It’s nearly 40 degrees in Rochester, Minnesota. While that might not sound very warm in some parts of the country, it’s scorching for this time of year in Minnesota. The warmer weather means that people are out to wash all that salt and grime off their cars after the weeks of cold weather and adverse road conditions. This combination of factors has made one of the busiest weeks of the year for local washes. Some washes are doing between 200-250 cars per DAY!

Regular car washes help make the car look better and last longer, Ayers said.

“If you don’t maintain the finish, it’s more likely to fade and crack and peel and rust — all those nasty things,” Ayers said. [read more...]

On another interesting note, the article concludes by saying that “the car wash industry in the United States includes 14,000 full-service car washes with combined annual revenue of about $5 billion. ” Breaking that down, each wash is earning, on average, $357,142.86 annually.