In 1956, Nate Sherman opened the first Midas muffler repair shop in Macon, Georgia, with a vision of quality, service and a promise of for as long as you own your car. Since then, Midas has expanded to offer repair and maintenance services on shock absorbers, brakes, tires, batteries, radiators, and heating and cooling systems. [...]

Founded in 1978, Grease Monkey centers provide preventive maintenance that meets manufacturers’ recommendations for most makes and models of cars, with no appointment necessary. Since 1998, the company has offered a Monkey Shine program–a car wash adjacent to and in conjunction with the Grease Monkey Center.

In the 1970′s, full-service gas stations were rapidly being replaced by self-service ones. This left many consumers without a place for oil changes. Jiffy Lube was created to fill this gap, pioneering the fast-change oil industry in 1979 with the first drive-through service bay ever. The company began under Jim Hindman in 1979 as an [...]