Apple PayApple
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
From the filings
+4.444% units YoYHQ-led decisions
Rent-A-Wreck
Automotive servicesSoftware purchasing at Rent-A-Wreck flows through a small HQ team led by President Michael DeLorenzo and Vice-President Jason Manelli. The franchise mandates the ASAP platform across all 47 franchised locations, creating a uniform tech environment. With 48 total units and a 4.4% year-over-year growth rate, the addressable market is compact but expanding.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
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Total units
48
47 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+4.444%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
4%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$25K
per unit
Investment range
$190K–$2.59M
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)
15% reference
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.
FacebookMeta
electronic means, including the Internet, World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social media and networking Rent-A-Wreck FDD PK489995878516.2 October 2025 Page 34 sites (including Facebook, Twitter/X,
Google PayGoogle
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
ages, microsites, social media and networking Rent-A-Wreck FDD PK489995878516.2 October 2025 Page 34 sites (including Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, You Tube, Snapchat, Pinterest, Instagram, etc.), bl
LinkedInLinkedIn
luding the Internet, World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social media and networking Rent-A-Wreck FDD PK489995878516.2 October 2025 Page 34 sites (including Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, You Tube,
PinterestPinterest
e Web, webpages, microsites, social media and networking Rent-A-Wreck FDD PK489995878516.2 October 2025 Page 34 sites (including Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, You Tube, Snapchat, Pinterest, Instagram
SnapchatSnapchat
World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social media and networking Rent-A-Wreck FDD PK489995878516.2 October 2025 Page 34 sites (including Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, You Tube, Snapchat, Pinterest,
TwitterX
means, including the Internet, World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social media and networking Rent-A-Wreck FDD PK489995878516.2 October 2025 Page 34 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; 5 explicit no's; 6 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?
YesItem 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?
YesItem 6
On or about the fifth day of each month (or another date specified by us), you must send us a monthly business Report, which we will use to calculate your fees due under this Agreement (or other agreements between you and us or our affiliates) for that month.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
In addition, we are a Preferred Provider for printed materials, insurance, optional insurance and counter products, and our affiliates are Preferred Providers for vehicle acquisition services and vehicle leases.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
The NPR Auto Group Franchise Advisory Council advises us on advertising, marketing and operating policies and procedures.
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 (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.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates may earn a profit on products and services sold to you and other franchisees and may receive rebates or other consideration from unaffiliated suppliers with respect to their sales of products or services to you or other franchisees, whether or not the product or service is presently mentioned in…
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?
12Item 8
We estimate that required purchases (excluding vehicles) for the Franchised Business will equal approximately 5 percent to 30 percent of your costs in establishing the Franchised Business and 12 percent to 20 percent of your ongoing costs.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 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?
YesFranchise agreement
All Telephone Numbers are our property and must be assigned to NPR Auto Group 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
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
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise 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 Rent-A-Wreck System, including customer feedback and satisfaction programs (collectively, “Customer…
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise 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?
YesFranchise agreement
We 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 Manual and…
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 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?
YesFranchise agreement
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 Rent-A-Wreck Trademarks.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise 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); and you agree to do all of those things in compliance with our standards…
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
In addition, we require that you purchase other equipment and systems that you use in the operation of the Franchised Business, such as chip and pin readers and phone-as-a-key services, from Preferred Providers to ensure compatibility with ASAP and the integrity of the system.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 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?
YesItem 6
We and our affiliates may collect all fees payable to us via electronic funds transfer or by any other means that we designate.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise 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); and you agree to do all of those things in compliance with our standards…
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 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?
YesFranchise agreement
ASAP also enables us to have independent and unlimited access to your business records and other information and data generated and stored by ASAP - Rent.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
We may charge a reasonable fee for the materials, meetings, webinars, classes, consultations, or other guidance.
The filing answers no to 5 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 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
- Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?Franchise agreement
The vendor opportunity at Rent-A-Wreck
Rent-A-Wreck operates 48 total locations—47 franchised and 1 company-owned—making it a compact but focused target for software vendors selling into automotive services. The franchise added units at a 4.4% clip in the most recent period, signaling modest expansion. With a 4.0% royalty rate and no disclosed AUV, the system’s financial profile remains partially opaque, but the tech mandate creates a clear entry point: every location runs on the same platform.
The operator base is overwhelmingly single-unit. Of 45 mapped operators, 43 run just one location, while only 2 control between 2 and 9 units. No operator exceeds 9 locations. This fragmentation means HQ holds significant sway over technology decisions—there is no large multi-unit operator bloc to bypass the franchisor.
Geographically, New Jersey dominates with 12 units, followed by California (4), Connecticut (2), North Carolina (2), and Washington (2). Vendors should weigh this concentration when planning implementation and support coverage.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2026 FDD lists five directors and officers: David Jenkins, Robert Smith, and Gregg Steinbarth serve as Directors; Michael DeLorenzo is President; Jason Manelli is Vice-President. In a system this size, the President and Vice-President are the likely decision-makers for any software that touches franchise operations. There is no CIO or CTO on file, so the buying center is lean and executive-led.
For vendors, this means pitches must speak to operational outcomes and compliance simplicity. The HQ team is small enough that a single champion—likely DeLorenzo or Manelli—can drive a decision, but also small enough that bandwidth for evaluations is limited.
Mandated and current tech stack
Rent-A-Wreck mandates the ASAP platform across four named components in its 2026 FDD: the core ASAP system, the ASAP Rent Subscription Fee module, the ASAP Computer System, and the ASAP Rates Platform Fee. This is a comprehensive, locked-in stack covering point-of-sale, rental subscriptions, core computing, and pricing.
Because ASAP is mandated, any vendor selling adjacent or replacement software must address integration with—or displacement of—these modules. The mandate also means the franchise has already invested in standardization, so a pitch for a net-new category (e.g., fleet maintenance, customer analytics) may find less resistance than one that competes head-on with ASAP.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the 2026 FDD does not disclose a procurement framework. There is no extract indicating designated suppliers, approved supplier lists, or open purchasing. This absence leaves vendors without a clear map of how Rent-A-Wreck evaluates and onboards new technology. In practice, this often means the franchisor retains discretion and evaluates vendors on a case-by-case basis.
Item 17, which typically covers renewal and transfer terms, also yields no extract. Without initial term length or renewal windows, vendors cannot time their outreach around contract cycles. The most practical trigger is new unit growth: as the system adds locations, the franchisor may revisit its tech stack to support scale. The 4.4% growth rate suggests a slow but steady cadence of new openings.
How to read the Rent-A-Wreck FDD
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is the definitive source for understanding Rent-A-Wreck’s technology mandates, executive structure, and unit economics. Item 1 lists the officers and directors named above. Item 11 contains the ASAP mandate. Items 8 and 17, while silent in the extracts available, may still hold relevant language in the full document.
For software vendors, the FDD is a starting point—not the whole picture. It tells you what is required today, but not what the franchisor is evaluating for tomorrow. Pair the FDD with direct outreach to the HQ team, framed around the operational realities of a 48-unit, ASAP-mandated system. If you need a ranked target list of franchise systems aligned to your software category, FranCloud can help.
Questions vendors ask
Rent-A-Wreck, answered from the filing
President Michael DeLorenzo and Vice-President Jason Manelli are the named executives in the 2026 FDD. Given the small HQ and mandated tech stack, they likely control vendor selection directly.
The 2026 FDD mandates ASAP across four components: the core ASAP system, a Rent Subscription Fee module, the ASAP Computer System, and an ASAP Rates Platform Fee.
48 total units: 47 franchised and 1 company-owned. The operator footprint shows 45 mapped operators, with 43 single-unit and 2 multi-unit operators. Top states are NJ (12), CA (4), CT (2), NC (2), and WA (2).
The 2026 FDD does not disclose a specific procurement model in Item 8. No designated supplier or approved supplier language was extracted, leaving the purchasing framework unclear from public filings.
The FDD does not disclose initial term length or renewal timing in Item 17. With 4.4% unit growth and a recent FDD filing, vendor conversations may align with new unit openings or system upgrade cycles.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can view the embedded PDF viewer below to review the full document, including Item 11 tech mandates and Item 1 executive disclosures.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
44 operators run 45 mapped locations. 1 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit43
2–9 units1
Top states by locations
| NJ | 12 |
|---|---|
| CA | 4 |
| CT | 2 |
| NC | 2 |
| WA | 2 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Rent-A-Wreck
unknown of All Car Leasing.
Sibling brands
Related Automotive services brands
Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.