🌅Good morning! Texas-based Smitty’s Car Wash will be the focus of an upcoming segment on the Public Television show, “Empowered by Meg Ryan.” Find out why the express car wash operator will be highlighted in this issue of the Car Wash Daily News email newsletter.

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CW Daily News

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Smitty’s Car Wash to be featured on “Empowered with Meg Ryan”

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  Editor’s Pick 👇

• Lessons from the first year of owning a car wash: The Business Journal of Western Massachusetts, BusinessWest.com, recently did an interview with the owners of Clean Queen Car Wash located in Holyoke, Mass., who took over ownership of a car wash business about a year ago. Nicole and Rich Sherwood talked about the many unexpected challenges, their growth and the many lessons learned along the way. They put together interesting lists of five things they did well and five things they wished they had done better. Read more here.

   Express Hits  🎯 

• The Bethlehem (Pa.) City Council recently endorsed changing the zoning classification which will allow the development of a drive-thru food and car wash. Last month, the property’s developer said a likely operator of the car wash would be Cloud10 Smart Wash out of New England, an eco-friendly company that uses 17 to 22 gallons of water per wash. Cloud 10 currently has locations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut.

• Raindrop Car Wash recently presented a $25,216 donation to the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama, concluding its first quarter “Wash Away Hunger Wednesday” initiative. The contribution represents proceeds from every car washed on Wednesdays during the first quarter of 2025, with $1 from each wash allocated directly to support hunger relief efforts within the community. Raindrop’s campaign is a longstanding community initiative designed to transform routine car washes into acts of compassion.

• Following a public hearing, the Big Rapids (Michigan) planning commission approved the site plan submitted by Gen 3 Investments for a Tommy’s Car Wash at 1250 Perry Ave. Gen3 Investments is proposing to construct a new, state of the art car wash facility on the southeastern portion of the property. It will include a new 5,303-square-foot building, as well as vacuum spaces and customer parking spaces. 

  👉 More updates here.

   Making Waves Around the World  🌊 

• Germany leads the European car wash market: According to a recent report by Verified Market Reports, Germany leads the European car wash service market, with 2.7 million passenger cars sold in 2023, driving demand for vehicle-related services. Germany accounted for 5.7 percent of the global mobile car wash service market in 2022 and is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030. In addition, the mobile car wash service market in Germany is expected to reach a projected revenue of $695 million by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 9.6 percent from 2023 to 2030.

  👉 More updates here.

   What’s Coming Up  📅

• 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. The three-day event includes presentations, hands-on workshops, discussion groups, open forums, networking opportunities, and entertaining experiences. 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.

• Sunshine Expo 2025: The Florida Petroleum Marketers Association’s annual event is July 28-30, 2025, at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. More info here.  

• Leadership Worth Following Growth Summit: The LWF’s Growth Summit, designed to bring together car wash professionals committed to growth, impact and authentic leadership, is Sept. 22-23, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. 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.

• SEMO Show 2025: The Specialty Equipment Market Association’s annual automotive industry tradeshow is Nov. 4-7, 2025, at the Las Vegas (Nevada) Convention Center. Read more here.

• ICA 2026 The Car Wash Show: The International Carwash Association’s premier event is set for May 11-13, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee. More info here.

❓DID YOU KNOW❓

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