From the filings

+16.667% units YoYHQ-led decisions

NextCar

Automotive services

NextCar's 2026 FDD requires franchisees to buy a Reservation System and an ASAP Computer System from the franchisor or an affiliate under Item 8 — the closest thing to a core technology mandate in this filing. Part of NP Auto Group alongside sibling brand Priceless, NextCar runs 27 units, up 16.7% year over year.

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Total units
27
14 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+16.667%
vs prior filing
AUV
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Item 19, 2026
Royalty
4%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$25K
per unit
Investment range
$315K–$1.59M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing

Ongoing fee load

What the operator pays every month

The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.

5%of gross sales (FY2026)

Ongoing fees: 5% of gross sales (FY2026)Royalty 4%, Ad fund 1%. Total 5% of gross sales. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Royalty 4%Ad fund 1%

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.

Apple PayApple
PaymentsItem 8

tory. The term “Payment Card Vendors” includes, among other things, companies that provide services for electronic payment, such as near field communication vendors (for example, “Apple Pay” and “Goog

FacebookMeta
MarketingItem 11

, or other communications that can be accessed through electronic means, including the Internet, World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social media and networking sites (including Facebook, Twitter/X,

Google PayGoogle
PaymentsItem 8

Payment Card Vendors” includes, among other things, companies that provide services for electronic payment, such as near field communication vendors (for example, “Apple Pay” and “Google Wallet”). You

InstagramMeta
MarketingItem 11

nic means, including the Internet, World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social media and networking sites (including Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, You Tube, Snapchat, Pinterest, Instagram, etc.), bl

LinkedInLinkedIn
MarketingItem 11

ions that can be accessed through electronic means, including the Internet, World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social media and networking sites (including Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, You Tube,

PinterestPinterest
MarketingItem 11

ugh electronic means, including the Internet, World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social media and networking sites (including Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, You Tube, Snapchat, Pinterest, Instagram

SnapchatSnapchat
MarketingItem 11

essed through electronic means, including the Internet, World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social media and networking sites (including Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, You Tube, Snapchat, Pinterest,

TwitterX
MarketingItem 11

communications that can be accessed through electronic means, including the Internet, World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social media and networking sites (including Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn,

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

23 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 8 explicit no's; 3 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.

Accounting

Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?

Yes

Item 11

ASAP will also enable us to access the rental records of the Franchised Business.

Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You will also furnish Us with annual reports, in such form as We specify, containing information supplied in Your monthly reports during the preceding 12 months, and such other data, information and records as We may at any time and from time to time request.

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

We have the right to designate approved suppliers (which we refer to as “Preferred Providers”), including us or our affiliates, for goods or services that you purchase and use in establishing and operating your Franchised Business.

Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?

Yes

Item 11

As of the issuance date of this disclosure document, we have formed an advisory council for the NextCar, Priceless, and Rent-A-Wreck brands, and we will appoint the members of that council.

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Item 8

We have the right to designate approved suppliers (which we refer to as “Preferred Providers”), including us or our affiliates, for goods or services that you purchase and use in establishing and operating your Franchised Business.

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

2389502

Item 8

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, we derived $2,104,411 from reservation charges from NextCar franchisees, which represented approximately 15.5% of our total revenue of $13,593,818 for that year.

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

We and our affiliates may earn a profit on products and services sold to you and other NextCar franchisees and may receive rebates or other consideration from unaffiliated suppliers with respect to their sales of products or services to you or other NextCar franchisees, whether or not the product or service is…

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?

12

Item 8

We estimate that required purchases for the Franchised Business (excluding vehicles) will equal approximately 5% to 30% of your costs in establishing the Franchised Business and 12% to 20% of your ongoing costs.

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

you may purchase from any suppliers that meet our standards and have our advance approval

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Franchise agreement

All Telephone Numbers are our property and must be assigned to NPR Auto Group or its designee on termination of this Agreement.

Data and IT

Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise 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

Franchise management

Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?

Yes

Franchise agreement

you must participate (and request that your customers participate at your expense) in programs that we initiate to verify customer satisfaction and/or your compliance with all operational and other aspects of the NextCar System, including customer feedback and satisfaction programs (collectively, “Customer…

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Franchise agreement

NPR Auto Group will have the right at any time during business hours, and without prior notice to You, to inspect the Franchised Business, the Rental Vehicles, all records of the Franchised Business and the Operating Company and any other Vehicle Rental Business located within a 20- mile radius of the Premises, which…

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Franchise agreement

We will have the right to change or modify the System, including by adding to, deleting from, or otherwise modifying the Manual from time to time to reflect changes in the specifications, standards or procedures for the Franchised Business, and you must make corresponding revisions to your copy of the Operating…

Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?

Yes

Item 11

You may use a site for the Franchised Business only if we consent to it in advance.

Marketing

Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?

Yes

Item 11

Unless we have otherwise approved in writing, you agree to neither establish nor permit any other party to establish a Digital Site relating in any manner whatsoever to the Franchised Business or referring to the NextCar Trademarks.

Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You agree to offer for sale, and to honor for purchase 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);

Payments

Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

You must honor all 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 as mandatory.

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Franchise agreement

At our option, we may require that you designate an account at a commercial bank of your choice (the “Account”) for the payment of amounts due to us and/or our affiliates, including Royalty Fees, Marketing and Advertising Fees, Annual Meeting and Training Program Payment, and reservation fees.

Point of sale

Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

You must obtain and use the brands, types, makes, and/or models of communications, computer systems, and hardware that we designate from time to time, including the required hardware, credit card transactions and merchant services, back-office and point-of-sale systems, printers and other peripheral devices…

Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?

Yes

Item 11

ASAP will also enable us to access the rental records of the Franchised Business.

Sales and CRM

Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

You must obtain and use the brands, types, makes, and/or models of communications, computer systems, and hardware that we designate from time to time, including the required hardware, credit card transactions and merchant services, back-office and point-of-sale systems, printers and other peripheral devices…

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Item 11

Additional training or refresher courses are held at our offices and at regional and national meetings of existing franchisees and through online training classes, webinars, and live training classes.

The filing answers no to 8 questions
  • Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?Franchise agreement
  • Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
  • Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Franchise agreement
  • 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
  • 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
  • Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

The vendor opportunity at NextCar

NextCar, headquartered in Maryland, operates 27 automotive-services units — 14 franchised, 13 company-owned — per the 2026 FDD, with unit count up 16.7% year over year. Item 19 makes a financial performance representation. NextCar is part of NP Auto Group, a strategic multi-brand operator whose portfolio also includes sibling brand Priceless.

Who controls software purchasing

No officers are named in this filing's Item 2, but Item 8 is unusually direct about core technology: franchisees must buy a Reservation System and an ASAP Computer System from the franchisor or an affiliate. That places HQ squarely in control of the core operating stack. The mapped operator base is small — 13 operators, 1 running multiple units — concentrated in Florida (4), with single units in Ohio, Illinois, New York and New Jersey.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required

Beyond the Item 8 Reservation System and ASAP Computer System mandate, the filing names eight consumer-facing platforms — Apple Pay, Facebook, Google Pay, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat and Twitter (X) — but none of them carries a use requirement.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Item 8 allows franchisees to buy from any supplier that meets franchisor standards and receives pre-approval, unless the franchisor designates a sole Preferred Provider for a specific good or service; franchisees may propose a supplier for approval. Item 17 of the FDD sets NextCar's renewal, transfer and termination terms.

How to read the NextCar FDD

The 2026 NextCar FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. Use the embedded PDF viewer below to read Items 2, 8, 11, 17, 19 and 20 in full. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked list of franchise systems that fit your product better than this one.

Questions vendors ask

NextCar, answered from the filing

Item 8 requires franchisees to buy a Reservation System and an ASAP Computer System from the franchisor or an affiliate — a clear HQ-controlled core tech stack. NextCar is part of NP Auto Group, alongside sibling brand Priceless.
Item 8 requires franchisees to buy a Reservation System and an ASAP Computer System from the franchisor or an affiliate. None of the named consumer platforms — Apple Pay, Facebook, Google Pay, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat and Twitter (X) — carries a use requirement.
NextCar operates 27 automotive-services units — 14 franchised, 13 company-owned — with unit count up 16.7% year over year.
Item 8 sets an approved-supplier list: franchisees may buy from any supplier meeting franchisor standards and pre-approval, unless the franchisor has designated a sole Preferred Provider. A Reservation System and ASAP Computer System must come from the franchisor or an affiliate; franchisees may propose alternatives elsewhere.
Item 17 of the FDD governs renewal, transfer and termination terms for NextCar franchisees; check the filing below for the specific renewal windows and conditions.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. Use the embedded PDF viewer below to read Items 2, 8, 11, 17, 19 and 20 in full.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

13 operators run 14 mapped locations. 1 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit12
2–9 units1

Top states by locations

FL4
OH2
IL2
NY1
NJ1

Ownership

The portfolio behind NextCar

strategic_multibrand of NP Auto Group.

Sibling brands

Related Automotive services brands

Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.