ATLANTA, Oct. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) announced today that Alliance Automotive Group (AAG), the Company's wholly-owned automotive distribution company based in London, U.K., has completed the acquisitions of two automotive businesses, U.K. based Platinum International Group Limited and TMS Motor Spares Ltd.
Platinum International Group Limited (Platinum), headquartered in Manchester, England, is a leading value-added battery distributor in the automotive, industrial, marine and leisure markets, with nine U.K. locations and one location in the Netherlands. Platinum currently sells to AAG and other trading group customers across the independent aftermarket, original equipment dealer and other market segments and significantly expands AAG's battery sourcing platform as well as other distribution, including lubricants. The Platinum acquisition was effective October 2, 2018, and is expected to generate estimated annual revenues of $75 million (US$).
TMS Motor Spares Ltd. (TMS), headquartered in Carlisle, England, is a leading automotive parts distributor with 17 locations in Scotland and seven in England. TMS further expands AAG's U.K. footprint, while also providing the first company-owned stores in Scotland. The TMS acquisition was effective August 31, 2018, and the Company expects the acquired business to generate annual revenues of approximately $30 million (US$).
Paul Donahue, Chief Executive Officer of Genuine Parts Company, stated, "We are pleased to have added Platinum and TMS to our European operations. Both of these companies are high quality businesses with talented teams and serve to strengthen our presence and scale in Europe as we build on our global growth strategy. We look forward to many future contributions from these new businesses in the years ahead."
Jean-Jacques Lafont, Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Automotive Group, added, "We welcome the Platinum and TMS teams to the AAG organization. We look forward to working together to grow our European business and maximize the value of our combined operations."
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About Genuine Parts Company
Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australasia, France, the U.K., Germany and Poland. The Company also distributes industrial replacement parts and electrical and electronic materials in the U.S., Canada and Mexico through its Industrial Parts Group. S. P. Richards Company, the Business Products Group, distributes a variety of business products in the U.S. and Canada. Genuine Parts Company had 2017 revenues of $16.3 billion. Further information is available at www.genpt.com.
About Alliance Automotive Group
Alliance Automotive Group is a leading distributor of light and commercial vehicle parts to the independent aftermarket in France, Germany, the U.K., and Poland, doing business under the Groupauto France, Précisium, Partners and Gef'Auto brands in France, Groupauto UK, UAN and FPS in the UK, Alliance Automotive Group Germany in Germany and Groupauto Poland in Poland. AAG serves approximately 40,000 garages with over 100,000 different parts for repair and maintenance from a network of more than 300 company-owned stores and approximately 1,800 affiliated outlets. Further information is available at www.allianceautomotivegroup.eu.
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