Sector · 11 registry records
Automotive Franchises
Compare the listed investment, fees, royalties and unit counts for automotive franchise registry records. Verify material figures in each brand's current FDD.
- $707K–$1.3M
- Avg investment
- $34K
- Avg franchise fee (9 of 11)
- 5.9%
- Avg royalty (10 of 11)
- $1.3M
- Avg revenue Item 19 (2 of 11)
Inventory vs listed entry cost
According to the 2024 FDD vintage in this registry, Automotive ranks #6 of 14 by brand inventory (11) and #3 by mean listed Item 7 low ($707K). National dual: Food & Beverage is #1 of 14 by brand inventory (69) at mean listed Item 7 low #2 ($772K), while Travel & Hospitality is #1 by mean listed Item 7 low ($3.9M) on 7 brands (inventory #10).
- 69
- Food & Beverage brands (#1 inventory)
- $3.9M
- Travel & Hospitality mean Item 7 low (#1)
- #6
- This sector, brand inventory of 14
- #3
- This sector, mean listed Item 7 low
Brand-count rank and mean listed Item 7 low are independent sorts. Neither is a buy, quality, or outcome score.
Where Automotive sits by brand inventory
Automotive covers 11 registry brands among 14 sectors (inventory signal, not a quality ranking). Orthogonal to the unit-count chart below.
Automotive vs all sectors by brand count
Where this sector's registry inventory sits among every tracked franchise class
11 6th of 14 higher than 8 of 14 sectors
Sectors, banded by brand inventory
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Source PlainFranchise editorial comparison registry · 2026-08-09
Largest automotive franchises by unit count
Total locations (FDD Item 20), top 10 in this sector
- Jiffy Lube
Jiffy Lube
2,100 locations
- Midas
Midas
1,800 locations
- Valvoline Instant Oil Change
Valvoline Instant Oil Change
1,700 locations
- Take 5 Oil Change
Take 5 Oil Change
1,200 locations
- Meineke Car Care 750
Meineke Car Care
750 locations
- CARSTAR 700
CARSTAR
700 locations
- Maaco 450
Maaco
450 locations
- Ziebart 400
Ziebart
400 locations
- Grease Monkey 320
Grease Monkey
320 locations
- Christian Brothers Automotive 270
Christian Brothers Automotive
270 locations
Automotive Franchise Brands (11)
CARSTAR
Driven Brands
$10K
6.0%
700
Christian Brothers Automotive
Christian Brothers Automotive Corp
$55K
5.5%
270
Grease Monkey
Grease Monkey Franchising
$35K
6.0%
320
Jiffy Lube
Shell Oil / Heartland Automotive
3.5%
2,100
Maaco
Driven Brands
$30K
8.0%
450
Meineke Car Care
Driven Brands
$25K
6.0%
750
Midas
TBC Corp
$30K
3.0%
1,800
Take 5 Oil Change
Driven Brands
$35K
7.0%
1,200
Tommy's Express Car Wash
Tommy's Express LLC
$50K
6.0%
250
Valvoline Instant Oil Change
Valvoline Inc
1,700
Ziebart
Ziebart International Corp
$35K
8.0%
400
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