No.
No, that is just an unfounded rumor.
I have heard the rumor that Auto Zone may be buying Carquest but it is just a rumor. Not heard anything about O'reilly buying Carquest. You know how reliable a rumor is?
Local auto parts store Auto Zone Carquest Pep Boys
Advance auto parts
I do sometimes.
Does it make any sense for any company to purchase a competitor if they already have representation in most of the same marketing areas? Of course not!
One can find a Carquest Auto Parts dealer in the Ottawa area by going to the website for Carquest Auto Parts and typing Ottawa in the City box. If one lives in the Ottawa area, they can look in a phone book.
Your local Carquest Auto Parts store can answer this for you with one phone call.
A 454 in a Ford? That is a Chevrolet engine. Regardless, Advance, Carquest, Auto Zone, O'Reilys, will all have competitive prices. Compare them all.
Carquest was founded in 1974. Carquest was started by Temple Sloan, Joe Hughes, and Dan M. Bock who merged their 3 auto parts stores to compete.
Carquest has the most selling parts