Norauto
Encyclopedia
Norauto is a company owned by the Mulliez family which focuses on car repairs, car accessories and car parts.
Its first store was in France in 1970 near Lille (Englos); during the 1980s the brand expanded its auto centers through France and abroad by entering the Spanish market.
In 1986, it also launched its first brand product, Norauto Oil, while in the 1990s, the group expanded to Italy, Portugal, Argentina and Poland with the launch of more new Norauto brand products.
In the 2000s, the group also created The Norauto Foundation and signed The European Road Safety Policy and in 2006, they expanded to the Hungarian market.
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
| align="center"|Country
| align="center"|Established
| align="center"|Stores
|-
| align=left| France
|| align=center|1970|| align=center|219
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align=left| Spain
|| align=center|1986|| align=center|55
|-
| align=left| Italy
|| align=center|1991|| align=center|25
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align=left| Portugal
|| align=center|1997|| align=center|14
|-
| align=left| Argentina
|| align=center|1998|| align=center|6
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align=left| Poland
|| align=center|1998|| align=center|20
|-
| align=left| Hungary
|| align=center|2006|| align=center|4
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|-
Note: Some stores may be under franchise.
Its first store was in France in 1970 near Lille (Englos); during the 1980s the brand expanded its auto centers through France and abroad by entering the Spanish market.
In 1986, it also launched its first brand product, Norauto Oil, while in the 1990s, the group expanded to Italy, Portugal, Argentina and Poland with the launch of more new Norauto brand products.
In the 2000s, the group also created The Norauto Foundation and signed The European Road Safety Policy and in 2006, they expanded to the Hungarian market.
Around the world
{|align=center bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" class="sortable"|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
| align="center"|Country
| align="center"|Established
| align="center"|Stores
|-
| align=left| France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
|| align=center|1970|| align=center|219
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align=left| Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
|| align=center|1986|| align=center|55
|-
| align=left| Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
|| align=center|1991|| align=center|25
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align=left| Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
|| align=center|1997|| align=center|14
|-
| align=left| Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
|| align=center|1998|| align=center|6
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align=left| Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
|| align=center|1998|| align=center|20
|-
| align=left| Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
|| align=center|2006|| align=center|4
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|-
Note: Some stores may be under franchise.