Celebrating its 45^th year of service in the automotive aftermarket industry in 2018, Automotive Parts Associates is one of the oldest program distribution groups in operation as a member-owned not-for-profit cooperative with approximately 60 independent Warehouse Distributor shareholders in North America.

Headquartered and centrally-located in Lenexa, Kansas in the Kansas City metro area the organization is focused on member services and aggressive supplier programs, APA creates over a half-billion dollars of buying power annually with no compliance requirements. APA is a founding shareholder of NEXUS North America and member of NEXUS Automotive International (N!) trade groups. In addition, APA is a member of the AutoCare Association, Import Vehicle Community (formerly AIA) and Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA).