John C. Brouillard(Chairman of the Board (Board of Directors))Darren R. Jackson(CEO (Chief Executive Officer)) & (Director (Board of directors)) industry = Auto Parts Retail products = Replacement automotive parts & accessories revenue = profit US$ (United States Dollar) 5.142 billion (2008) operating_income = decrease $ (United States Dollar) 414.93 million (2008) net_income = decrease $ (United States Dollar) 238.04 million (2008) assets = increase $ (United States Dollar) 2.964 billion (2008) equity = increase $ (United States Dollar) 1.075 billion (2008) num_employees = 27,396 - January 2009 homepage = AdvanceAutoParts.com Mobile Website = AAPMobile.com

. Advance Auto Parts (NYSEAAP), headquartered in Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Virginia, is the second-largest retailer of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United States. AAP was founded in 1932 and had 2008 sales of approx. $5.1B. AAP operates 3,300 stores in 40 US states and employs about 48,000 persons across all operations.

In 2005, Advance Auto Parts purchased Autopart International, Inc. which operates 174 stores along the Atlantic Seaboard.