LKQ Corporation

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LKQ Corp.
Public
Traded as NASDAQLKQ
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 www.lkqcorp.com

LKQ Corporation is an American auto parts company. The company is 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] The company also operates facilities selling recycled automotive products.[4]

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.[5] Since inception, it has greatly expanded, primarily through over 200 acquisitions of used and refurbished auto parts suppliers and manufacturers.[1]

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