SPENCER, Iowa – The CARQUEST Auto Parts Store, an auto parts distributor serving the greater Creston, Iowa area, has joined the Arnold Group of Companies, which does business as Arnold Motor Supply and Auto Value Parts Stores.
“We are very excited to have the Creston crew join our team of automotive experts,” said Dennis Spooner, managing partner of the Arnold Group of Companies.
Owned since 1985 by John Linch, the store will become an Arnold Motor Supply location. The entire store team will continue with the company.
“Arnold Motor Supply’s tools and support will enable us to better serve our existing customer base while helping us to attract new business and increase our share of the market,” said Mike Linch, the store’s new manager.
The new Arnold Motor Supply carries a full line of automotive repair parts for the professional service provider and the do-it-yourselfer. The company also is a full-line DuPont distributor and has access to full-line machine shop services as well.
The Arnold Group of Companies was started in Spencer, Iowa, in 1927 by E.P. Arnold and is one of the largest partnerships in the United States with stores in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri. The company includes 50 auto parts stores as well as three warehouses, three light industrial coating distributors, four paint and body shop supply stores and a cylinder head remanufacturing division. Twenty locations have complete machine shops located within the stores. Arnold Motor Supply is a member of the Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance.
