Birmingham, Ala. - Motion Industries, a leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) replacement parts, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC), ranked #1 in Power Transmission & Bearings in Modern Distribution Management's 2016 MDM Market Leaders and Distribution Trends Special Issue for the seventh consecutive year. Motion also moved up in MDM's Top 40 Industrial Distributors list from the #6 position in the 2015 report to #4 in 2016, and ranked #2 in the Fluid Power category. "Ranking number one in Power Transmission and Bearings again in 2016 is a result of Motion's unwavering focus on quality customer service, in addition to our wide and deep inventory," said Randy Breaux, Motion Industries' Senior Vice President, Marketing, Distribution, and Purchasing. "We're also pleased to have moved up two positions in the overall list. Our employees are dedicated to delivering the best service in the industry to our customers." For the Market Leaders lists, MDM ranked wholesale distributors of North America in order of 2015 revenue size. The Distribution Trends Special Issue identifies trends in each of 14 industry sectors, as well as the industry as a whole. This is MDM's seventh annual report. About Motion Industries With annual sales of $4.6 billion, Motion Industries is a leading industrial parts distributor of bearings, mechanical power transmission, electrical and industrial automation, hydraulic and industrial hose, hydraulic and pneumatic components, industrial products, safety products, and material handling. Motion Industries has over 550 operations including 15 distribution centers throughout North America and serves more than 150,000 customers from the food and beverage, pulp and paper, iron and steel, chemical, mining and aggregate, petrochemical, automotive, wood and lumber, and pharmaceutical industries.