Affiliated Car Rental LC

Founded: 1987 Franchising since: 1987
Based in Matawan, New Jersey, Affiliated Car Rental locations rent cars, trucks, mini vans, luxury and 4x4 vehicles. Certain centers also rent moving trucks and offer towing services.

105 Hwy. 36 Eatontown, New jersey 07724

Phone: (800)367-5159

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

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2006	254	0	0	0
2005	245	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Total investment: $44.98K-71.8K Franchise fee: $5K-11.6K

Ongoing royalty fee: Varies Term of agreement: Perpetual

Type of Financing Available

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

Third-party financing source(s): various financing companies

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: Varies
Cash liquidity requirement: Varies
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 days
• At franchisee's location: 2 days

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks

Other marketing support

• National Yellow Pages ads

Franchise 500® rank:
#211 (2007); #216 (2006); #119 (2005);

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

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#35 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#48 (2007); #50 (2006); #31 (2005);