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            The car wash industry can be aptly described in one word — growth. Mega chains are sprouting up across the country, gobbling up established operators and developing new sites…

Aerial shot of Brightworks Car Wash’s newest location in Fort Worth, TX. Investors from all walks of life are flocking to the car wash industry hoping to make their mark…

The analysis presented in this article is based on information obtained from Auto Laundry News operator surveys for years 2013 through 2022. As shown in Figure 1, the trend in…

            Near the geographic center of Texas lies Killeen. Located less than an hour north of Austin and some two hours south of the outskirts of Dallas, this small easygoing…

With 1,100 car wash sites around the world, Driven Brands knows a thing or two about brand building. Leaning on that impressive experience, the massive international car wash operator is…

Mergers, acquisitions, and major expansions have monopolized the car wash news feed for the past few years. Every month it seems there is a new player gobbling up real estate…

LUV Car Wash has acquired more than 50 sites in less than a year. Car washing is big business. It always has been. But in recent years massive amounts of…

Express Exterior Car Wash with Free Vacuums • Typical “S” Layout You can overcome many bad decisions while developing a car wash, but you cannot overcome a bad location and…

Mergers, acquisitions, and expansions have always been a major piece of the car wash puzzle. But today many brands have taken growth initiatives to a whole new level. Super Star…

Car wash has traditionally been a regional experience. Local mom and pops or small chains serving centralized locations with little growth beyond their home base. Over the past decade, however,…