Glo Tanning founder Onyi Odunukwe locked up every ShowCar territory in the Metroplex, the mobile detailing brand's largest single-market deal since it began franchising in 2024.
Fifty territories, one owner.
Onyi Odunukwe, founder and CEO of Glo Tanning, has acquired the exclusive rights to all 50 ShowCar franchise territories across Dallas-Fort Worth, the companies announced Oct. 27. It is the largest single-market commitment in ShowCar's history.
ShowCar, founded by Sebastian Wolfgram and franchising since 2024, sends mobile crews to wash, detail and protect cars at customers' homes and workplaces, backed by recurring memberships. Odunukwe, whose Glo Tanning network has more than 100 locations, said the draw was skipping storefront costs: "What attracted me to ShowCar was the opportunity to build something at scale without those same barriers."
No development schedule was announced, so for now these are territory rights, not open units.
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