Autosmart
Financial Plan
Liquid capital
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Total investment
Total Investment to launch the business, including initial fees (Not disclosed)
The Concept
- Year of creation
- 1979
- Founded in 1979, making it one of the longest-established automotive franchises in the UK.
- Repeat orders from business customers on a regular round, rather than walk-in consumer trade.
A vehicle cleaning products business run from a mobile showroom, selling to trade customers on a regular round.
An Autosmart franchise sells vehicle cleaning products to trade customers from a mobile showroom, which makes it a distribution business rather than a car wash.
Autosmart was founded in 1979 and creates and distributes vehicle cleaning solutions for commercial customers. Franchisees operate a liveried van fitted out as a mobile showroom, calling on garages, dealerships, haulage operators, bus and coach companies, and other businesses that clean vehicles as part of their work.
The distinction matters for anyone comparing options in this sector. The customer is a business with a recurring need for chemicals and equipment rather than a motorist wanting a wash, which produces repeat orders on a predictable round instead of walk-in trade.
Autosmart publishes no investment figure on its own site.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Autosmart a car wash franchise?
Not in the usual sense. Autosmart franchisees sell vehicle cleaning products to trade customers from a mobile showroom van. The customers are garages, dealerships and fleet operators who clean vehicles themselves, so the business is distribution rather than valeting.
What does an Autosmart franchisee sell?
Vehicle cleaning solutions, from the company’s own range of chemicals, equipment, and sundries. Autosmart has developed and distributed these products since 1979, and the franchisee carries stock in the van so customers can see and buy on the spot rather than order and wait.
Who are Autosmart's customers?
Businesses that clean vehicles as part of their work: garages, dealerships, haulage operators, bus and coach companies, and fleet operators. Because those customers use cleaning products continuously, orders repeat on a regular round rather than depending on new custom each week.
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