Federated Adds Canadian Tire To Membership

STAUNTON, Va. – Canadian Tire has announced its membership in the Federated Auto Parts group, one of North America’s largest and leading auto parts distributors. Effective July 9, the relationship is anticipated to provide strong benefits to both organizations, including Canadian Tire’s robust customer and dealer network across Canada.

With more than 580 Canadian Tire retail and PartSource locations across Canada serving more than 180 million customers a year, Canadian Tire’s family of companies is one of Canada’s most recognizable brands and is a leading destination for automotive parts and service.

“At Canadian Tire, we’re continuously focused on providing excellent service – both to our customers and our network of vendors and partners across the country,” said Michael Broderick, senior vice president of automotive, Canadian Tire. “Federated shares our dedication and provides not only high-quality parts and service, but additional support in critical areas such as training, information technology, market trends and supply chain efficiency.”

“Federated is extremely proud to be associated with a company that has demonstrated a long-term commitment to outstanding product selection and service in the Canadian market,” said Rusty Bishop, CEO of Federated. “We look forward to supporting their efforts in the ever-changing vehicle repair segment.”

Federated Auto Parts Distributors announced it is entering into a collaboration with the Association of Independent Oil Distributors (AIOD) – one it said will focus on mutual benefits for the respective members.

“Federated is constantly looking at ways to improve value for all constituents and this agreement provides that,” said Sue Godschalk, president of Federated. “This collaboration provides added volume and opportunities for our suppliers, new partners for our members, and added supply points and products for shop customers. We have enjoyed working closely with several AIOD members in the past and this agreement will expand and create further opportunities for both Federated and AIOD.”