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The advent of the express-exterior wash format has caused some drastic adjustments in the industry over the past 10 years or so.  »

As professional detailers, we constantly strive to perform our services better and faster for our customers.  »

Your customers can be grouped according to a variety of different identifiable characteristics that reflect their specific needs and interests.  »

Some years ago I had the opportunity to evaluate a large number of properties located throughout parts of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. One of the areas was Tulsa, OK, which is home to the Quik Trip Corporation. »

Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have long played an important role in the life cycle of many car wash and car care businesses. »

The first car washes featured an assembly-line tunnel and numerous workers armed with sponges, soap, and water.  »

The International Carwash Association’s annual event — The Car Wash Show™ — takes place May 12 through May 15 at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN. »

Arguably, the photo above is not an image that most developers who invested $4 million in a new express wash would relish seeing anytime soon. However, more and more low-priced express washes are popping up. »

The guitar is a musical instrument, so its goal in life is to make musical sound. Music is the arrangement of tones into patterns that the human brain finds pleasing (or if not pleasing, then at least intriguing). »

With fancy technology and flashy light shows, today’s automatic market can, at first, seem like it’s leaving self-service car washing behind.  »

The single most important decision in evaluating a business is pricing power. If you’ve got the power to raise prices without losing business to a competitor, you’ve got a very good business.  »

Long-term success in the car care industry requires constant education. Operators need to stay abreast of the latest technologies and techniques in order »

The Southwest Car Wash Association’s Annual Convention and Car Wash Expo for 2019 took place in Arlington, TX Sunday, February 24 through Tuesday, February 26. »

Any of you who have managed to slog through any one of the more than 40 articles I have written in the last 15-16 years already know that at some point I am going to tell you about the three types of water used in vehicle... »

Not too long ago (Auto Laundry News, September 2016), I wrote about the impact a $15 minimum wage could have on the car washing industry and how inaction could significantly impact revenue growth. »