AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) is a retailer and distributor of automotive spare parts and accessories. based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Originally a division of Memphis-based wholesale grocer Malone & Hyde, the company went under the name Auto Shack. After the sale of the grocery operation to the Fleming Companies of Oklahoma City, the name of the company was changed to AutoZone to reflect the new focus. AutoZone holds the naming rights to the downtown Memphis baseball stadium that is the home of the Memphis Redbirds of the Pacific Coast League. The company also sponsors the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

Farmer Autocare Ltd. is a Scottish tyre and exhaust business started by entrepreneur Tom Farmer.

Previously, Farmer built Kwik-Fit into one of the world’s largest car servicing companies, before it was sold to Ford in 1999 for £1.1 billion.

His new venture is based on a co-ownership programme that enables people to own their own tyre and exhaust centres in conjunction with the central company. It operates on a similar principle to franchising. The company has stated that they see this business model as a way for people to invest in their own abilities and reap the rewards from running their own business, whilst benefitting from the support and experience of the central company.

As of the end of 2006, Farmer Autocare is operating from thirteen centres across Scotland.