Carquest

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Carquest Corporation

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Aftermarket Auto parts wholesale/retail
Founded	1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Founders	O. Temple Sloan Jr. Dan Bock Joe Hughes[1]
Headquarters	Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Area served	United States, Canada
Key people	Herman Word, President-NA Steve Gushie, President-CA
Products	OE auto parts, automotive finishes, tools & equipment, professional training, business management
Parent	Advance Auto Parts (2014–present)
Subsidiaries	Carquest Canada
Website	www.carquest.com United States www.carquest.ca Canada

Carquest Corporation is an American automotive parts distribution network that was sold and currently owned and operated by Advance Auto Parts via independent retailers associated with the network as "Carquest Auto Parts". As of October 4, 2014 Advance operated 5,305 stores, 109 Worldpac branches. Advance Auto Parts and Carquest Auto Parts employs approximately 75,000 employees.^[2]