Motion Industries Alternative: How KKM Solutions Compares
What Motion Industries is
Motion Industries is an industrial parts distributor founded in 1946 in Birmingham, Alabama, and has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (GPC) since 1972, operating as GPC's Industrial Parts Group. GPC has publicly announced plans to split its automotive and industrial segments into two independent, separately traded companies, with Motion expected to become a standalone public company again around Q1 2027. Motion's core strength is scale: roughly $8.8-8.9 billion in annual revenue and a North American network of 511 branches, 15 distribution centers, and 42 service centers — over 550 physical locations — carrying bearings, power transmission, automation, hydraulic and pneumatic components, and safety supplies.
Why a KKM quote usually lands lower
Motion's branch-network model is built for walk-in pickup and large-scale account relationships, and 550+ physical locations plus the inventory sitting in them is a substantial standing cost — one that, like any distributor's, is recovered in part pricing. KKM Solutions carries neither the branches nor the shareholder expectation.
On the numbers, we will only tell you what is actually published. Motion reports inside Genuine Parts Company, and GPC does not disclose a gross margin for its Industrial segment — so we are not going to invent one, and you should be sceptical of anyone who quotes you a figure for it. (GPC's consolidated gross margin of 36.8% for 2025 blends NAPA automotive in with Motion, so it is not Motion's number either.) What is public: the Industrial segment turned $8.92 billion of 2025 net sales into $1.15 billion of segment EBITDA, a 12.9% segment EBITDA margin. Whatever gross margin sits behind that has to fund 550+ branches, the inventory in them, and a return to GPC shareholders. KKM Solutions funds none of those things.
We buy through whichever channel lands the best price for your quantity — authorized distribution, vetted surplus, and direct from the manufacturer where that manufacturer sells direct — and the discount we earn there is passed through to your quote instead of funding overhead. There is no branch network to staff, no counter inventory to finance, and no shareholder margin target, so the margin we add on top is deliberately thin. Quantity is priced on the quantity you actually need: volume breaks are applied on bulk and blanket orders, and because there is no minimum order, a single part and a 500-piece release both get real pricing.
Turnaround is the other half of it. Every request for quote is read by a person rather than bounced off an automated stock-check, and pricing and availability come back within 1 business day — including for part numbers that are not listed on this site yet. Send a part number, a drawing, a BOM, or a photo of a nameplate; all four are normal here.
Customers come first in ways you can actually hold us to: we carry no manufacturer quota and no line commitment, so when a competing brand is the better answer we say so; condition is disclosed on every quote before you approve it; we never substitute silently; and we will tell you we could not source a part rather than quote something we cannot stand behind.
What else is different
No account setup is required to get a price. The catalog spans 900+ manufacturers across 980,000+ listed parts, with real depth in sourcing discontinued and obsolete parts to exact manufacturer specification. KKM ships Canada-wide and worldwide; every product page routes to a direct quote by email ([email protected]) or phone ((825) 454-5367), never a listed price.
When Motion Industries may be the better fit
If you're near one of Motion's 500+ branches and need same-day physical pickup, or you already run a negotiated-volume account across multiple plants, Motion's branch density is a real, practical advantage a quote-based supplier can't match. Motion's scale also supports large, recurring MRO programs across many facilities at once.
When KKM Solutions may be the better fit
If you are being measured on landed cost, send the same line items to both and compare — that is the only comparison that settles it. Beyond price: if you want volume-break pricing on a bulk or blanket order without negotiating a national account, if the order is small enough that a minimum-order threshold is a real obstacle, if you need one specific hard-to-find or obsolete part rather than routine stocked MRO items, or if you'd simply rather email a part number or nameplate photo and get a direct, human-reviewed quote back within 1 business day without setting up a distributor account first, that's the transaction KKM Solutions is built around.
Source for the figures above: Genuine Parts Company's reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results (year ended December 31, 2025), Industrial segment. GPC reports segment EBITDA rather than gross profit by segment, which is why no Motion gross margin is quoted here. Figures current as of August 1, 2026.
Currently in our catalog
These are real, currently listed products from the categories referenced above — proof of what we already stock alongside anything we source to order.
Bearings
- SKF — PHH SM30-1 Bolt-on hub, SM taper bushed
- Rexnord — Rex KA3215 3000 series normal duty mounted spherical roller bearing in a cast iron fixed 2-bolt pillow block housing. 2-15/16 in (74.61 mm) bore with
- Rexnord — Rex 2215U82 2000U unmounted spherical roller bearing with 2-15/16" (74.61 mm) bore. Features a single setscrew locking collar and a Teflon lined bore
Power Transmission
- SKF — PHP 5SPZ95TB Wedge belt pulley, taper bushed
- SKF — PHG 2240-8M-30 HTD belt
- SKF — PHC 80-1X5MTR Simplex chain, ANSI
Drives & Motors
- Ziehl Abegg — Ziehl Abegg RD13S-2EP.WC.1R
- Schneider Electric — Schneider XS618B1PAL2
- Siemens — Siemens 3RW4426-1BC34
Pneumatics
Frequently Asked Questions
Is KKM Solutions affiliated with Motion Industries?
No. KKM Solutions is an independent industrial parts distributor with no affiliation, partnership, or endorsement relationship with Motion Industries or its parent company, Genuine Parts Company. This page exists to give buyers researching alternatives a factual comparison. Motion Industries is a trademark of its respective owner, referenced here solely for identification.
What's the main difference between KKM Solutions and Motion Industries?
Cost structure and turnaround. Motion operates 550+ physical branches and distribution centers across North America, built for walk-in pickup and large-account MRO programs — a standing cost base recovered in part pricing. KKM Solutions has no branch network and no shareholder margin target, adds a deliberately thin margin, passes supplier and volume discounts through to the quote, applies volume breaks with no minimum order, and returns pricing and availability within 1 business day.
Is KKM Solutions cheaper than Motion Industries?
Frequently, and the reason is structural rather than a promotion: no branches, no counter inventory and no shareholder margin target means the discount earned in the supply channel goes into your quote instead of covering overhead. Genuine Parts Company does not publish a gross margin for the Motion (Industrial) segment, so we will not quote one — what is disclosed is $8.92 billion of 2025 segment net sales producing $1.15 billion of segment EBITDA, all of which has to support 550+ branches and their inventory. Send the same line items to both and compare; ours costs nothing to obtain.
Does KKM Solutions give volume or bulk pricing?
Yes, and without a national account to negotiate first. Quotes are priced on your actual quantity, with volume breaks applied on bulk and blanket orders, while there is still no minimum order at the small end. Send part numbers and quantities — or a complete BOM — to [email protected] and pricing comes back reflecting the volume.
Is Motion Industries still owned by Genuine Parts Company?
As of this writing, yes — Motion has been a wholly owned GPC subsidiary since 1972. GPC has publicly announced plans to split its automotive and industrial businesses into two separately traded public companies, with the split expected to complete around Q1 2027, at which point Motion would again become a standalone public company. This is independent, publicly reported company news, not something KKM Solutions is involved in.
Does KKM Solutions require a minimum order?
No. There's no minimum order at KKM Solutions — a single part is a valid request for quote. Prices aren't shown online because parts are sourced per order rather than sold from retail stock; email the part number and quantity to [email protected] or call (825) 454-5367 and the order desk will reply with pricing and availability, typically within one business day.
Can KKM Solutions source a part that's obsolete or no longer in production?
Sourcing obsolete and hard-to-find parts to exact manufacturer specification is one of KKM Solutions' core strengths, across 900+ manufacturers. If a part isn't listed on the site, email the part number, drawing, or a nameplate photo to the order desk — not being listed yet doesn't mean it can't be sourced.
Does KKM Solutions ship outside Alberta?
Yes. KKM Solutions ships Canada-wide as well as worldwide. Shipping cost and lead time are quoted per order, since pricing depends on the specific part, quantity, and destination rather than a fixed retail rate.
Need a quote instead?
Email [email protected] or call (825) 454-5367 for pricing and availability.
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