Dive Brief:
- Pull-A-Part LLC, based in Atlanta, GA, announced that it will open a retail auto recycling center in West Mifflin, PA. The new location sits on 72 acres.
- The company sells used auto parts to consumers who want to do the work themselves; customers remove parts from used cars with their own tools at the site.
- The site will have about 2,000 cars. The company anticipates the new location will open in 2015.
Dive Insight:
The company has just under 30 auto parts stores across 13 states. This latest facility is part of an expansion into the Northeast regain of the country.
With 2,000 cars at the Pittsburgh-area site, if the Steelers win a championship, customers may have the chance to witness a new auto recycling battle take place. In February, a metal and auto recycler in Seattle, WA transformed the yard into a battlefield when the Seahawks crushed the Broncos in the 2014 Superbowl. A 1985 truck was demolished during the comedic recycling event.