Automotive Parts and Accessories

Mavis Discount Tire Corporate Office

Victor and Marion Sobaro founded Mavis Discount Tire in 1972 but it has roots in a bicycle repair shop operated by Victor back in 1949.

When a customer came by asking if Victor could repair a car tire, he gave it a try and was successful. Word spread and before long, customers were asking to buy tires when a tire could not be repaired.

In 1965, Marion suggested that the name of the company be changed to “Vic the Tire King”.

After expanding during the 60s, Victor and Marion wanted a more professional-sounding name. Combing both Marion’s and Victor’s names, Mavis Tire was born.

The company is a multi-brand tire dealer, offering other types of auto maintenance and repair services as well.

In February 2018, the Sobrano family sold the company to Express Oil Change and Tire for an undisclosed amount.

In August 2022, the company acquired Jack Williams Tire and Auto.

Mavis Discount Tire maintains a corporate office in Millwood, New York.

Lane Automotive Corporate Office

George Lane opened a small automotive parts store in 1964 when he grew tired of waiting weeks for parts to arrive from a mail-order catalog. George’s store specialized in racing and high-performance auto parts.

The company quickly grew and soon had a separate wholesale division and warehouse.

Today, the Lane Automotive showroom is a 10,000-square-foot building that was made for performance enthusiasts. The showroom is located within the company headquarters in Watervliet, Michigan.

All orders are backed by a 350,000-square-foot on-site distribution center stocking over 100,000 different part numbers.

Lane Automotive became a household name in racing circles in the state of Michigan.

George Lane passed away in 2021 but his sons continue with the business and recently expanded the business to add 138 new jobs in the community.

Lane Automotive maintains a corporate office in Watervliet, Michigan.

Pull-A-Part Corporate Office

Morris Cohen began a scrap metal recycling shop in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1997. He began accepting cars as scrap metal when he realized that he could make more money selling car parts that were still viable.

The first automotive recycling business in Georgia, Pull-A-Part, began in 1998. The company has expanded since, and in 2013 purchased Texas-based U-Pull-It Auto Parts Inc. as its 25th location.

The business is still family owned and operated with Morris Cohen’s sons handling daily operations. As of 2022, the company has 25 locations in 12 states.

The company works closely with environmental management programs to provide an environmentally responsible way to manage scrap vehicles.

In January 2008, Pull-A-Part was recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for its participation in the EPA’s National Partnership for Environmental Priorities.

Pull-A-Part was the first facility to achieve the Indiana Clean Yard – Gold Level Award from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) in October 2009.

In August 2022, the company acquired U-Pull & Pay for an undisclosed amount. This will add 11 more locations to the Pull-A-Part family, brining the total number of locations to 36.

Pull-A-Part maintains a corporate office in Doraville, Georgia.

Jegs Auto Parts Corporate Office

Back in the late 1950s, Jeg Coughlin found that there was no store and no catalog where a person could order high-performance or racing car parts.

Coughlin founded Jegs Automotive in a small garage in downtown Columbus, Ohio, in 1960.

Today, Jegs is the second-largest automotive parts mail-order business in the US. The company sells automotive parts, accessories, aftermarket accessories, tools, and race apparel.

The company remains family owned and operated. Jeg Coughlin’s four sons bought the business from their father and each son owns a different department to maximize effectiveness.

In February 2022, private equity firm Greenbriar Group acquired a majority stake in Jegs. The four sons maintain a minority share.

With seven NHRA World Championships, sixteen Division Championships, and over 100 victories at the national, divisional, and local levels, Team JEGS is among the most accomplished racing entities in the 60-year history of organized drag racing.

In May 2022, former Walmart eCommerce director, Brian Rowland, was named CEO of Jegs.

Jegs maintains a corporate office in Delaware, Ohio.

CarParts.Com Corporate Office

In 1995, Sol Khazani and Mehran Nia founded US Auto Parts Network, Inc. Founded in California, the company moved to online sales in 1996 under the CarParts.Com domain name.

In addition to its online website, the company also lists items on eBay and Amazon.

While the company employs about 335 employees in the US- there are about 500 employees in the Philippines who operate the call center, website development, as well as the back office.

For the first quarter of 2020, CarParts.com reported record net sales, the highest quarterly sales in the history of the company. Gross profit of $29.8 million in the first quarter of 2020 was the highest quarterly gross profit in nearly a decade.

In 2021, the company constructed a new warehouse in Jacksonville, Florida, to expedite orders.

With new car prices skyrocketing, CarParts.Com is profiting by offering new and used parts for older cars.

CarParts.Com maintains a corporate office in Peru, Illinois.