Driven Brands : the automotive family serving millions of Americans
Maaco , Meineke , CARSTAR , Take 5 Oil Change , Driven Brands Car Wash , and 1-800-Radiator & A / C are the six leading automotive brands which , together , form Driven Brands . Combined , the company has more than 200 years of experience serving businesses and consumers alike , and its place within the history of the American automotive sector was sealed upon its launch in 2006 – the point at which the largest family of automotive aftermarket service companies in the country came into being .
Through this amalgamation , the origins of the company stretch back to 1972 . It was then that Sam Meineke and Tony Martino of Maaco founded their first stores , in San Antonio , Texas and Wilmington , Delaware respectively . Since then , each has grown from strength to strength . Meineke formed Driven Brands in 2006 , and acquired Maaco just two years later . Further acquisitions followed , bringing the company to its present-day size : a phenomenal 4400- plus locations across the US and Canada , and in 14 countries internationally .
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