🌅Good morning! Three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano may be racing in Darlington, S.C., this weekend but find out why he’s making a side trip today to a car wash in this issue of the Car Wash Daily News email newsletter.

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Director of Journalism/Editor in Chief
CW Daily News

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   Editor’s Picks 👇

• SunCar Technology wins bid to provide smart car wash services for Agricultural Bank of China: SunCar Technology Group, a leader in auto e-insurance and cloud-based B2B auto services in China, has been awarded a contract to provide car wash and smart car wash concierge services for personal clients of the Sichuan Branch of Agricultural Bank of China (ABC). This new initiative will deliver premium car wash services to eligible individual credit card holders while introducing an innovative smart car wash pick-up and delivery service for key corporate clients. SunCar’s technology platform will enable precise management and real-time monitoring of all services. Read more here.

   Express Hits  🎯 

• Tommy’s Express Car Wash will celebrate the grand opening this weekend of its newest location in Houston, Texas, at 12150 FM 1960. The site will host representatives from Danish Elementary on Saturday and Sunday (April 5-6) with all donations and proceeds going to the school's students and staff. Guests can get free car washes and spin a prize wheel. With a $5 donation to Danish Elementary, visitors will receive a complimentary detail kit.

• A busy five-way intersection in Janesville, Wisconsin, that’s closed through the summer has slowed business to the nearby Mr. Splash Car Wash location. A major construction project sits right in front of the site. The car wash, which opened in 2011, has taken to using additional signage, flags and offering free car washes to attract customers to return during the construction.  

• A recent rockslide in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, recently damaged part of the New Lowery Avenue Car Wash and forced the closure of its newly constructed automatic wash bays for several days. No one was injured during the incident. The car wash structure mostly came out unscathed from the slide and the self-service bays were able to remain open during the cleanup.

• As part of the Maryland State Highway Administration’s Georgia Ave. Safety and Accessibility Project in Silver Spring, Maryland, the Montgomery Hills Car Wash has been permanently closed after 51 years in business. The project includes lane widening, cycle track construction and dedicated turn lanes.

  👉 More updates here.

   Making Waves Around the World  🌊 

• Grove Retail seeks approval for a car wash and EV charging hub in Scotland: Grove Retail, which operates around 30 forecourts, has applied to the Renfrewshire council in Scotland for approval to knock down a derelict petrol station in Johnstone and replace it with a £1m car wash and EV charging hub. According to the Forecourt Trader, the site would feature four charge points for EV vehicles, a roll-over car wash, two jet washes, air and water machine and vacuum. Also planned for the site is a 4,000 square-foot Tesco Express, laundry facilities, parking for 20 cars and a bike rack. Read more here.

   What’s Coming Up  📅

• Upper Midwest Convenience Store and Energy Convention 2025: UMCS is a collaboration between FUELING MINNESOTA and FUELIowa trade associations and held April 7-9, 2025, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. More info here.

• ICA Car Wash Show 2025: The International Carwash Association’s ultimate gathering for car wash pros returns to the Las Vegas (Nevada) Convention Center April 26-28, 2025. More info here.

• 12th Women in Carwash Conference: The biannual conference’s second event of the year is set for Jun 8-10, 2025, at The Charter Hotel in Seattle, Washington. More info here.

• Southwest Fuel & Convenience Expo 2025: The premier event for fuel, food and convenience retailers in the Southwest United States is set for June 9-11, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. More info here.

• Car Wash Show Europe 2025: The leading car wash trade fair in Europe takes place Sept. 24-25, 2025, at EXPO Greater Amsterdam in the Netherlands. More info here.

• Northeast Regional Carwash Convention 2025: The NRCC, scheduled for Oct. 6-8, 2025, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, includes educational seminars, keynote speakers, and a large trade show. More info here.

• NACS Show 2025: The National Association of Convenience Stores trade show, scheduled for Oct. 14-17, 2025, Chicago, Illinois, brings together convenience and fuel retailing industry professionals for learning, buying and selling and networking. More info here.

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