STAUNTON, Va. – United Auto Supply, a longtime Federated member based in LaCrosse, Wis., is celebrating its 50th year of business in 2008.

“We want to congratulate Dick Beirne and everyone at United Auto Supply on 50 years of great success,” said Rusty Bishop, CEO of Federated Auto Parts. “Dick has been one of our most active and line common Federated members over the years. Without loyal members like United Auto Supply, Federated Auto Parts would not be nearly as successful and in the position to consistently attract the attention of the top WDs and vendors in our industry. United Auto Supply is an excellent example of the success that can be achieved through the strong partnership that Federated has with its members.”

United Auto Supply was founded as a single auto parts store in LaCrosse in 1958. Today, United Auto Supply, which has been a Federated member for 23 years, has 14 locations, serving western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa.

“It has truly been a team effort to reach the 50-year milestone,” said Dick Beirne, president of United Auto Supply. “We have had a great group of people working for us for the last 50 years and without them, we would not have reached the level of success we have today. I also want to thank our great partners at Federated who make it very easy to be part of a winning team.”

For more information about Federated, visit: www.federatedautoparts.com.