Bapcor Limited, together with its subsidiaries, supplies vehicle parts, accessories, automotive equipment, and services and solutions in Australia, New Zealand, and Thailand. It operates in four segments: Bapcor Trade, Bapcor Specialist Wholesale, Bapcor Retail, and Bapcor NZ. The company offers routine service parts, including filters, brake pads, oil, and spark plugs; and breakdown parts, such as water pumps, starter motors, and alternators to independent and chain mechanic workshops under the Brake & Transmission, Burson Auto Parts, Burson Auto Parts Thailand, Precision Automotive Equipment, Precision Equipment NZ, Truck & Trailer Parts, Brookers and Brakeforce, and Blacktown Auto Spares brands. It also provides wholesale distribution and network channel areas for braking, bearings, suspension, thermal cooling, electrical, electric controls, diesel, 4WD, and batteries products under the AAD, Baxters, Autolign, JAS Oceania and New Zealand, Bearing Wholesalers, Diesel Distributors (Australia) and (NZ), HCB Technologies, Federal Batteries, Premier Auto Trade, Roadsafe Automotive Products, Toperformance Products, WANO, Truckline, and Diesel Drive brands. In addition, the company engages in the distribution of parts and accessories through a network of company-owned, franchise, and satellite stores under the Autobarn, Autopro, Midas, ABS, and Opposite Lock brands. Further, it operates auto service centres under the ABS, Battery Town, Midas, and The Shock Shop brands. The company was formerly known as Burson Group Limited and changed its name to Bapcor Limited in July 2016. Bapcor Limited was founded in 1971 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.
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