Metro by metro
The leading auto parts store chains in every North Carolina metro area
Tracked auto parts store chains ranked by consumer spend in each metro area, Q4 2025–Q3 2026. AutoZone leads in 6 metro areas, O'Reilly Auto Parts in 6 metro areas, and Advance Auto Parts in 2 metro areas. Against their share in North Carolina as a whole, AutoZone stands out in 5 metro areas, Advance Auto Parts in 4 metro areas, and NAPA Auto Parts in 3 metro areas.
By tracked consumer spend, Q4 2025–Q3 2026
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AutoZone
Relative #1 in 5 metro areas
Raleigh-Cary, NC 1.3× · Fayetteville, NC 1.3× · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 1.3× · Goldsboro, NC 1.4× · Burlington, NC 1.2×
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Advance Auto Parts
Relative #1 in 4 metro areas
Wilmington, NC 1.2× · Asheville, NC 1.4× · Jacksonville, NC 1.3× · Greenville, NC 1.4×
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NAPA Auto Parts
Relative #1 in 3 metro areas
Charlotte, NC (NC part) 1.2× · Greensboro-High Point, NC 1.6× · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 1×
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O'Reilly Auto Parts
Relative #1 in 2 metro areas
Winston-Salem, NC 1.6× · Rocky Mount, NC 1.4×
Not enough tracked stores: Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC · Virginia Beach, VA (NC part)
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AutoZone
#1 in 6 metro areas
Charlotte, NC (NC part) · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Fayetteville, NC · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · Goldsboro, NC · Burlington, NC
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O'Reilly Auto Parts
#1 in 6 metro areas
Greensboro-High Point, NC · Winston-Salem, NC · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC · Asheville, NC · Jacksonville, NC · Rocky Mount, NC
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Advance Auto Parts
#1 in 2 metro areas
Wilmington, NC · Greenville, NC
Not enough tracked stores: Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC · Virginia Beach, VA (NC part)
A metro area shows a ranking once it has at least 2 tracked auto parts store chains and 10 tracked stores. Relative to North Carolina compares a chain's share of the metro area's spend with its share in North Carolina as a whole. It ranks the 7 biggest chains in North Carolina and the chains that lead a metro area by spend, wherever a chain has at least 5% of the metro area's spend and 3 stores there. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's metropolitan statistical areas; the rest of North Carolina is light gray. A metro area crossing the state line counts only its stores in North Carolina. Colors match the store map; other tracked chains are gray.
Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked auto parts store chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Stone Truck Parts and O'Reilly Auto Parts sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stone Truck Parts | ▲1 | +10.3% |
| 2 | O'Reilly Auto Parts | - | +7.2% |
| 3 | Parts City | ▲1 | +2.4% |
| 4 | AutoZone | - | -0.0% |
| 5 | FleetPride | - | -1.5% |
| 6 | Advance Auto Parts | - | -2.1% |
| 7 | Advantage Auto Stores | - | -3.8% |
| 8 | Parrish Tire & Automotive | - | -5.5% |
| 9 | NAPA Auto Parts | - | -7.8% |
| 10 | TruckPro | ▼1 | -7.9% |
| 11 | Leonard Truck Outfitters | - | -14.2% |
| 12 | Carquest Auto Parts | - | -16.6% |
| 13 | Majestic Solutions | - | -25.5% |
| 14 | Rent-A-Wheel / Rent-A-Tire | ▼1 | -43.1% |
| 15 | National Coatings & Supplies | ▲1 | -43.4% |
- AutoZone
- O'Reilly Auto Parts
- Advance Auto Parts
- NAPA Auto Parts
- Carquest Auto Parts
- Leonard Truck Outfitters
- FleetPride
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
1,250 tracked store locations in North Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 963 of the 1,250 stores (77%); 183 of the 210 tracked chains have a single store here. 12% of the tracked gas & auto stores here are auto parts stores, against 11% across the United States.
- AutoZone (247)
- O'Reilly Auto Parts (232)
- Advance Auto Parts (290)
- NAPA Auto Parts (156)
- Carquest Auto Parts (38)
- Leonard Truck Outfitters (23)
- FleetPride (10)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Advance Auto Parts 290
- 2 AutoZone 247
- 3 O'Reilly Auto Parts 232
- 4 NAPA Auto Parts 156
- 5 Carquest Auto Parts 38
- 6 Leonard Truck Outfitters 23
- 7 FleetPride 10
- 8 Interstate All Battery Center 9
- 9 National Coatings & Supplies 6
- 10 RimTyme Custom Wheels and Tires 6
- 11 Parrish Tire & Automotive 5
- 12 Rent-A-Wheel / Rent-A-Tire 4
- 13 Advantage Auto Stores 4
- 14 Stone Truck Parts 4
- 15 Parts City 4
- 16 Majestic Solutions 4
- 17 TruckPro 3
- 18 Carolina Powertrain 3
- 19 LKQ Pick Your Part 3
- 20 Rack Attack 2
- 21 Certifit Auto Body Parts 2
- 22 Wilson Tire Pros & Automotive 2
- 23 Auto Parts Outlet 2
- 24 Fisher Auto Parts 2
- 25 Dexter 2
- 26 Racing Electronics 2
- 27 Pull-A-Part 2
- 28 Dirty South Custom Sound Wheels and Tires 1
- 29 Thunderbolt South 1
- 30 CycleBitz 1
- 31 21 Motors 1
- 32 Bobby's Small Engine 1
- 33 Jackson Oil Co 1
- 34 T & S Automotive 1
- 35 Consolidated Truck Parts 1
- 36 High Output Audio of Dunn 1
- 37 Capital Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram 1
- 38 Putnam Distributors Inc 1
- 39 Auto Value 1
- 40 High Point Auto Salvage 1
- 41 Dennis Carpenter Ford Restoration Parts 1
- 42 DEX Heavy Duty Parts 1
- 43 Ronnie White's Towing and Tire 1
- 44 Nichols Speedometer and Instrument 1
- 45 Detailing World Charlotte 1
- 46 Custom Changes 1
- 47 Pecheles Ford 1
- 48 Marsh Auto Parts Inc 1
- 49 Campbell-Brown 1
- 50 Sam Auto Salvage 1
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