Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (Advance) is a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself (DIY) customers. As of July 13, 2019, Advance operated 4,912 stores and 150 Worldpac branches in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands[3] The Company also serves 1,250 independently owned Carquest branded stores across these locations in addition to Mexico, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and British Virgin Islands. The company’s stores and branches offer a broad selection of brand name, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and private label automotive replacement parts, accessories, batteries and maintenance items for domestic and imported cars, vans, sport utility vehicles and light and heavy duty trucks.

Autoliv Inc. is a Swedish automotive safety supplier with sales to all leading car manufacturers worldwide. Together with its joint ventures, Autoliv has over 67,000 employees in 27 countries, of whom 5700 are involved in research, development and engineering. In addition, the company has 14 technical centers around the world, including 19 test tracks, more than any other automotive safety supplier. The group is among the largest Tier 1 automotive suppliers in the world, with annual revenues exceeding USD 8 billion, and is part of the Fortune 500, ranking #289 in 2018.[2] Autoliv Inc. is incorporated in Delaware, USA and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. The company’s shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and its Swedish Depository Receipts on the Nasdaq Stockholm.

AutoZone, Inc. is an American retailer of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories, the largest in the United States.[1] Founded in 1979, AutoZone has over 6,000 stores across the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. The company is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

BorgWarner Inc. is an American worldwide automotive industry components and parts supplier. It is primarily known for its powertrain products,[8] which include manual and automatic transmissions and transmission components, such as electro-hydraulic control components, transmission control units, friction materials, and one-way clutches, turbochargers, engine valve timing system components, along with four-wheel drive system components.[8] The company has 60 manufacturing facilities across 18 countries[8] within North and South America, Europe, and Asia. It provides drivetrain components to all three U.S. automakers,[8] as well as a variety of European[8] and Asian[8] original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers. BorgWarner has diversified into several automotive-related markets (1999),[6] including ignition interlock technology (ACS Corporation est.1976) for preventing impaired operation of vehicles.[citation needed] Historically, BorgWarner was also known for its ownership of the Norge appliance company (washers and dryers),[9][10] as well as York International (heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning equipment).

Cummins is an American Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, filtration, and power generation products.[2] Cummins also services engines and related equipment, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control, electrical power generation systems, and trucks. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, United States, Cummins sells in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 600 company-owned and independent distributors and approximately 6,000 dealers. Cummins reported net income of $2.19 billion on sales of $23.77 billion in 2018.

Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker that has its main headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and most luxury cars under the Lincoln brand. Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller, an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom and a 32% stake in Jiangling Motors.[5] It also has joint-ventures in China (Changan Ford), Taiwan (Ford Lio Ho), Thailand (AutoAlliance Thailand), Turkey (Ford Otosan), and Russia (Ford Sollers). The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family; they have minority ownership but the majority of the voting power.[6][4] Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines; by 1914, these methods were known around the world as Fordism. Ford’s former UK subsidiaries Jaguar and Land Rover, acquired in 1989 and 2000 respectively, were sold to Tata Motors of India in March 2008. Ford owned the Swedish automaker Volvo from 1999 to 2010.[7] In 2011, Ford discontinued the Mercury brand, under which it had marketed entry-level luxury cars in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Middle East since 1938. Ford is the second-largest U.S.-based automaker (behind General Motors) and the fifth-largest in the world (behind Toyota, VW, Hyundai-Kia and General Motors) based on 2015 vehicle production. At the end of 2010, Ford was the fifth largest automaker in Europe.[8] The company went public in 1956 but the Ford family, through special Class B shares, still retain 40 percent voting rights.[9][4] During the financial crisis at the beginning of the 21st century, it was close to bankruptcy, but it has since returned to profitability.[10] Ford was the eleventh-ranked overall American-based company in the 2018 Fortune 500 list, based on global revenues in 2017 of $156.7 billion.[11] In 2008, Ford produced 5.532 million automobiles[12] and employed about 213,000 employees at around 90 plants and facilities worldwide.

Genuine Parts Company (GPC) is an American 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 48,000 employees.[1] It owns the NAPA Auto Parts brand.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI) is an international Fortune 500 automotive retailer with automotive dealerships and collision centers in the United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. Group 1 sells new and used cars and light trucks, arranges financial services, provides maintenance and repair services, and sells vehicle parts. As of 2019, the company employs over 15,000 people globally.

Hertz Global Holdings is the parent company of The Hertz Corporation, which is an American car rental company based in Estero, Florida that operates 10,200 corporate and franchisee locations internationally. As the second-largest US car rental company by sales, locations, and fleet size, Hertz operates in 150 countries, including North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and New Zealand. The Hertz Corporation owns Dollar and Thrifty Automotive Group—which separates into Thrifty Car Rental and Dollar Rent A Car. Hertz Global Holdings, the parent company of The Hertz Corporation, was ranked 335th in Forbes’ 2018 Fortune 500 list. As of 2018, the company has revenues of US$9.5 billion, assets of US$21.3 billion, and 38,000 employees.

Lithia Motors, Inc. is an American nationwide automotive retailer headquartered in Medford, Oregon. It is the third largest automotive retailer in the United States. In 2015, Lithia Motors broke into the Fortune 500 list at #482, making it one of only three Oregon-based companies in the Fortune 500. This followed a year that saw the acquisition of the DCH Auto Group, one of the 10 largest dealer groups in the country, with 27 dealerships, before being purchased by Lithia Motors. In 2016, Lithia climbed to #346 and that same year made the Fortune 500 List of Top Ten Companies with the biggest jump in rank on the Fortune 500. As of 2018, Lithia is ranked #294 on the Fortune 500. Lithia employs more than 14,150 people in stores across the nation including Alaska and Hawaii. Lithia operates 180 stores in 18 states.