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Genuine Parts Company, (), is a service organization engaged in the distribution of automotive replacement parts, industrial replacement parts, office products and electrical/electronic materials. GPC serves numerous customers from more than 2,600 operations around the world and has approximately 39,000 employees.〔(Genuine Parts Company 2014 Annual Report )〕 ==Company Overview== Founded in 1925,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.genpt.com/portal/page/portal/GENPT.COM/about )〕 GPC is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and consists of multiple subsidiaries, including the Automotive Parts Group, the Industrial Parts Group, the Office Products Group, and the Electrical / Electronic Parts Group.〔 The Company has paid a cash dividend to shareholders every year since going public in 1948〔 and is currently building a new headquarters building in Cobb County, Georgia, situated in the greater Atlanta area.〔http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2014/11/20/genuine-parts-moving-its-home-base-to-wildwood.html〕 == History == In 1925, Carlyle Fraser founded GPC with the purchase of Motor Parts Depot in Atlanta, Georgia for $40,000. He renamed the parts store Genuine Parts Company. The original Genuine Parts Company store had annual sales of just $75,000, and six employees. For the next 50+ years, GPC, in relationship with NAPA, the National Automotive Parts Association, grew rapidly as independent garages for car repair emerged to meet the nation's growing of motor vehicles. In the last 35+ years, GPC has continued to grow through the acquisition of other companies in the automotive industry, as well as in the industrial, office and electrical industries. Today GPC is a leading parts distributor with over 2,600 operations and approximately 39,000 employees.〔http://www.genpt.com/about_history.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Genuine Parts Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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