MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA, INC.
Environmental, Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance
The company is a dedicated, responsible corporate citizen and an environmental leader, with policies focused to better manage resources, enhance operating efficiencies, and promote conservation.
Our Core Values
The mission of MPA is to be The Global Leader for Parts and Solutions that Move Our World Today and Tomorrow — driven by an EPICQ set of core values embraced by our employees and directors:
E – Excellence
P – Passion / Productivity
I – Integrity / Innovation
C – Community
Q – Quality
Highlights of Motorcar Parts of America’s ESG Commitments include:
• The ability to leverage the company’s leadership and a more than 50-year history in remanufacturing to further improve its global environmental footprint through:
• The company’s state-of-the-art remanufacturing facilities in Torrance, California and Tijuana, Mexico, with a focus on recycling most materials -- including copper, components, scrap, and water.
• A new state-of-the art distribution center at the company’s Tijuana, Mexico facility utilizing high-tech, energy efficient forklift machinery and a centralized recharging operation.
• Opportunities to consolidate product shipments to customers — reducing fuel consumption with related air quality improvements. In fiscal 2025, the company reduced 153 long-haul truck trips by utilizing the full capacity of each trailer, and another 1,560 loads by utilizing intermodal transportation, which is more efficient, safer, and secure.
• An ethnically diverse Board comprised of seven independent directors -- including one African, two African Americans, one Asian and two women. Additional information is available in this year’s proxy statement.
• A continued focus on increasing employee diversity, and an increasing percentage of females in our workforce -- which is currently 37% on a global basis.
• Promoting a respectful workplace environment, contributing to an employee retention rate of more than 90% in fiscal 2025
• Honoring traditions and customs of the domestic and global communities where the company has a presence.
• Offering health and wellness programs -- including medical staff located at the company’s manufacturing facilities; training; union benefits; athletic facilities; and employee sports league sponsorship. In fiscal 2025, the company provided approximately 585,000 free or reduced-cost meals and approximately 71,000 free transportation to and from work. Such programs improve the lives of our workers, increase productivity and loyalty, while reducing pollution from individual vehicles and food waste and packaging.
• SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound) performance metrics tied to incentive/bonus policies.
• Strong culture of quality and innovation.
Our Environmental Commitment in Practice
Since the company’s establishment in 1968, environmental and sustainable processes have been fundamental to its operations.
With the potential to reduce material and energy consumption by up to 95 percent, industry sources believe that remanufacturing is the most efficient and sustainable process for producing aftermarket replacement parts, making MPA’s business practices green by nature and supported by the processes noted below.
Eco-friendly remanufacturing processes and the company’s industry leadership include:
• Sorting the broken-down automotive parts returned by customers and utilizing an innovative and efficient core-sorting process.
• Reconditioning and re-utilizing durable components after passing rigorous testing processes.
• Savings of approximately 73,407 tons of raw materials in fiscal 2025, due to a reduction in the required materials in the remanufacturing production process compared with new product processes.
• Recycling of approximately 3,000 tons of water per year.
• Recycling of approximately 13.1 million pounds of cardboard and 33.7 million pounds of metal and other raw materials in fiscal 2025.
How Remanufacturing Can Address Climate Change
The remanufacturing process preserves the energy required in forging and forming durable components, an
advantage to recycling alone; and it allows for recycling of metal scrap, such as copper, aluminium, and steel.
Equally important, by reclaiming and reconditioning components, the remanufacturing process also conserves the
energy and materials that would be required to create new parts. Manufacturing one new starter for instance requires
more than ten times the amount of energy and nine times the number of materials compared with producing
remanufactured parts. Manufacturing a new alternator requires approximately seven times the amount of energy and
eight times the amount of raw material necessary to produce a remanufactured part. One recent study found that a
remanufactured brake caliper saves 95% of the raw materials by weight of new manufacturing and can be completed
at least twice with the same core, leading to additional life cycle savings. As highlighted above, the company
reduced raw material usage in manufacturing by 97,000 tons in fiscal 2025 through its remanufacturing process and
recycling process. The energy savings translates into lower carbon dioxide output and overall lower consumption. In
fact, industry sources estimate, remanufactured products conserve roughly the equivalent of 400 trillion BTUs of
energy per year. The remanufacturing process and recycling employed by MPA takes real steps to mitigate the
effects of climate change -- drastically reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that are normally generated by
producing new parts.
Committed to Social Responsibility in Action
Motorcar Parts of America is passionately committed to social responsibility. While safety, respect and inclusion
have always been fundamental to the company, these qualities are more important than ever given the global
pandemic and the impact it is having on employees, family members, and the community at large. Medical
professionals are located onsite or within proximity to the company’s operations, and management continues to
proactively address the extraordinary global challenges, including the benefits of onsite vaccination programs. In
addition, socially responsible initiatives include subsidized food programs for certain employees and donations to
community organizations, sponsorship of sport teams and weekend family events.
Human Rights Policy
As part of our Supplier Code of Conduct, suppliers are required to acknowledge compliance with MPA’s polices,
and state, federal and international law, as applicable. MPA expects its suppliers to comply with all applicable laws,
rules, and regulations, including, without limitation, the specific laws, rules, and regulations referenced below, and
to refrain from any illegal conduct, including, without limitation, conduct that is illegal under the U.S. Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act and applicable foreign anti-bribery laws. The Company expects its domestic and international
suppliers to abide by the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) – Sanctions
Programs.
Health and Safety
The company’s operations in Torrance, California complies with all local, state, and federal laws, rules, regulations,
and ordinances. Accordingly, management conducts ongoing audits, evaluations, and reports for each of our
subsidiaries. Our wholly owned Mexican subsidiaries’ health and safety policies meet and/or exceed applicable local
and federal regulations and laws. Reports are shared with, reviewed annually, and supported by the union, Sindicato
Mexico Moderno. Motorcar Parts of America’s wholly owned Canadian subsidiaries’ health and safety policies are
reviewed and approved annually by management teams, as per the ESA and the Ontario Occupational Health &
Safety Act. Monthly and quarterly meetings and inspections are conducted with the Company's safety committees.
Management reviews all health and safety issues monthly and creates a report. The company’s operations in
Malaysia follow similar procedures and comply with local laws and regulations -- including health and safety
requirements.