Cheetah Clean Acquires Two Former Zips Car Wash Locations in Kentucky
June 13, 2025
Cheetah Clean Auto Wash has acquired two former Zips Car Wash locations in Bowling Green and Owensboro, Kentucky. The sites will be rebranded and modernized as part of Cheetah Clean's geographic expansion across Western and Southern Kentucky, bringing the company's footprint to 16 branded locations across Kentucky and Tennessee.
- Buyers
- Cheetah Clean Auto Wash (Cheetah Clean Holding Company, LLC)
- Targets
- Former Zips Car Wash location — 453 Campbell Lane, Bowling Green, KY 42101, Former Zips Car Wash location — 2915 Wimsatt Court, Owensboro, KY 42303
- Sellers
- Zips Car Wash
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Kentucky, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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