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AAMCO Transmissions Inc.

Transmission repair & total car care

Background

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

Costs and Fees

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 and Support

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

Rankings

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);