Super Star Car Wash Sells For $3.4 Million
Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $3.4 million sale of a newly constructed, single-tenant Super Star Express Car Wash in Lake Elsinore, CA. The property is located…
HCA Announces Roadshow
The Heartland Carwash Association (HCA) is taking its members on the road this fall with the 2026 HCA Carwash Roadshow: Land of 10,000 Washes, scheduled for October 14 in Minnesota.…
Protective Competition – Exterior Treatments Are Not Created Equal
Competition, in its truest form, is any company that sells a similar product or service. Based on this premise, a mobile car wash, a detail shop that offers hand…
Additional Services – Become a One-Stop Resource Center
The current state of the economy has prompted some professional detailers to reevaluate their available streams of revenue. Some detailing operations are seeing fewer customers. This may be a good…
Resurgence – Still an Excellent Entry Point to the Industry
In the May 2022 issue of Auto Laundry News, Gary Wirges, president of Custom Kraft Industries Inc., penned an article on the state of the self-service segment. Wirges…
C-Store, No Car Wash – Opportunity Beckons
According to IBISWorld, between 2009 and 2021, the annual growth rate for industry wash revenues in the United States was 5.0 percent whereas store count was –0.25 percent. Between 2016…
Ibas At Gas Sites – Potential For A Robust Profit Center
Despite the growing interest in electric vehicles and climate goals, most analysts predict gasoline is going to remain the principal means of powering cars for the foreseeable future.
What’S Hot – The New And The Still Popular
During the difficulties brought on by COVID-19, the car wash world has done relatively well compared to other industries.
Iba – Increase Revenue With Extra Services
For the United States vehicle wash industry, early signs indicate that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was less than might have been expected.
In-Bay Profit Picture – Room For Improvement
Given the total cost of ownership, the in-bay automatic is probably one of the better car wash investments for people new-to-the-industry to consider.