Auto clubs merge, forming continent's second-largest AAA organization

TAMPA — The Auto Club Group, headquartered in Tampa and Dearborn, Mich., has merged and combined operations with Charlotte, N.C.-based AAA Carolinas.

According to a press release, the alliance forms North America’s second-largest AAA organization, boasting 13.5 million members and 9,600 employees in 13 states, two U.S. territories and the province of Quebec. Joseph Richardson Jr. will continue as The Auto Club Group president and CEO, the release states. Dave Parsons, the prior president and CEO of AAA Carolinas, will assume a consulting and advisory role.