improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . february 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message maaco collision repair & auto painting type subsidiary founded 1972 founder anthony a. martino daniel i. rhode headquarters 440 s. church street charlotte north carolina products collision repair auto painting revenue 60.3 million 1 net income 13.5 million 1 parent driven brands website www.maaco.com maaco collision repair & auto painting is an american franchisor of auto painting and collision repair shops based in charlotte north carolina . it was founded in 1972 by anthony a. martino and daniel i. rhode . contents 1 history 2 advertising campaign 3 company details 4 references 5 external links history edit ten years before maaco s founding martino had launched aamco transmissions with partner robert morgan . he created both names by using the first letters from his name anthony a. martino . in 1967 with close to 500 stores in operation martino sold aamco to morgan . in 1972 martino opened a pilot auto painting center wilmington delaware . he chose the name maaco martino anthony a. and co. to instill confidence in potential franchisees who knew of aamco s success . citation needed the new company grew quickly with close to 200 franchises open in less than five years . in october 2008 driven brands of charlotte n.c. a holding company which owns meineke car care centers inc. as well as econo lube and other auto service related concerns purchased maaco outright from martino s family after his death in january 2008 . the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed . in 1993 a maaco franchise in framingham massachusetts won a painting contract for massachusetts state police cruisers which caused controversy after a boston newspaper reported that some of the maaco shops involved in the contract were owned wholly or partly by jane gnazzo the wife of jerold gnazzo the state s registrar of motor vehicles . 2 maaco franchising inc. has been cited numerous times by entrepreneur magazine as 1 in its category in the annual franchise 500 survey . citation needed advertising campaign edit through the 1980s and 1990s the company ran a television and radio ad campaign featuring the slogan uh oh better get maaco . 3 4 maaco was the sponsor of the maaco bowl las vegas from 2009 2012 at a reported 2 million a year . 5 company details edit a typical maaco center since 1972 maaco has repaired some 16.5 million vehicles . the company currently has 475 bodyshop locations across the united states and canada . maaco has trademarked the term north america s bodyshop . 6 the franchises provide auto paint and auto body repair services for over 500 000 vehicles a year more than any other paint and body repairer . citation needed . references edit a b hoover s maaco financial information financials . hoovers.com . retrieved 2010 03 25 . andrea estes and david armstrong june 16 1993 . registrar s wife owns 5 maaco stores . boston herald . boston mass . retrieved 25 march 2010 . maaco announces 10 millionth vehicle painted . theautochannel.com . 1997 03 20 . retrieved 2010 03 25 . philadelphia business a crash program for growth maaco chain seeks to reposition itself . philadelphia inquirer . may 22 1989 . pp . c01 . retrieved 25 march 2010 . upi 13871239768747 maaco new sponsor of las vegas bowl check url value help . upi . april 15 2009 . retrieved 25 march 2010 . us patent office trademark 77263657 . tess2.uspto.gov . retrieved 2010 03 25 . external links edit maaco official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title maaco & oldid 743597471 categories franchisescompanies established in 1972automotive repair shopscompanies based in philadelphiacompanies based in montgomery county pennsylvaniahidden categories pages with url errorswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from february 2012articles with a promotional tone from march 2010all articles with a promotional tonepages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from june 2008articles with unsourced statements from february 2012articles with unsourced statements from september 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view 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