Affiliated Car Rental LC
Car rentalsBackground
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.
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 7 employee(s); 7 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
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
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.
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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
Costs and Fees
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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 and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
Other marketing support
- 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
Rankings
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);
#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);