EXHIBIT 32.2


                     STATEMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF
                              GENUINE PARTS COMPANY
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Genuine Parts Company (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2004 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Jerry
W. Nix, Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

         1)       The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         2)       The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to Genuine Parts Company and will
be retained by Genuine Parts Company and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


     /s/ Jerry W. Nix
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Jerry W. Nix
Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer
May 5, 2004