Summit Auto Calibration franchise
2025 filing · May 29, 2025Shares sales figures
Summit Auto Calibration at a glance
A business calibrating vehicle cameras and sensors. At the end of 2024 there were 2 Summit Auto Calibration locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- SAC Franchise Co LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2025
- Franchisor based in
- New Haven, Indiana
- Typical size
- About 2,800 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $161K–$1.09M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $30,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 9%
- 9% of gross revenue, paid monthly, plus 1% to the brand fund
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of gross revenue, paid monthly; it can rise to 3%
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 2
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 2
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
From SAC Franchise Co LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Summit Auto Calibration among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Summit Auto Calibration | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $623,525 | Costs more than 72% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $30,000 | Lower than 72% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 9% | Higher than 94% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 2 | Fewer than 82% of franchises |
How much a Summit Auto Calibration franchise costs
Opening one Summit Auto Calibration costs an estimated $160,550 to $1,086,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: SAC Franchise Co LLC, 2025 filing, page 1
Summit Auto Calibration franchise fee
The franchise fee is $30,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: SAC Franchise Co LLC, 2025 filing, page 7
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 9% of gross revenue, paid monthly, plus 1% to the brand fund. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross revenue, paid monthly; it can rise to 3%. |
| Transfer Fee | 75% of the then- current initial |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: SAC Franchise Co LLC, 2025 filing, page 8
Other fees as filed, from page 8. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Summit Auto Calibration publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: SAC Franchise Co LLC, 2025 filing, page 29
How Summit Auto Calibration compares
Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Figure | Summit Auto Calibration | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $161K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.09M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $30K | $40K |
| Royalty | 9% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 2% |
| US locations | 2 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: SAC Franchise Co LLC, 2025 filing, page 31
Who owns Summit Auto Calibration?
Summit Auto Calibration franchises are sold by SAC Franchise Co LLC. It is a subsidiary of SAC Holding Co LLC.
From SAC Franchise Co LLC’s 2025 filing, page 6.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
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: SAC Franchise Co LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 7, bankruptcy on page 7
Summit Auto Calibration filings
The figures on this page come from SAC Franchise Co LLC’s 2025 filing, issued May 29, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | May 29, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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