Affiliated Car Rental vs Sixt USA Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Affiliated Car Rental vs Sixt USA including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Affiliated Car Rental Franchise
Sixt USA Franchise
Investment $46,500 - $72,000$614,100 - $6,670,600
Franchise Fee $5,000 - $11,600$25,000 - $750,000
Royalty Fee Varies5%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19871912
Year Franchised 19871988
Term Of Agreement Perpetual5 years
Term Of Agreement Perpetual5 years
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Affiliated Car Rental Franchise
Sixt USA Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
    		• -

    Financing Options
     
    Affiliated Car Rental Franchise
    Sixt USA Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees Yes/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Affiliated Car Rental Franchise
    Sixt USA Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks-
    Operations 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

    		90% of all franchisees own more than one unit.

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed.

    Expansion Plans
     
    Affiliated Car Rental Franchise
    Sixt USA Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion NoYes

    Company Overviews

    About Affiliated Car Rental

    Based in Eatontown, New Jersey, Affiliated Car Rental locations rent cars, trucks, mini vans, luxury and 4x4 vehicles. Certain centers also rent moving trucks and offer towing services.

    About Sixt USA

    Founded in Munich in 1912, Sixt car rental company today is a worldwide mobility service provider, and still expanding steadily. In Germany and Austria, Sixt is already the market leader.
    Sixt rents top-class cars to its customers at very low prices. With the world's largest BMW and Mercedes Benz fleet, the latest models of top car makes, sports cars, convertibles, jeeps and trucks, Sixt meets the requirements of all its customers.
    The Sixt franchise system is a proven international success, with more than 80 master franchisees operating from roughly 1,000 worldwide locations. In the U.S., Sixt operates corporate branches in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Atlanta, Phoenix, and Seattle (www.sixt.com). Sixt plans to further expand in the U.S. with a step by step, measured approach of corporate expansion along with the addition of growth oriented local franchisees. Throughout Europe and internationally, Sixt is expanding with great success. U.S. and Canada franchise expansion fits in with Sixt's long term strategy to cover all aspects of mobility by supplying innovative, universally useful and top-quality services. Those interested in Sixt Franchise Opportunities can visit sixt-franchise.com and/or contact Craig Olson, VP North America Franchise Development at 954-874-1786 or [email protected]