Airport Parking Corporation of America's origins go back some 60 years to when APCOA Inc was founded in the USA.

APCOA first appeared in Europe in 1970 as an associate parking company in Germany and Austria. In the 1980s and 1990s, APCOA AG in Germany began acquiring parking companies across Europe, and in August 2007 it purchased the European business of a competitor, Central Parking System. As the range of services on offer developed to include on and off street parking, the APCOA businesses in Europe became fully independent and no longer linked with the USA.

The APCOA Group was purchased by the French investment company Eurazeo in early 2007 for the sum of €885 million. With plans to further expand the company across Europe, APCOA will continue to be Europe’s largest parking organisation.