Russ Auto Wash

Name

Russ Auto Wash

Website

https://russautowashtoledo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Car Wash Services

NAICS

Car Washes (811192)

SIC

Services-Automotive Repair, Services & Parking (7500)

akta.pro primary industry

Fleet/Vehicle & Equipment Exterior Washing (Residential/Light Commercial) (HSAEAMAL)

Keywords

• Exterior car wash
• Auto wash services
• Vehicle cleaning
• Drive-in car wash
• Car care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Toledo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Core offering

Russ Auto Wash provides high quality exterior auto wash services to vehicle owners. The business operates a single physical car wash location in Toledo, Ohio, where customers can bring their vehicles in to have the exterior professionally cleaned. The core activity is the hands-on/equipment-based washing of the outside of consumer vehicles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exterior Auto Wash

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• ZIPS Car Wash: Multi-site express exterior car wash chain with locations across more than a dozen U.S. states. Competes head-to-head for the same exterior-wash customer and uses similar conveyor/dual-belt equipment and unlimited-wash membership programs.
• Quick Quack Car Wash: Multi-site exterior express car wash operator with strong regional density and an unlimited-wash subscription model. Competes in the same exterior-wash category with similar target customers.
• Take 5 Car Wash: Fast-growing express exterior car wash concept owned by Driven Brands. Offers conveyor washes with monthly unlimited-wash subscriptions, directly comparable to Russ Auto Wash on service mix and target customer.
• Tommy's Express Car Wash: Franchised express exterior car wash concept rapidly expanding across the U.S. Uses conveyor equipment and subscription-based pricing, making it a directly comparable operating model for an independent exterior wash operator.

Broad incumbents

• Mister Car Wash: Largest publicly traded express car wash chain in the U.S. Operates conveyor washes with monthly unlimited-wash subscriptions across 30+ states. Directly comparable business model (exterior vehicle wash, recurring membership revenue) at vastly greater scale.

Regional players

• Autobell Car Wash: Family-owned multi-site exterior car wash chain based in the southeastern U.S. Directly comparable express/conveyor exterior-wash service and membership pricing model, though anchored in a different regional footprint.
• Delta Sonic Car Wash: Buffalo-based multi-service chain combining car wash with fuel and convenience retail. Comparable on the exterior car wash core service but adds adjacent categories; primarily operates in the Northeast/Midwest U.S.

Emerging players

• WhiteWater Express Car Wash: Growing express exterior car wash chain with unlimited-wash memberships across multiple southern U.S. states. Comparable exterior-wash offering and subscription model to Russ Auto Wash, but at a younger and expanding footprint.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/russautowash

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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