NextCar franchise
2025 filing · October 6, 2025GrowingShares sales figures
NextCar at a glance
A vehicle rental business renting cars, trucks and vans, with rent-to-own and used vehicle sales. At the end of 2025 there were 29 NextCar locations in the US, 12 franchised and 17 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
The business
- Franchisor
- NPR Auto Group, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2015
- 10 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Rockville, Maryland
- Typical size
- 400–2,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $315K–$1.59M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $25K–$30K
- $30,000 for a six-mile service area; $25,000 for a single location.
- Royalty
- 4%
- 4% of gross revenues or a monthly minimum of $800 to $2,400, whichever is greater
- Brand fund
- Yes
- 1% of the preceding month's gross revenue or $500, whichever is more
- Agreement length
- No fixed term
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 29
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 12
- Company-owned
- 17
- Change in 3 years
- +1
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 6
- Most in Maryland, Florida and Illinois
From NPR Auto Group, LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
NextCar among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | NextCar | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $953,959 | Costs more than 82% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $25,000 | Lower than 82% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 4% | Lower than 93% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 29 | More than 55% of franchises |
How much a NextCar franchise costs
Opening one NextCar costs an estimated $315,384 to $1,592,533. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are rental vehicles ($250,000 to $1,250,000) and initial franchise fee ($25,000 to $125,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $25,000 | $125,000 | |
| Initial Reservations Deposit | $750 | $25,000 | |
| Initial Customer Service Deposit | $750 | $2,750 | |
| Real Estate | $6,000 | $24,000 | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $2,000 | $12,000 | |
| Equipment, Fixtures, Furniture and Signs | $2,000 | $20,000 | |
| Rental vehicles | $250,000 | $1,250,000 | |
| Computer Hardware | $3,900 | $15,800 | |
| Computer Software | $834 | $7,983 | |
| Additional Onsite Computer Software Training | $0 | $3,500 | |
| Opening Advertising, Deposits, and Miscellaneous Costs | $2,500 | $5,000 | |
| Vehicle Insurance | $5,000 | $50,000 | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months | $15,150 | $46,500 | |
| Total | $315,384 | $1,592,533 |
Source: NPR Auto Group, LLC, 2025 filing, page 25
NextCar franchise fee
The franchise fee is $25,000 to $30,000, $30,000 for a six-mile service area; $25,000 for a single location.. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: NPR Auto Group, LLC, 2025 filing, page 14
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 4% of gross revenues or a monthly minimum of $800 to $2,400, whichever is greater. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of the preceding month's gross revenue or $500, whichever is more. |
| Transfer Fee | $4,000 or 5% of sale price, whichever is greater |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: NPR Auto Group, LLC, 2025 filing, page 17
Other fees as filed, from page 20. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures NextCar publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: NPR Auto Group, LLC, 2025 filing, page 55
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | NextCar | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | −14% / +9.1% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 14% / 18% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
How NextCar compares
Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Figure | NextCar | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $315K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.59M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $25K | $40K |
| Royalty | 4% | 6% |
| US locations | 29 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 (+2) | 16 | – | – |
| 2021 | 7 (+2) | 17 | – | – |
| 2022 | 11 (+4) | 17 | – | – |
| 2023 | 11 (0) | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 (+3) | 17 | +3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 (−2) | 17 | 0 | −2 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Over 6 years, from the start of 2020 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 3 to 12 (+9, +300%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: NPR Auto Group, LLC, 2025 filing, page 61
2020–2022: NPR Auto Group, LLC, 2024 filing, page 58
Where NextCar locations are
At the end of 2025, NextCar had locations in 7 states and territories. The most are in Maryland, Florida and Illinois.
- Maryland16
- Florida4
- Illinois2
- Montana2
- Ohio2
- Puerto Rico2
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Florida | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Illinois | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Montana | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| New York | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: NPR Auto Group, LLC, 2025 filing, page 62
Who owns NextCar?
NextCar franchises are sold by NPR Auto Group, LLC. It is a subsidiary of JJF Management Services, Inc.
From NPR Auto Group, LLC’s 2025 filing, page 7.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 13. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | Its former parent, Bundy American, which later merged into the franchisor, filed for Chapter 11 in July 2017. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: NPR Auto Group, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 13, bankruptcy on page 14
NextCar filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from NPR Auto Group, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued October 6, 2025; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | October 6, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | July 20, 2023 | NASAA depository | Locations, 2020–2022 |
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