Not every new car wash becomes profitable. But in the hilly South-German Oberpfalz , the manager of the Waschpark Neumarkt looks back on a very successful first year. Since they started, they have washed more...Read more
American car wash chain Tidal Wave Auto Spa recently opened six new locations. Car owners will find the new tunnels in Alabama, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas.Read more
The Car Wash Show Europe will be held in Amsterdam on September 21 and 22, 2023. It is the largest exhibition for the European car wash industry.Read more
Classic Auto Spa has recently sold its three washes in the American state of Louisiana to WhiteWater. All car washes will soon be rebranded, with specials and promotions accompanying them.Read more
Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG wins the Sustainability Heroes Award 2022 in the ‘Social Commitment’ category for its Clean Water for the World-initiative. The prize is awarded annually by the German Society for Quality...Read more
After their launch in Norway this spring, Chinese charging company NIO has expanded their footprint in the European market by also settling down in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands.Read more
Head to the Dutch town of Houten next month, for the Gas Station & Car Wash trade fair. On 4,000 square meters of exhibition floor, companies from the Dutch and Belgian fuel, energy, convenience and...Read more
With Halloween getting closer, the amount of haunted car wash tunnels in the US is staggering. But how do you go beyond a few blow up skeletons and set up a proper Haunted Car Wash?...Read more
As a car owner, you must be stark raving mad to drive into a smoldering car wash, while masked men with guns dance around it. Unless it’s Halloween, of course. Part one of a two...Read more
Detailing is a professional business, a disturbing video from Poland proves. After having cleaned the interior of his car with a cleaning agent, a man decided to smoke a cigarette inside his vehicle. It ignited...Read more
After a gap of three years, Paris will see another edition of Equip Auto this month. The automotive trade fair is also visited by quite a few car wash-suppliers and detailing companies; among them Adriateh,...Read more
CarBax will be heading to Bucharest this month, for the Car Salon trade fair. There, the Slovakian wash bay specialist will present their sturdy equipment in a spacious stand.Read more
While Florida is still recovering from hurricane Ian and some car washes might need some repairs before they can reopen, Big Dan’s Car Wash is already making plans for the future. Within five years they...Read more
In the German city of Cologne, the CarwashPro Forum took place this week. The first day kicked off with a visit to a few car wash facilities in the vicinity. Participants took the opportunity to...Read more
In Glasgow, a vehicle recently got stuck in a rollover car wash for nine days. The driver had to escape from a rear door and his Honda CR-V got pretty beaten up. All this time,...Read more
The event Automechanika in the German city of Frankfurt hosted 78,000 international automotive professionals from 175 countries last week. Spread over five days 2,804 companies from 70 countries presented their products and services.Read more
For the first time in four years, the Car Wash Show Australia will be held again, starting this Tuesday. Not in Melbourne but in Sydney. Carwashpro got to speak with Neil Fox, who is president...Read more
“A car wash creates additional traffic at a service station, which then brings additional sales opportunities,” says Alwin Kautz of TotalEnergies NL. According to the Shop, Food & Services manager, it is important to create...Read more
Automechanika kicked off on Tuesday. According to the organizer, the German trade fair in Frankfurt represents the entire value chain of the automotive aftermarket. Which makes it only logical that CarBax is also present. The...Read more
By acquiring Wash N’ Go Depot, the multi-regional car wash company GO Car Wash expanded its presence on the west coast of the US. They now have a firm presence in Oregon, after taking over...Read more
