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From the filings
HQ-led decisions
Affiliated Car Rental
Automotive servicesSoftware purchasing decisions at Affiliated Car Rental are controlled at the headquarters level by a small executive team, including Sales Director Brendan Higgins and Director of Training and Operations Brendan T. Lewis. The most recent Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) does not identify any mandated or recommended technology systems. The addressable market consists of 44 franchised units, all operating under a 5-year initial term.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
44
44 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
—
of gross sales
Ad fund
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national + local
Initial fee
$4K
per unit
Investment range
$61K–$186K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
0 years
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
from the filing
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
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Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
14 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 13 explicit no's; 7 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to furnish to us, within 10 days after our request, any reports and data (in the form that we prescribe), including monthly financial statements and statements of operation and other information relating to your Vehicle Rental Business.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
However, we are an Approved Supplier for marketing supplies, such as key chains, bumper stickers, and other small items, and our affiliate, Williams and Stazzone is an Approved Supplier for car rental insurance.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We have the right to designate approved suppliers (“Approved Suppliers”), including us or our affiliates, for goods or services that you use.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
We have the right to receive commissions, rebates or other consideration based on purchases from Approved Suppliers made by you and other franchisees.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If we require you to use an Approved Supplier for a particular item or service, but you wish to purchase the item or service from a supplier that we have not approved, you may submit a written request for approval of the supplier (unless it is an item for which We have designated an exclusive Approved Supplier).
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
All Telephone Numbers are our property and must be assigned to Affiliated or our designee on termination of this Agreement.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
For example, you agree to comply with the then-current Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (“PCI-DSS”), as those standards may be revised by the PCI Security Standards Council, LLC (see www.pcisecuritystandards.org) or successor organization; to implement the security requirements that the Council (or its…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
To ensure compliance with this Agreement, we or our representatives will have the right to enter your business, evaluate your operations and inspect or examine your books, records, accounts and tax returns.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We may make unilateral material changes to the Operations Manuals.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
You may operate the Franchised Business only from the Site that we have approved.
Marketing
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to offer for sale, and to honor for purchases by customers, all incentive or convenience programs that we may periodically institute (including loyalty programs that we or a third-party vendor operate, and mobile payment applications); and you agree to do all of those things in compliance with our standards…
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to maintain, at all times, credit-card relationships with the credit- and debit-card issuers or sponsors, check or credit verification services, financial-center services, merchant service providers, and electronic-fund- transfer systems (together, “Payment Card Vendors”) that we may periodically designate…
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
On the fifteenth (15th) of each month or at another date specified by us from time to time (“Due Date”) we will transfer from the Account an amount equal to the Royalty Fee and any other fees due for that month.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
If you request (or we require) additional training, you must pay the travel, lodging and meal expenses for our trainers, as well as a $250 on-site training fee.
The filing answers no to 13 questions
- Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
- Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?Item 11
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Item 11
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?Item 8
- Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
- Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
- Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?Item 11
The vendor opportunity at Affiliated Car Rental
Affiliated Car Rental presents a compact but specific addressable market for software vendors. The system consists of 44 total units, all of which are franchised. The number of company-owned locations is not disclosed in the most recent FDD. The brand operates in the automotive services segment and is headquartered in Florida. Year-over-year unit growth is not disclosed, and no average unit volume (AUV) or royalty percentage is published in the available data. The initial franchise term is 5 years, and renewal is conditional on signing the then-current form of franchise agreement, which the FDD notes may contain materially different terms and conditions.
Who controls software purchasing
Purchasing authority is concentrated at the headquarters level. The FDD lists a lean executive team. Joseph Stazzone serves as Member and Manager, the top governing role. Vincent Stazzone is a Stockholder and Member of the Board of Directors. The most direct operational and sales contacts for a vendor pitch are Brendan T. Lewis, who holds the title of Director of Training, Operations and Lead Franchise Seller, and Brendan Higgins, the Sales Director. Loretta Matera, the Dealer Operations Manager and Comptroller, may also influence financial or operational software decisions. No operator-level decision-makers are mapped in our corpus, reinforcing a top-down procurement structure.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2025 FDD does not capture any mandated or recommended technology systems. No point-of-sale provider, operational platform, or back-office vendor is named. This absence of a tech mandate signals that individual franchisees or the franchisor may select software on an ad-hoc basis, creating an open field for vendors who can demonstrate value directly to the HQ team. For a vendor, this means the initial sale likely requires convincing a small group of executives rather than navigating a pre-existing, locked-in tech stack.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement signal, which typically outlines designated or approved suppliers. This further suggests an open procurement model with no pre-vetted vendor list. The renewal process, detailed in Item 17, requires franchisees to sign the current franchise agreement, which may have materially different terms. This creates a natural trigger for software re-evaluation every 5 years as franchisees renew. Vendors should time outreach to align with these renewal cycles or when the franchisor updates its standard agreement. The renewal conditions also mandate that franchisees remodel or upgrade their offices to comply with current standards, which could necessitate new technology investments.
How to read the Affiliated Car Rental FDD
The full Franchise Disclosure Document provides the legal and operational blueprint for the system. It is filed with state franchise regulators and is the definitive source for unit counts, executive lists, litigation history, and financial performance representations, though AUV is not disclosed here. The embedded viewer below contains the complete 2025 filing. For software vendors, the most actionable sections are Item 1 (the franchisor and its executives), Item 8 (restrictions on sources of products and services), Item 11 (franchisor’s assistance, including technology), and Item 17 (renewal, termination, and transfer). Reviewing these items will confirm the open technology landscape and the specific individuals who control purchasing. For a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, FranCloud can help.
Questions vendors ask
Affiliated Car Rental, answered from the filing
The buying center is small. Key contacts include Brendan T. Lewis (Director of Training, Operations and Lead Franchise Seller) and Brendan Higgins (Sales Director). Joseph Stazzone (Member and Manager) is the top executive.
The 2025 FDD does not disclose any mandated or recommended point-of-sale or operational technology systems. Franchisees appear to have autonomy in software selection.
There are 44 total units, all of which are franchised. The number of company-owned locations is not disclosed in the FDD.
The procurement model is not detailed in the available FDD extracts. There is no signal regarding designated or approved suppliers, suggesting an open procurement environment.
The initial franchise term is 5 years. Renewal requires signing the then-current agreement, which may have materially different terms, creating potential re-evaluation points for software at each renewal cycle.
The FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2025. You can review the full document using the embedded PDF viewer below.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
1 operators run 1 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
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Top states by locations
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