Dave Schaefers speaks about Driven Brands Automotive Franchise Concepts

Driven Brands Automotive Franchise Opportunities Video

Dave Schaefers, vice president of of business development with Driven Brands joined Lillie Burroughs of Franchise Direct at the IFA convention for a discussion about this successful automotive franchise company.

Overseeing proven automotive franchises like Maaco, not to mention Meineke, Econo Lube N’ Tune, Drive N Style, AutoQual and AeroColours, Driven Brands, as Dave says, is “a franchise company that specialises in the automotive franchise world and has a lot of different franchises that we represent.”

Driven Brands provides franchisees with outstanding support including a training website known as Tortal, plus “tons and tons and tons of training”.

Driven Brands is unique because of its “really rich history in the industry” thanks to its involvement with a number of franchises, including Maaco collision repair and auto painting, that have been successful in the automotive sector since the 1970s.

And despite the economic downturn, Dave says that Maaco continues to thrive.

“Consumers are holding onto their cars. We’re getting more cars in our stores. We are not seeing the same crunch as other concepts. You hear the term ‘recession-proof’ a lot, but ours is a pretty recession-proof industry. All the metrics that we looking at are showing positive growth.”

As for the future, Dave predicts that Driven Brands will “continue to grow. Our goal has been to acquire other automotive concepts. I think Meineke will continue to grow, MAACO as well. Driven Brands offers more than anyone else out there.”