LKQ Corporation careers
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Almost nothing LKQ sells is a new part from the original manufacturer. It distributes the alternatives: parts pulled from total loss vehicles bought at regional salvage auctions, parts reconditioned or remanufactured, and aftermarket parts built by other factories. What cannot be sold as a part gets sold as material, with dismantled vehicles crushed on site, damaged wheel cores melted in the company's own aluminum furnace, and precious metals recovered from catalytic converters. Headquarters is on Crossings Boulevard in Antioch, Tennessee. The company ended 2025 employing about 44,000 people, roughly 17,000 in North America, 25,000 in Europe, and 2,000 in Asia.
North America runs on sales, processing, and distribution sites reaching most major markets, so the roles range from dismantlers and processors in the salvage yards to warehouse staff, route drivers, and the salespeople who hold the relationships with collision and mechanical repair shops. Mexico remanufactures engines and transmissions for the US market, and Europe is effectively a separate business across about 20 countries.