AAMCO Transmissions Inc.

Founded: 1963 Franchising since: 1963
Robert Morgan opened the first AAMCO in Philadelphia in 1963 and quickly expanded into franchising in November of that year. There are now 700 AAMCO centers in the United States and Canada.

201 Gibraltar Rd. Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044

Phone: (800)292-8500/ (610)668-2900 Franchisee Association National AAMCO Dealers Association

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 0 employee(s); 7 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	851	17	0	0
2008	836	17	0	0
2007	814	21	0	0
2006	749	22	0	0
2005	704	24	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Australia/new zealand, Canada, Central america, Eastern europe, Middle east, Mexico

Total investment: $204.8K-260.4K Franchise fee: $39.5K

Ongoing royalty fee: 7.5% Term of agreement: 15 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• 3 weeks including corporate headquarter training

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Marketing guides & tools, sales assistance

Franchise 500® rank:
#66 (2009); #61 (2008); #59 (2007); #75 (2006); #64 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009; 2008; 2007; 2006; 2005;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#62 (2008); #94 (2007);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#56 (2009); #68 (2008); #61 (2007); #65 (2005);