Driven Brands Car Wash North America announced the acquisition of four Arland Car Wash locations: Lehigh Acres, Port Richey, and two in Brooksville, Fla.

Arland Car Wash is a family-owned business started by Arcip Horobet, who opened the first location in Knoxville, Tenn., in 2008. Horobet sold that location in 2015, and then added five locations in Florida starting in 2017.

“Our business has done very well in Florida, and we have a great relationship with the local communities,” said Horobet. “When the opportunity to sell came about, the Driven Brands team was very easy to work with and made for a very smooth transition. Every aspect of the transaction went great.”

“The Florida market is a great market and a major focus for us to continue to build our network,” said Driven Brands Car Wash North America President Gabe Mendoza. “We look forward to adding more single location and multiple location operations to our portfolio of car wash companies.”

Driven Brands Car Wash North America operates under the Car Wash USA Express, Goo-Goo Car Wash, Supersonic Car Wash, and Mister B’s brands. It entered the car wash industry in 2020 with the acquisition of International Car Wash Group. Driven Brands Car Wash operates over 900 locations in 14 countries across the United States, Europe and Australia, with over 200 locations in the United States. It was founded in Germany in 1965 under the IMO brand, the name still used at its non-US locations.