Genuine Parts Company makes deals in UK

Two automotive companies have been acquired by the Alliance Automotive Group, the Genuine Parts Company’s distribution arm based in London.

One of the companies, Platinum International Group Limited, is a value-added battery distributor in the automotive, industrial, marine and leisure markets, with nine U.K. locations and one location in the Netherlands. It is based in Manchester, England.

The other, TMS Motor Spares Ltd. (TMS), headquartered in Carlisle, England, is an automotive parts distributor with 17 locations in Scotland and seven in England.