Mighty Auto Parts vs Champion Auto Stores Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Mighty Auto Parts vs Champion Auto Stores including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Mighty Auto Parts Franchise	Champion Auto Stores Franchise
Investment	$227,000 - $496,100	$225,000 - $400,000
Franchise Fee	$22,500 - $57,500	N/A
Royalty Fee	5%	-
Advertising Fee	0.5%	-
Year Founded	1963	-
Year Franchised	1970	-
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Renewal Fee	20% of current license fee	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Mighty Auto Parts Franchise	Champion Auto Stores Franchise
Experience	Industry experience General business experience	-
Financing Options
	Mighty Auto Parts Franchise	Champion Auto Stores Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/Yes	-/-
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	-/-
Equipment	No/Yes	-/-
Inventory	No/Yes	-/-
Receivables	No/Yes	-/-
Payroll	No/Yes	-/-
Training & Support
	Mighty Auto Parts Franchise	Champion Auto Stores Franchise
Training	On-The-Job Training: 88 hours Classroom Training: 29 hours	-
Support	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform	-
Marketing	Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising	-
Operations	6% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	-
Expansion Plans
	Mighty Auto Parts Franchise	Champion Auto Stores Franchise
US Expansion	-	-
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	No	-

Company Overviews

About Mighty Auto Parts

Dallas Wallace began selling tire supplies to service stations and garages in 1963, expanding product lines and distributors as business grew throughout the '60s and '70s. Mighty Distribution System of America started franchising in 1970 and is still a privately held company that provides underhood and undercar parts at locations nationwide.

Seeking new franchise units throughout the U.S., Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Central America, Mexico, Philippines, South America and Western Europe

Veteran Incentives  25% off license fee; training/administration fee waived; special payment terms on initial inventory

About Champion Auto Stores

Champion Auto Stores has its  headquarters  at  Minnesota  but  there are  franchise opportunities that  are  springing  at different  parts  of the country . Currently there are 26 units that are located at various parts of United States. All these states are franchised. This means that they are under private owners and are operated by individuals who live and work within the local communities where the units are based.

Champion Auto offers the owners with an opportunity to market automotive accessories and parts to the DIY and DIFM customers.  Champion Auto offers franchising opportunities for lucrative business that touches on the auto mobile industry. Working with Champion Auto Stores is a lifetime opportunity as it has openings for profitable business.

You will have the opportunity of catering the needs of two separate groups at the same time. The first group comprises those people who are interested in doing their own tasks. The second group that you will be catering for is made up of individuals who need to be helped. You can make the Auto stores opportunity to be a truly lucrative business if you are able to cater for the needs of the two groups.