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The journey from being inspired to inspiring others can be very short, as evidenced by the stories of 41 scholarship recipients selected by Mister Car Wash in 2018. Now in its third year, the Mister Car Wash Scholarship program... »

At the 25th Automechanika, held in Frankfurt, Germany September 11-15, ISTOBAL introduced a new industrial-wash business line, ISTOBAL HW’INTRAWASH, Europe's first industrialized automatic equipment for the interior washing and... »

Charlotte, NC-based Autobell Car Wash recently conducted its annual cleanup along the Little Sugar Creek Greenway as part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Adopt-A-Stream program. More than 40 Autobell employees spent 3.5... »

DRB Holdings LLC, DBA DRB Systems, provider of technology‐enabled devices and software solutions to the car wash industry, has announced the acquisition of the assets and intellectual property of Sage Microsystems Inc. Sage’s... »

Automechanika 2018 took place September 11-15 in Frankfurt, Germany. The event drew 136,000 trade visitors, a record number, from 181 countries  — another record. Approximately 10,000 attendees were at the event for the... »

Aqua Bio Technologies LLC, a manufacturer of biologic water restoration, water reclaim, rain harvest, odor control, and reverse osmosis systems, has announced its rebranding program, which includes a new website, logo, and... »

Ginger and Scott Bryant are the owners of Brite and Shiny Car Wash locations in Bastrop, Lockhart, and most recently, Buda, TX.

The Buda location is a state-of-the art AUTEC InBay Express facility featuring the EV-1 Soft Touch,... »

WLR Automotive Group Inc. has announced official groundbreaking on the company’s newest location, the Frederick, MD Auto Spa Express, on July 19. This new location is slated to open in Spring 2019 and marks the company's 20th... »

Seattle, WA-based Brown Bear Car Wash celebrated its 61st anniversary August 23 with a record-breaking 32,789 free washes at 26 tunnel wash locations across the Puget Sound area. The total surpasses the previous one-day record of... »

Mister Car Wash has announced the promotion of three regional managers with expanded responsibilities in Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado, effective August 8, 2018.

Eric Medrano, previously regional development manager for New... »

Founded in 2004 by Mike Mountz, then owner and CEO of Cloister Wash & Lube, Grace for Vets is a program that honors veterans and service personnel with free car washes on Veterans Day. This event has grown from one company,... »

Motor City Wash Works held its 10th annual Open House and Charity Auction to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital this past August. The event enabled a record-setting $252,000 donation for St. Jude. This compares to the $102,000... »

The International Carwash Association has the following events planned over the next few months:

Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 — Car Wash Show Australia

The first Car Wash Show Australia as part of the new partnership between the ICA and... »

Mister Car Wash continues to grow in Grand Rapids, MI with the acquisition of three express Joymar Car Wash locations. The acquisition gives Mister Car Wash a total of 15 express locations in the Grand Rapids market.

With this... »

On behalf of the Spring Hill community, Sudsy’s Car Wash presented a check to the Spring Hill Police and Fire departments on August 16 for $17,000. The funds were raised during Sudsy’s two-day grand re-opening in Spring Hill, TN... »