LKQ Corporation
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| Public | |
| Traded as | NASDAQ: LKQ |
| Industry | Auto Parts |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Chicago, IL |
| Revenue | US$ 6.740 billion (2014)[1] |
| US$ 649.8 million (2014)[1] | |
| US$ 381.5 million (2014) [1] | |
Number of employees | 29,500 (2014) [1] |
| Subsidiaries | Keystone Automotive |
| Slogan | Imagine More |
| Website |
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LKQ Corporation is an American auto parts company focused on providing wholesale used and refurbished auto parts via its subsidiaries across the United States and the world.[2] As of 2014, it was a Fortune 500 corporation.[3]
History
LKQ Corporation was founded by Donald Flynn in 1998 with the purchase of Triplett Automotive Recycling in Akron, OH. Flynn remained chairman of the corporation until his death in 2011.[4] Since inception, it has greatly expanded, primarily through over 200 acquisitions of used and refurbished auto parts suppliers and manufacturers.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "2014 10-K". SEC. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ Grid Business (21 March 2013). "Can LKQ build an empire out of spare parts?". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "LKQ Corporation". Fortune. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "LKQ founder Donald Flynn dies". Retrieved 8 April 2015.