Pep Boys is an American automotive aftermarket service chain.
Emanuel “Manny” Rosenfeld, Maurice “Moe” Strauss, W. Graham “Jack” Jackson, and Moe Radavitz formed the business, which was initially known as Pep Auto Supply, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1921.
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, serves as the headquarters for Pep Boys.
Who owns Pep Boys?
Pep boys is owned by Icahn Automotive Group LLC.
The business offers customers all across the country name-brand tires, auto maintenance and repair, and fleet maintenance and repair.
As of 2016, the business ran more than 9,000 service bays across 35 states and Puerto Rico, as well as the Pep Boys Mobile Crew service trailer, which provides on-site auto maintenance.
The company’s name began to form in fragments.
The term “The Pep Boys” was coined by a police officer who was stationed close to the store. When the officer pulled over a car for failing to have lights on at night, he would instruct the driver to “Go see the boys at Pep” for a replacement oil wick, which was what cars used as headlights before switching to electrical ones.
