Aurelius Manufacturing was founded in 1926 by Gene and Bernard Aurelius. Gene, a gifted machinist and metal fabricator, enlisted his brother Ben to sell his wares. Together, they began to work in Gene's garage producing and selling hand crank eggbeaters.

Automotive Parts Headquarters Inc. (APH) is a third-generation family-owned aftermarket auto parts distributor based in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. APH was established in 1920 in Minneapolis, as National Bushing & Parts Company and today operates Auto Value parts stores throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan, Montana, Iowa, Nebraska and Wyoming.