Consumer Sentiment
By the time this issue hits your mailbox, it will mercifully be over. That is a reference, of course, to the deluge of election ads that have for the…
Can They See You Now?
About two years ago, I visited this wash for the first time, having been motivated by a free-wash coupon given to me by the dealership where I had my car…
Tradeshow Missteps
We have finally arrived here — the last tradeshow of the year. It has been a year that has seen us return to the traditional lineup of major car wash…
Smart and Invasive
A new technology received welcome attention at the International Carwash Association’s The Car Wash Show in 2019. During the Annual Membership Meeting, Richard Enning, CEO of the Essen, Germany-based Mr.…
Gas Prices – Consumers React
Handing down a couple of headline-grabbing decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court managed to push media preoccupation with inflation and the possibility of a recession off the front page. Addressing these…
EVs at Your Wash
Having published an EV Readiness Index every year since 2018 for Europe, LeasePlan, a leading fleet management and driver mobility company, has just released its U.S.-focused version of the index.…
More Than Express
This is what the excitement is about: the gathering at The Car Wash Show of car washers from across the country to explore new ideas, examine innovative equipment and services,…
Show Time
Have we really returned to the way things were before the pandemic? If the 2022 tradeshow schedule is anything to go by, we certainly have. There is a comfortable familiarity…
Water – Aware
Every year in March, we dedicate space to water treatment systems in the car wash industry. It is particularly fitting that we do so this year as parts of the…
Labor Lessons
Much has been written about staffing difficulties plaguing business owners. If anything, the situation has become worse — much worse since the omicron variant started making its presence felt.