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Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed
Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv is an automotive franchise with a moderate investment range.
Everything below is free, read straight off Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv's registered filing, with where the numbers land against automotive peers. Weighing Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 641870 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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How much does a Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv franchise make?
Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every automotive brand that discloses earnings in the Automotive franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv's 2.5% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
We do not publish a litigation answer for Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv. Item 3 could not be read reliably from this particular filing, and a claim that a company has no legal history is not one to make on a failed parse — so we say we do not know instead. Item 3 of the FDD itself is the place to check; the methodology page explains what we do and do not machine-read.
Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a automotive of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 0%, against a automotive median of 2.5% — at or better than the category. Net franchised outlets moved +10 to 111 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv?
Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv's franchise is offered by Gimex Properties Corp., Inc. — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Automotive franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv — who is the franchisor?
Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv's most recently filed FDD (2026) names Gimex Properties Corp., Inc. as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv franchise cost?
Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $227,700 – $938,500 and a 2.5% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against automotive peers it sits in the lower quartile (median $432,600).
How much profit does a Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv franchise make?
Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (2.5% of gross for Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.
Are there lawsuits against Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv?
We do not publish a litigation answer for Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv: Item 3 could not be read reliably from this filing, and we would rather say so than assert a clean record we have not verified. Item 3 of the FDD itself is the place to check.
Is Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Tuffy Auto Service Centers/Tuffy Tire & Auto Serv's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against automotive peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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