To help you make informed decisions, NECA is providing links to both the ICA and Daimler/Chrysler perspectives on the "sudden acceleration" issue.

If you are interested in owning or operating a car wash but are unsure about how to enter the $23 billion industry, the New Investor Seminar is essential to your success.

As part of the We Care initiative, the International Carwash Association is offering employee education posters, rear view mirror hanging educational signs and customer communication resources.

Ask yourself: What’s more likely: a power surge that damages electrical equipment or a major fire? You’re probably adequately insured for fire. Shouldn’t you insure for what’s more likely to occur?

NECA provides cost effective sponsorship packages to provide your business with maximum exposure at our NECA special events.

In New England, owners of the best car washes tend to pass them over to family members or sell to known colleagues in the industry (ex. a good competitor or a supplier who wants to be an operator). Few properties are advertised but sometimes washes are advertised in the industry press or local papers. Also, since the washes tend to be family owned, there are few franchise opportunities. So, those trying to break into the business, often must start a wash from the ground up