Auto-Wares Group Of Companies COVID-19 WHO WE ARE OUR COMPANIES CAREERS OUR JOURNEY CONTACT LOCATIONS APPLY FOR ACCOUNT Knowledge and Service The Expertise You Need with the Service You Deserve FIND A PARTS STORE NEAR YOU Previous Next Every Single Day A message from Founder and Chairman, Fred Bunting Experience We have over 2200 employees dedicated to bringing you the product knowledge and customer service you expect. Inventory With over 1.7 million part numbers, most available on the spot or overnight, we get you the parts you need at the speed you want. Retail Stores Over 750 corporate and independently owned parts stores across five states, you are always close to an Auto Value or Bumper to Bumper parts store. Who We Are Auto-Wares Group of Companies is family owned and operated in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana Wisconsin and Michigan with values focused on providing you with all your automotive aftermarket part needs and exceptional customer service. Founded in 1976 with humble beginnings in Grand Rapids, MI, Auto-Wares has grown into a substantial distribution network specializing in extensive inventory, product knowledge, and full service programs. Whether you're a customer, vendor, or employee, we like to think of you as more than business partners, you’re part of our family. The Best Place For Parts And Service. Our Companies Part Stores A1-Truck Heavy Duty Auto Paint Auto Performance Auto-Wares OE Battery Specialists CounterWorks Auto-Wares Diesel Foreign Parts Specialists Tool & Equipment Company Service Is The Difference, We Get It! Our Mission: Exceptional Customer Service - By utilizing all available sales, management, technology and organizational methods, we provide the best value in service & auto parts. Better Because We Want To Be! We have been doing business with the AutoWares company for over 16 years. From the quality parts, friendly & knowledgeable people and timely deliveries to the annual training/education, they do a great job for us. It has been a great relationship and we look forward to working with them for years to come. Ron, Diane and Scott Smith Smith’s Service Center Madison, Wisconsin Previous Next 46+ Years of Excellence MAPA Lifetime Achievement Award – C.E.O. Fred Bunting Art Fisher Memorial Scholarship - C.E.O.Fred Bunting Automotive Industry Leader of the Year - C.E.O Fred Bunting GAAS Excellence in Education Northwood University Automotive Aftermarket Management Education Award Polk Inventory Efficiency Aftermarket Telematics Challenge Head of the Class (for Employee training) + Parts + Stores Served + Employees Careers Auto-Wares is a group of privately held companies in the automotive Car Care Industry. We are a distribution company headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan with locations in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Auto-Wares has been providing the complete parts needs since 1976. We have 200+ company owned retail store locations and 13 distribution centers. If you have interest in warehouse work, truck driving, sales, heavy duty, high performance, paint and body, tools and equipment, import parts, purchasing, management, office work and a fair and honest company to work for, we are the company for you! Join Team Auto-Wares Our Journey 1976 - Humble Beginnings Auto-Wares is co-founded by Fred Bunting, Dick Collins, and Wally Kocar in a small, old facility in Grand Rapids. 1978 - Affiliation Joined the Auto Value Program Group 1981 - Tri-State Automotive Joins the Family In 1981 we made our first acquisition, bringing Tri-State Automotive into the family 1982 - 1st Specialty Company We start our expanding into more niche areas of the aftermarket industry, starting our first specialty company: Battery Specialists, Inc 1984 - Auto Paint Inc Established our second specialty company, Auto Paint Inc. 1985 - First Company Stores Purchased 1986 - Auto Performance Inc Started our third Specialty Company, Auto Performance Inc. 1987 - Counterworks In 1987 we started our fourth Specialty Company - Counterworks 1988 - Auto-Wares Tool & Equipment Company Established our 5th Specialty Company, Auto-Wares Tool & Equipment Company 1988 - Company Store Group is Formed 1990 - Expanded into Indiana Acquired our first store in Indiana, Midwest Supply in South Bend 1996 - Acquired Automotive Replacement in Detroit 1997 - A-1 Truck Heavy Duty and Industrial In '97 we started our sixth specialty company, A-1 Truck 2000 - Expanded into Wisconsin Acquired Packerland Automotive warehouse in Madison Wisconsin and 14 stores 2001 - New Warehouse Acquired Jobbers Warehouse Service is acquired in Grand Rapids, MI 2006 - Expanded into Illinois Acquired Certificated Automotive and 19 stores in Chicago 2007 - Seventh Specialty Company Foreign Parts Specialist established 2009 - Eighth Specialty Company Auto-Wares O.E. established to service auto dealerships with original equipment products 2009 - Acquired S-G Import Car Parts 2014 - Acquired United Automotive Supply and Maxi Auto Parts Warren, MI 2015 - Established Distribution Center in Fort Wayne, IN 2016 - Auto-Wares Celebrates 40 Years of Service 2019 - Acquired Detroit Area Pep Boys Stores 2021 - Acquired Parts Pro Cleveland Stores Eight locations acquired in June 2021 2021 - Evolving Into the Future Contact Us Contacting us is easy, simply fill out the form and we’ll be in touch with you shortly. 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