Ziebart
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | automotive aftermarket |
| Founded | Detroit, Michigan (1959) |
| Founder(s) | Kurt Ziebart |
| Headquarters | Troy, Michigan, United States |
| Area served | Global |
| Key people | Thomas E. Wolfe, President and CEO |
| Services | rustproofing and automobile detailing |
| Revenue | $32.5 million (2004) |
| Employees | 90[1] |
| Website | http://www.ziebart.com/ |
Ziebart International Corporation is a company based in Troy, Michigan, and is the worldwide franchisor of the Ziebart brand of automotive aftermarket stores. Some of the services offered by Ziebart stores include rustproofing; automobile detailing; scratch, dent, and scuff repair; window tinting; and the installation of after-market accessories.[2]
[edit] History
Ziebart opened its first outlet in Detroit in 1959. Its first international location opened in Windsor, Ontario, Canada in 1962. As of 2009[update], there are approximately 400 locations in 40 countries worldwide.[3][4] On Monday, September 12, 2011, founder Kurt Ziebart, who inventing rustproofing for automobiles, died at his home in Williamsburg, Michigan, about 10 miles east of Traverse City in the northern Lower Peninsula.
[edit] External links
- Ziebart Franchise Opportunity Information at Entrepreneur.com
- Ziebart web site
- Ziebart Store in Puerto Rico
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Ziebart-International-Corporation-Company-History.html
- ^ http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Ziebart-International-Corporation-Company-History.html
- ^ http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Ziebart-International-Corporation-Company-History.html
- ^ http://www.ziebart.com/about.php?m=corporate
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