Car Wash Industry Overview
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The annual revenue of the car wash industry in the United States exceeds $24 billion. It has been one of the fastest growing and financially rewarding industries for the independent entrepreneurs. Demand for car washing is driven by favorable weather, new car sales, and growth in consumer income. The success of individual operators depends on finding favorable location and maintaining an efficient operation. While entrepreneurial in nature, the car wash industry has become more organized and professional.
Today’s professional car wash cleans automobiles in the safest, most convenient and environmentally responsible manner. With more vehicles on the road and more demand for clean cars, this industry’s best days are still to come. What began with single location businesses in the post World War II-era to satisfy Americans’ love of the automobile has grown into a professional but still entrepreneurial industry.
The industry can generally be organized along the lines of supplier and retailer. Suppliers include equipment and chemical manufacturers as well as distributors. Retailers include professional car wash companies operating in one or more segments: self serve, in-bay automatic (also known as stationary automatic or roll-over) and conveyorized tunnels.
Professional car washing today features equipment integrated with technological systems to wash cars more safely and effectively than ever before. Compared to driveway or parking lot car washing, professional car washing is also the most environmentally sound way to clean an automobile, as waste water is routed to treatment facilities as opposed to the curb and eventually to rivers, lakes and streams. Product advancements and consistent efforts continue to improve car wash best practice day by day.
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