Dorman Products

{{Short description|American company}} {{use mdy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox company | name = Dorman Products Inc. | logo = | logo_caption = | image = Dorman Products headquarters.jpg | image_alt = Exterior photo of Dorman Products headquarters in Colmar, Pennsylvania, with the Dorman logo at the top of the building and a contributor walking into the building | image_caption = Exterior photo of Dorman Products headquarters in Colmar, Pennsylvania | type = [[Public company]] | industry = [[Automotive]] | traded_as = {{Nasdaq |DORM }} | founded = {{Start date and age |1918}} | founder = | hq_location_city = [[Colmar, Pennsylvania]] | hq_location_country = [[United States]] | area_served = United States | key_people = | products = Auto parts | num_employees = | num_employees_year = | parent = | website = {{URL|https://www.dormanproducts.com/}} }}

'''Dorman Products''' is an American manufacturer of aftermarket automotive products in the United States. The company was founded in 1918.<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=https://www.dormanproducts.com/pages/corporate/about.aspx |title=About|access-date=2022-08-19 |website=dormanproducts.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dorman Virtual Tour |url=https://www.dormanproducts.com/pages/tour/index.html |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=DormanProducts.com}}</ref> The company trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker DORM.<ref name="nasdaq">{{cite web |url=https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/dorm |title=Dorman Products, Inc. Common Stock|website=nasdaq.com}}</ref> The company is headquartered in [[Colmar, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="about"/>

Dorman focuses on identifying parts that are frequently failing on cars, trucks and other motor vehicles in operation and developing repair and replacement products.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dorman Products: The First To Find Fault |url=https://d3.harvard.edu/platform-rctom/submission/dorman-products-the-first-to-find-fault/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=Technology and Operations Management |language=en-US}}</ref>

The company announced record sales in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/southeastern-pa/dorman-products-continues-to-achieve-record-sales/article_4344060a-0c31-11ed-90cb-8f25ae75866b.html |title=Dorman Products continues to achieve record sales |first1=Gregory |last1=Purcell |date=2022-07-25 |website=wfmz.com}}</ref> In August 2022, the company began the purchase of SuperATV for $590 million in total value.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2022/08/18/dorman-products-acquisition.html |date=2022-08-18 |first1=Ryan |last1=Mulligan |website=bizjournals.com |title=Dorman Products acquiring ATV parts company in deal worth up to $590M}}</ref> In June 2021, Dorman entered into an agreement to acquire Dayton Parts for $338 million.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Dorman Products, Inc. to Acquire Dayton Parts |url=https://investors.dormanproducts.com/news-and-events/news-details/2021/Dorman-Products-Inc.-to-Acquire-Dayton-Parts/default.aspx |date=2021-06-27 |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=dormanproducts.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftermarketnews.com/dorman-products-inc-to-acquire-dayton-parts/ |title=Dorman Products, Inc. To Acquire Dayton Parts |date=2021-06-30 |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=aftermarketnews.com}}</ref>

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== External links == * {{official|https://www.dormanproducts.com}}

[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1918]] [[Category:1918 establishments in Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Auto parts suppliers of the United States]]