EXHIBIT 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY

				JURISDICTION OF
NAME	% OWNED			INCORPORATION
ALTROM AMERICA CORP.		49.0	%	WASHINGTON
BALKAMP		89.6	%	INDIANA
EIS, INC.		100.0	%	GEORGIA
EIS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, LLC		100.0	%	GEORGIA
GENUINE PARTS FINANCE COMPANY		100.0	%	DELAWARE
GPC PROCUREMENT COMPANY		100.0	%	GEORGIA
NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS ASSOCIATION		95.0	%	MICHIGAN
MOTION INDUSTRIES, INC.		100.0	%	DELAWARE
HUB TOOL & SUPPLY, INC.		100.0	%	KANSAS
S.P. RICHARDS COMPANY		100.0	%	GEORGIA
HORIZON USA DATA SUPPLY, INC.		100.0	%	NEVADA
S.P.R. PROCUREMENT COMPANY		100.0	%	GEORGIA
JOHNSON INDUSTRIES, INC.		100.0	%	GEORGIA
1ST CHOICE AUTO PARTS, INC.		51.0	%	GEORGIA
SERVICE FIRST AUTO, INC.		51.0	%	GEORGIA
THE FLOWERS COMPANY		49.0	%	NORTH CAROLINA
GENUINE PARTS HOLDINGS, ULC		100.0	%	NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
GENUINE PARTS INVESTMENT COMPANY		100.0	%	NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
GPC MEXICO, S.A. de C.V.		100.0	%	PUEBLA, MEXICO
EIS de MEXICO		100.0	%	GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, MEXICO
EIS HOLDINGS (CANADA), INC.		100.0	%	BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
MOTION INDUSTRIES (CANADA), INC.		100.0	%	OTTAWA, ONTARIO
S. P. RICHARDS CO. CANADA, INC.		100.0	%	BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
UAP INC.		100.0	%	QUEBEC, CANADA
GARANAT INC.		100.0	%	FEDERAL, CANADA
UAPRO INC.		100.0	%	FEDERAL, CANADA
UNITED AUTO PARTS (Eastern) LTD.		100.0	%	ONTARIO, CANADA
SERVICES FINANCIERS UAP INC.		100.0	%	QUEBEC, CANADA
AUTOMOTEUR TERREBONNE LTEE		100.0	%	QUEBEC, CANADA
CENTRE DI CULASSES DU QUEBEC INC.		100.0	%	QUEBEC, CANADA
REUSINAGE KNIGHT INC.		100.0	%	FEDERAL, CANADA
MTC SUSPENSION INC.		100.0	%	QUEBEC, CANADA
LES ENTREPRISES G. GAUDREAU (1986) INC.		100.0	%	FEDERAL, CANADA