In-Bay Automatic

Institutionalization of the express exterior business model has created the opportunity for investors to develop and operate a car wash as a vending-machine business. »

Most of the industry is turning its back on the self-serve concept. Opting instead to build flex and exterior-only locations as self-serve volume and revenue continues to slip across the car wash landscape. »

In-bay automatic car wash systems are located primary at convenience store and gasoline sites, standalone car washes, supermarkets, car dealerships, and transportation firms. »

AUTEC Car Wash Systems

Statesville, North Carolina

AUTEC manufactures three primary car wash systems: soft-touch, touch-free, and a combination system. AUTEC also manufactures a soft-touch polisher.  AUTEC guides its... »

In January of 2014, I sold my last car wash to a regional car wash company that owned eight other car washes. It was the last of three car washes that I had owned over my 10-plus years in the car wash industry. »

AUTEC Car Wash Systems

Statesville, North Carolina

AUTEC manufactures three primary car wash systems: soft-touch, touch-free, and a combination system. AUTEC also manufactures a soft-touch polisher.  AUTEC guides its... »

In-bay automatic (IBA) car wash systems roll back and forth over a stationary vehicle to provide an exterior wash. There are touchless, friction, and combination versions. »

In the August 2015 edition of Auto Laundry News, the article “One Hand Washes the Other” describes how the owner of Squeaky’s Car Wash withstood an onslaught from new investors who build two big, high-powered washes within one... »

To borrow a character from a current TV commercial, we’re going to be Captain Obvious here: car wash maintenance is important, necessary, and vital to your bottom line.  »

D&S Carwash Systems

High Ridge, Missouri

D&S is a full line manufacturer of car wash systems and equipment for the professional car care industry including the Quicksilver “Q” and i5000 in-bay automatics.

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Print is dead. Pundits have been using those three words to torment the publishing business for nearly 20 years.  »

The majority of car washes operating in North America today use in-bay automatics (IBA) as their main source for generating revenue. The investment required to install an IBA can be considerable, depending on the location and... »

D&S Carwash Systems

High Ridge, Missouri

D&S is a full line manufacturer of car wash systems and equipment for the professional car care industry including the Quicksilver™ “Q” and i5000 in-bay automatics.

What’s... »

According to the National Association of Convenience Stores, average car wash revenues at c-stores recently grew by 1.6 percent to $4,150 per month. The bad news: wash revenues were $6,400 in 2004. Moreover, there are now 25... »

The Holy Grail of the car wash industry has long been to deliver the cleanest possible vehicles to demanding customers in the gentlest, fastest, most profitable way. Touchless washes, one recent attempt to achieve that aim, have... »