(9) We provide access to a customer relationship management and online scheduling platform. We have contracted with a designated technology provider to provide this platform. Franchisees must participate in the arrangement according to the ShopGenie Participation Agreement (the “ShopGenie Participation Agreement”) attached as Exhibit F to this disclosure document. As of the issuance date of this disclosure document, the platform includes tools related to online booking, customer communication, and scheduled campaigns. You must pay all ongoing mandatory license fees for your ongoing access to the platform throughout the Franchise Agreement’s term (which we currently collect and then forward to our designated vendor, but which we may require you to pay directly to the vendor in the future, upon written notice to you). These fees might vary depending on our (or our affiliate’s) costs to provide the platform. If those costs increase or we (or our affiliate) offer additional or different products or services, we will provide you with written notice. In addition, if those costs increase or we (or our affiliate) offer additional or different products or services, the fees and payments will not exceed 110% of our or our affiliates’ costs to provide the applicable products or services.
From the filings
Bosch Auto Service
Automotive servicesBosch Auto Service franchises both of its automotive-service locations, and the FDD mandates two systems outright: ShopGenie under Item 6 and Tekmetric under Item 11. As part of Robert Bosch GmbH, this is a small US footprint backed by a large corporate parent, with mapped operators currently split across Texas, Oklahoma, and California. For a vendor, the two mandated systems are the starting reference point for anything adjacent to shop management.
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Ordinary royalty terms
6% component; full terms unconfirmed
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Recorded percentage components
These are recorded percentage components. Each has its own base and conditions; the chart does not state the total payment or confirm ad-fund completeness.
1recorded components (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
2 technology requirements are recorded in this filing. A required choice lists alternatives for one obligation. Read each cited clause for its conditions.
(8) We provide access to the Shop Management System. The “Shop Management System” means the software and other intangible property associated with a point-of-sale system with certain back-office capabilities and related services that we periodically specify. We have contracted with a designated technology provider to provide the Shop Management System. Franchisees must participate in the arrangement according to the Tekmetric Participation Agreement (the “Tekmetric Participation Agreement”) attached as Exhibit E to this disclosure document. As of the issuance date of this disclosure document, the Shop Management System includes tools related to inventory management, customer data, vehicle repair data, financial data and appointment scheduling. You must pay all ongoing mandatory license fees to maintain access to the Shop Management System throughout the Franchise Agreement’s term (which we currently collect and then forward to our designated vendor, but which we may require you to pay directly to the vendor in the future, upon written notice to you). These fees might vary depending on our (or our affiliate’s) costs to provide the Shop Management System. If those costs increase or we (or our affiliate) offer additional or different products or services, we will provide you with written notice. In addition, if those costs increase or we (or our affiliate) offer additional or different products or services, the fees Bosch Auto Service 2026 FDD 14 1621369243.4 and payments will not exceed 110% of our or our affiliates’ costs to provide the applicable products or services.
If you are converting an existing vehicle repair center at the Site to a Bosch Auto Service Shop, you must provide us with sufficient evidence for us to determine that you have removed all websites and social media pages associated with your existing vehicle repair center according to the timelines in the conversion plan. If any domain name or social media account contains the Marks or the “Bosch” name, you must transfer ownership and control of the domain name(s) and social media account(s) to us when you sign the Franchise Agreement. Bosch Auto Service 2026 FDD 37 1621369243.4 You must comply with our policies and requirements, which we may periodically modify, concerning blogs, common social networks like Facebook, professional networks like LinkedIn, live-blogging tools like X (formerly known as Twitter), virtual worlds, file, audio and video sharing sites like Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools that in any way reference the Marks or involve the Shop. These policies may involve prohibitions on your and your representatives’ use of social media related to the Marks or the Shop. (Franchise Agreement – Section 6.G.)
Bosch Auto Service 2026 FDD 37 1621369243.4 You must comply with our policies and requirements, which we may periodically modify, concerning blogs, common social networks like Facebook, professional networks like LinkedIn, live-blogging tools like X (formerly known as Twitter), virtual worlds, file, audio and video sharing sites like Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools that in any way reference the Marks or involve the Shop. These policies may involve prohibitions on your and your representatives’ use of social media related to the Marks or the Shop. (Franchise Agreement – Section 6.G.)
Bosch Auto Service 2026 FDD 37 1621369243.4 You must comply with our policies and requirements, which we may periodically modify, concerning blogs, common social networks like Facebook, professional networks like LinkedIn, live-blogging tools like X (formerly known as Twitter), virtual worlds, file, audio and video sharing sites like Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools that in any way reference the Marks or involve the Shop. These policies may involve prohibitions on your and your representatives’ use of social media related to the Marks or the Shop. (Franchise Agreement – Section 6.G.)
Bosch Auto Service 2026 FDD 37 1621369243.4 You must comply with our policies and requirements, which we may periodically modify, concerning blogs, common social networks like Facebook, professional networks like LinkedIn, live-blogging tools like X (formerly known as Twitter), virtual worlds, file, audio and video sharing sites like Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools that in any way reference the Marks or involve the Shop. These policies may involve prohibitions on your and your representatives’ use of social media related to the Marks or the Shop. (Franchise Agreement – Section 6.G.)
Bosch Auto Service 2026 FDD 37 1621369243.4 You must comply with our policies and requirements, which we may periodically modify, concerning blogs, common social networks like Facebook, professional networks like LinkedIn, live-blogging tools like X (formerly known as Twitter), virtual worlds, file, audio and video sharing sites like Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools that in any way reference the Marks or involve the Shop. These policies may involve prohibitions on your and your representatives’ use of social media related to the Marks or the Shop. (Franchise Agreement – Section 6.G.)
Bosch Auto Service 2026 FDD 37 1621369243.4 You must comply with our policies and requirements, which we may periodically modify, concerning blogs, common social networks like Facebook, professional networks like LinkedIn, live-blogging tools like X (formerly known as Twitter), virtual worlds, file, audio and video sharing sites like Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools that in any way reference the Marks or involve the Shop. These policies may involve prohibitions on your and your representatives’ use of social media related to the Marks or the Shop. (Franchise Agreement – Section 6.G.)
Bosch Auto Service 2026 FDD 37 1621369243.4 You must comply with our policies and requirements, which we may periodically modify, concerning blogs, common social networks like Facebook, professional networks like LinkedIn, live-blogging tools like X (formerly known as Twitter), virtual worlds, file, audio and video sharing sites like Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools that in any way reference the Marks or involve the Shop. These policies may involve prohibitions on your and your representatives’ use of social media related to the Marks or the Shop. (Franchise Agreement – Section 6.G.)
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
29 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 3 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must obtain and use revenue management services (including accounting and bookkeeping services) from a supplier we approve or designate.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We will have independent, unlimited access to, and the ability to download, all information in your Computer System at any time, including continuous independent access to all names, contact information, financial information, vehicle information, ordering history and other personal information of or relating to the…
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee also agrees to give BAWS in the manner and format that BAWS periodically specifies: (a) within fifteen (15) days after the end of each month, monthly and year-to- date profit and loss and source and use of funds statements and a balance sheet for the Shop as of the end of the previous month;
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Currently, our affiliate, RB LLC, is an approved supplier (but not the only approved supplier) of automotive parts for use at the Shop and a customer warranty program for those parts.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We issue and modify our System Standards based on our, our affiliates’ and our franchisees’ experience in franchising and/or operating Bosch Auto Service Shops.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
we did not derive any revenue from selling or leasing products or services to Bosch Auto Service Shop franchisees, but our affiliates collected about $212,886 from providing automotive parts, a customer warranty program, tools and equipment to
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We or our affiliates may derive revenue based on your purchases and leases, including from charging you for products and services that we or our affiliates provide to you and from promotional allowances, volume discounts, Bosch Auto Service 2026 FDD 23 1621369243.4 rebates, commissions, and other payments made to us…
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
80Item 8
Currently, the purchases and leases that you must make from us or our affiliates, from approved suppliers and distributors, or according to our System Standards represent approximately 80% of your total purchases and leases in establishing, and approximately 80% of your total purchases and leases in operating, the…
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you want to use any Operating Assets or other products or services for or at the Shop that we have not yet evaluated, or purchase or lease any Operating Assets or other products or services from a supplier or distributor that we have not yet approved (for Operating Assets or other products and services that we…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee expressly acknowledges that BAWS retains the right to control, access, re-assign or delete any and all data, including emails, contacts, and calendars, within these accounts upon expiration or termination of this Agreement.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must comply with BAWS’s System Standards, other directions from BAWS, prevailing industry standards (including payment card industry data security standards), all contracts to which Franchisee is a party or otherwise bound, and all applicable laws and regulations, as any of them may be modified from time…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
BAWS and its designated agents and representatives may at all times, and without prior notice to Franchisee: (a) inspect the Shop and any aspect of its operations;
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
BAWS may modify the Operations Manual periodically to reflect changes in System Standards.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 12
You will operate the Shop at a specific Site that we first must approve.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
You may not develop, maintain or authorize any other website, other online presence or other electronic medium (such as mobile applications, kiosks and other interactive properties or technology- based programs) that mentions or describes you, the Shop or its products or services or that displays any of the Marks.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
If you are developing a new Bosch Auto Service Shop, you must currently spend at least $10,000 on launch marketing.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 16
You must participate in, offer to each customer, and honor claims under the warranty programs that we periodically require.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If we have established a Cooperative for the geographic area in which the Shop is located on the date you sign the Franchise Agreement, or if we establish a Cooperative in that area during the Franchise Agreement’s term, you must sign the documents that we require to become a member of the Cooperative and to…
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase the Bosch Products only from designated or approved distributors, as described above.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase the Bosch Products only from designated or approved distributors, as described above.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
You must sign and deliver to us the documents we periodically require to authorize us to debit your bank account automatically for the Royalty, Brand Fund contribution, and other amounts due under the Franchise Agreement or any related agreement between us (or our affiliates) and you.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
(11) issuing and honoring gift certificates, gift cards, stored value cards and similar items and participating in other promotions, including any customer loyalty programs and promotions and procedures for resolving customer complaints that BAWS periodically specifies;
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
The General Manager need not have any ownership interest in the Shop or in you, but must have the authority over all day-to-day business decisions for you and the Shop.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
Before the Launch Date, you must purchase Bosch-branded uniforms and accessories from our designated third-party vendor.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee agrees to obtain and use the Shop Management System that BAWS designates from time to time.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have independent, unlimited access to, and the ability to download, all information in your Computer System at any time, including continuous independent access to all names, contact information, financial information, vehicle information, ordering history and other personal information of or relating to the…
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
As described in Item 8, we have contracted with a designated technology provider to provide you with a customer relationship management and online scheduling platform and you must participate in the arrangement with that provider according to the ShopGenie Participation Agreement.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
If we decide that you or your personnel cannot complete the Initial Shop Operations Training Program to our satisfaction, we may require you or your personnel to participate in additional training programs at your expense and for which we may charge fees (currently, $6,000 per week).
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
Your personnel whom we periodically specify also must attend any conventions or other programs that we periodically specify for some or all Bosch Auto Service Shops.
The filing answers no to 2 questions
- Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Franchise agreement
The vendor opportunity at Bosch Auto Service Bosch Auto Service franchises both of its US automotive-service locations. It's a small footprint today, but the brand carries the weight of parent Robert Bosch GmbH, and mapped operators are already spread across Texas, Oklahoma, and California.
Who controls software purchasing Item 2 names Ulrike Jaschek as Chief Executive Officer, Helen Bruford as Chief Financial Officer, Shawn Dupuie as Senior Director of Sales and Operations, and Emily Eastman as Director of Innovation and Brand Strategy. With two systems already mandated by the franchisor, purchasing authority for shop technology sits at headquarters.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Item 6 mandates ShopGenie, and Item 11 mandates Tekmetric for shop management. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, and TikTok are named in Item 11, but none of them is required by the filing.
Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 requires that operating assets and other products or services meet Bosch Auto Service's System Standards, sourced only from designated or approved suppliers where the franchisor requires it. Furniture specifically must come from the franchisor or an approved supplier, though the franchisor isn't the only approved source. The 10-year initial term allows one 5-year successor franchise for operators in compliance who retain rights to the site, renovate to current standards, and give proper notice, provided Bosch Auto Service is still offering franchises in the area.
How to read the Bosch Auto Service FDD The 2026 FDD makes no financial performance representation and was filed with state franchise regulators that year; it's embedded in the PDF viewer below. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked target list of comparable automotive-service systems.
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Questions vendors ask
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
4 operators run 4 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| TX | 2 |
|---|---|
| OK | 1 |
| CA | 1 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Bosch Auto Service
Parent company: Robert Bosch GmbH.
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