WHO
Car Wash Operators
An invitation-only group comprised of tunnel car wash owners and operators and a limited number of Ally Supporter solution providers. cwVG brings together industry leaders who want to collaborate, share insights, and help shape the future of the car wash channel..
WHAT
Strategic Forum
cwVG hosts quarterly virtual meetings that foster networking and thought leadership, focusing on the evolving car wash landscape. Members discuss operational challenges, emerging technologies, regulatory impact, customer trends, and growth opportunities, sharing actionable ideas and real-world experiences.
WHY
Knowledge Sharing
Members discuss the trends and disruptions impacting the car wash industry and share their insights with the broader industry through free cwVG Vision Reports, monthly The Lens newsletters, and the wider Vision Group Network community. This is where operators and industry partners gain strategic perspective, practical ideas, and collaborative solutions designed to strengthen the future of car washes.
Car WashVision Group
The future of car washes is being shaped by innovation, integration, and customer experience.
The car wash industry is rapidly evolving as operators navigate changing consumer expectations, technology integration, sustainability initiatives, labor challenges, and the growing convergence of fuel, convenience, and mobility services. cwVG creates a trusted environment where leaders openly exchange experiences, operational strategies, and forward-looking ideas designed to strengthen the dedicated wash business as well as integrated fuel and convenience operations.
What we are passionate about
cwVG will explore topics like:
- Membership and subscription wash models
- Integrating car wash loyalty with fuel and convenience retail
- Customer product ordering and merchandising
- Regulatory impact
- Labor challenges and automation
- AI and predictive maintenance
- Water reclamation and sustainability
- Site design and traffic flow optimization
- Tunnel and self-serve models
- EV charging and car wash co-location strategies
- Consumer behavior shifts and experience-driven retail
- Community engagement
- Digital marketing and app engagement
- Technology interoperability between POS, wash systems, and mobile platforms
- Private equity influence and industry consolidation
- Building destination-oriented forecourts
Meet Car Wash Vision Group
*Bio, Title and Position at the time of group membership.
cwVG Advisor and Facilitator
cwVG Ally Supporters
Past cwVG Ally Supporters
What VGN members say:
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