CHICAGO – LKQ Corp. announced that its ticker symbol will change from "LKQX" to "LKQ" on May 22.
"After nearly a decade as a publicly traded company we have elected to change our ticker symbol to LKQ. This ticker change aligns our stock symbol with the strong brand name we have developed in the automotive marketplace as the leading distributor of alternative repair products to professional repair shops," said Robert Wagman, president and CEO of LKQ Corp.
In addition to the LKQ brand, the company says it will continue to market products under the Keystone Automotive brand, the leading distributor of aftermarket products to the collision industry in North America, and Euro Car Parts, the largest automotive aftermarket distributor to independent repair shops in the United Kingdom.
