Open your DetailCar franchise.
A proven model, 70+ locations and full support from day one.
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How a DetailCar centre works
A hand car wash and detailing centre with no automatic tunnel, working by appointment inside a shopping centre or car park.
Inside shopping centres
DetailCar centres sit in shopping centres, car parks and retail areas with daily footfall. Customers make use of their shopping time, and you work where the cars already are.
Waterless and eco-friendly
DetailCar's waterless technology uses not a single litre per wash, and every product is biodegradable and VOC-free. It is what sets DetailCar apart from a conventional car wash.
Finished by hand
Every car is cleaned by hand, with no tunnels or rotating brushes, using the same products and equipment as high-end detailing studios. Professional quality at an accessible price.
Services a centre offers
- Interior and exterior cleaning
- Interior cleaning
- Exterior cleaning
- Seat and upholstery cleaning
- Ozone disinfection
- Polishing
- Ceramic coating
- Graphene protection
- Waxing
- Headlight restoration
- Engine cleaning
- Window tinting
- Paint protection film (PPF)
- Motorbike cleaning
The exact menu varies by centre.
What the network gives you
You don't open alone: what being a franchisee includes
Training from scratch
Intensive training that takes you from zero to fully operational, with no previous experience in the sector.
Exclusive territory
Your area is yours: we agree the territory before you sign.
Online bookings and payments
Your centre has its own page on detailcar.es. Customers see your services, book an appointment and pay online.
Management dashboard
Your centre's sales, customers, calendar and invoicing in one dashboard, on your computer or your phone.
Supply store
Restock products and materials from the network's professional store, with no hunting for suppliers.
Network marketing
National campaigns, the website and search engines work to bring customers to your centre.
Book a call
Book your free discovery call.
On this call one of our senior team members will break down the statistics for existing locations and show you the road map to opening and scaling yours.
No obligations, no sales pressure
FAQ
Questions about the DetailCar franchise
A waterless, hand-finished car wash franchise, inside shopping centres
DetailCar started in 2007 with a simple idea: professional car care should not waste thousands of litres of water or send anyone out to an industrial estate. A year later we opened our first centre at the Portal de la Marina shopping centre in Ondara (Alicante), and in 2009 we launched the franchise model.
Today we are a network of more than 130 centres across Spain, France, Costa Rica and Tunisia. They all work the same way: waterless car washing and detailing, with biodegradable products and a hand finish, in the shopping centres and car parks customers already visit every week. The customer drops the car off, does their shopping and collects it spotless.
Opening a DetailCar franchise means running that same business in your area, with a known brand, a proven method and head-office support from day one. No previous experience in the sector is needed: we train you so you open with everything under control.
DetailCar in numbers
- First DetailCar service
- 2007
- Franchising since
- 2009
- Centres in 4 countries
- 130+
- Centres in Spain
- 70+
- Cars serviced
- 100,000+
- Water per wash
- 0 L
Who is this franchise for?
If you want your own business
You do not need to come from the motor trade. Most of our franchisees come from business, sales or operations.
If you want to grow to several centres
The model repeats: several franchisees in the network already run two or more centres in the same city or province.
If you want a business with purpose
A useful service, with no water wasted and done by hand, with customers in your own area.
Franchisees who have already taken the step
30,000€ per month and 5 employees in just 3 months.
Scaled to 2 locations, about to open a third.
Scaled to 2 locations in the same city.
10 years with DetailCar.
Do I need car wash or detailing experience?
No. The training takes you from zero to fully operational. Most of our franchisees come from business, sales or operations, not the motor trade.
Where does a DetailCar centre operate?
In shopping centres, car parks and retail areas with daily footfall. Because it works waterless, a centre needs no wash tunnel and no premises of its own.
What services does a DetailCar centre offer?
Interior and exterior hand cleaning, seat and upholstery cleaning, ozone disinfection, polishing, ceramic coating, graphene protection, headlight restoration, engine cleaning and more. The exact menu varies by centre.
What support do I get as a franchisee?
Initial training, support at opening, an exclusive territory, your own page on detailcar.es with online bookings and payments, a management dashboard for sales, customers and invoicing, the network's supply store and national marketing campaigns.
Can I open more than one centre?
Yes. Several franchisees in the network already run two or more centres, in the same city or in nearby cities.
Which countries is DetailCar in?
Spain, France, Costa Rica and Tunisia, with more than 130 centres in total and more than 70 in Spain.
How do I request information?
Fill in the form on this page. Our franchise team will get in touch to tell you about available locations and answer your questions.