Car Parts Warehouse

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Car Parts Warehouse History

1975	Started business as Di Fiore's Union 76, Inc.
1976	Opened Great Northern Foreign Auto Service, Inc. in North Olmsted, Ohio. (Later changed to Tony's Brake & Tire). Six service bays specializing in import vehicle service work.
1983	Opened Foreign Car Parts Warehouse, Inc. in the front of the North Olmsted facility. Later changed to Car Parts Warehouse West, A mini distribution center serving customers on the west side.
1985	Opened Car Parts Warehouse Inc. on West 130th Street. Started originally as about 60,000 sq. feet. The CPW general offices are here.
1997	Purchased Clark Auto Parts. The single largest auto parts store in the greater Cleveland area. Purchased King of Parts - an auto parts store in Medina, Ohio. Renamed it to Car Parts Warehouse Medina. Moved the store to a larger facility and dramatically increased the inventory. Purchased Tony's Auto Parts on Fulton Road in Cleveland, Ohio.
1998	Purchased Eagle Auto Parts in Euclid, Ohio. Converted it into a mini-distribution center and called it Car Parts Warehouse, Euclid.
1999	Purchased a three store chain called Al, Lou & Jim Auto Parts. Now called Car Parts Warehouse Lorain & Avon.
2000	Opened Car Parts Warehouse Parma Purchased the 10 Reith Auto Stores on the East side of Cleveland. Opened a second distribution center in Euclid, Ohio. A 40,000 square foot double decked building.
2001	Purchased Foreign Car Parts in Cleveland Heights.
2002	Purchased T&J Auto Parts in BroadviewHeights. Purchased Big B Automotive Warehouse. A 25,000 sq. foot distribution center in the Southern part of our trading area.
2003	Expanded our Brook Park distribution center by adding new loading docks and a extra 10,000 sq feet of of warehouse space to better service our customers.
2004	Joined the Parts Plus group. The premier group of automotive distributors in the United States. Opened our second Akron location on Evans Avenue. Opened a mini-warehouse in Canton Ohio.