is "the NAPA Spirit." It is a primary reason that NAPA has grown from a tiny association of "can-do" industry pioneers to become the industry leader. The NAPA Spirit is something that no national chain or stand-alone local store can duplicate.
- The NAPA Spirit is one reason why more people choose NAPA than any other parts supplier.