page_title: AutoZone
section_title: 2010s
hierarchical_section_title: AutoZone / History / 2010s
caption_attribution_description: English: This is the interior of AutoZone store 3816 in North Port, Florida, taken from the front entrance.
context_page_description: AutoZone, Inc. is an American retailer of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories, the largest in the United States. Founded in 1979, AutoZone has over 6,400 stores across the United States, Mexico, Porto Rico and Brazil. The company is based in Memphis, Tennessee.
context_section_description: On December 15, 2011, ALLDATA LLC, an operating unit of AutoZone, expanded its direct presence in Canada to better serve its growing customer base. 
  On August 17, 2012, AutoZone expanded into their 49th state Alaska by opening their 5,000th store in Wasilla, Alaska
  In 2012 AutoZone opened their first store in Brazil.
  In December 2012, AutoZone purchased AutoAnything.com, an ecommerce leader in aftermarket automotive parts based in San Diego, California.
  By April 2017, AutoZone had been the largest retailer of automotive parts in North America for three consecutive years. As of August 2017, AutoZone had 5,465 locations in the United States, 524 locations in Mexico, and 14 locations in Brazil, for a total of 6,003.
  On October 22, 2018, Pitt Hyde announced that he would be stepping down from AutoZone's board of directors.
caption: Interior of an AutoZone store in North Port, Florida
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