Tuffy Auto Service Centers FDD – Franchise Information, Costs and Fees
Type of Business
The franchise business will sell and service automotive exhaust systems, brakes, front end, steering and suspension, alignment, air conditioning, engine diagnostics, batteries, tires and other automotive products and services. You may purchase a single franchise or an area development franchise.
Corporate Information
Gimex Properties Corp., Inc. doing business as T.A.C. is a Delaware corporation, incorporated on June 11, 1991. Their principal business address is 7071
W. Central Avenue, Suite C, Toledo, Ohio 43617. Their predecessor, Tuffy Associates Corp., was incorporated in Delaware on January 16, 1986. Tuffy Associates Corp. was in the business of franchising Tuffy franchises from 1986 until March 31, 2016.
Investment
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Tuffy franchise is from $229,000 to $728,500. This includes from $40,000 to $50,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliate and an additional $159,500 to $280,000 that may be paid to the franchisor or affiliate. If you purchase an area
development franchise you must pay an additional area development fee that will be negotiated based on the number of franchises to be developed and the development schedule, but you will only pay an initial franchise fee of $5,000 for each franchise developed.
