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How winners are chosen

Lower is better for investment, liquid capital, franchise fee, royalty and ad-fund rates, SBA charge-off rate, and owner turnover.

Higher is better for disclosed revenue and owner earnings, verdict score, total units, net unit growth, and franchisee contacts. For the letter grade, A ranks highest.

A row is highlighted only when one brand clearly leads. Ties are never highlighted, and missing data never counts as a win. Some rows (earnings-metric type, loan counts, contract terms) are informational and have no winner.

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Brand	BAbove average 1-800-radiator Automotive Remove	DBelow average Green Motion Automotive Remove	AStrongest tier NEXTCAR Automotive Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$464K – $1.3M	$168K – $1.5M	$315K – $1.6M
Liquid capital	$50K – $150K	$10K – $50K	$15K – $47K
Franchise fee	$45K	$10K	$25K
Royalty rate	8.0%	N/A	N/A
Ad fund rate	2.0%	2.0%	1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$2.2M	N/A	N/A
Median gross sales	$1.7M	N/A	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	$167K	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	BAbove average	DBelow average	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	56 / 100	34 / 100	63 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	23.4%	N/A	N/A
SBA loans on record	65	N/A	N/A
Scale
Total units	194	6	29
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.5%	66.7%	16.7%
Contract
Initial term (years)	20	10	N/A
Renewal term (years)	20	10	N/A
Initial training (hrs)	40	23	40
Contacts
Franchisee phones	0	17	16

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