Scheduled for Thursday, October 27, 2005
at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (9:30 a.m. Central Time)

CHICAGO, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq: LKQX), the largest nationwide provider of recycled OEM automotive replacement parts and related services, will release its third quarter 2005 financial earnings results on Thursday, October 27, 2005 before 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To discuss the earnings results, the Company will host an audio webcast that same morning at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (9:30 a.m. Central Time) on Thursday, October 27, 2005. The webcast can be accessed via the Company's website at http://www.lkqcorp.com in the Investor Relations section. An online replay of the webcast will be available on the Company's website approximately two hours after the live presentation and will remain on the site until November 27, 2005.

    CONTACT:  LKQ Corporation
              Lois Rostine
              312-621-2729