It would seem that already in Russia all the niches are occupied and it’s impossible to get anywhere without connections and acquaintances. Today we will tell you about this, because the economic scheme is the same everywhere, the main thing is to apply it correctly to a particular business. Our article will be useful for those audiences who just want to start their own business and for those who have already achieved something.

As a rule, people who start their own business have worked for the “owner” and want to start their own business. Be it vulcanization, car service, painting, body repair or anything else.

So, let's start from simple to complex:

1) The most important thing is, of course, to decide on the type of activity itself. With what exactly you want to do. Try not to waste your time on everything, but set a clear goal for yourself.

2) Means of communication. Of course, first you will need a phone number, namely a phone number for your business/business. Make out SIM card Always give yourself and your phone number and use it only for your business. This should not be your personal phone. If there is an opportunity to publish your number together with someone who already has their own business, then do it. To begin with, any such steps will only be a plus.

4) Premises or retail space. You definitely need a place where you will “create” your business. If you are going to rent a room, you can try your luck and bargain with the owner about the price. It is best to rent a room where someone has already worked. That is, you rent a room that people already know about. And the initial part of clients will definitely know about you. It is better not to speak badly about other services and car washes; this will only negatively affect your reputation. If the business is not your profile, then it is advisable to send clients to a new address. You will have two advantages: first, those who worked before you will happily exchange business cards with you, and second, clients will speak well of you and perhaps buy your product.

5) Psychology. Be as honest as possible with clients. If, say, you have a car service center, then do not try to trick customers into replacing unnecessary parts. Perhaps the person has recently changed something and this will be recorded in the service book. If you have a car wash or a taxi, then immediately say the amount so that the client knows what and how much it costs. For example, at a car wash you can blacken the wheels for free, and if you are taking someone in a taxi with heavy bags, then help them carry them to the entrance or home. Do and invent similar things yourself, because the client returns to where there is good service.

7) Documents: You must have the main package of documents in mandatory. This could be an individual entrepreneur, LLC or OJSC. As everyone knows and understands, it will not be possible to do them in perfect order and in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation. So solve all questions as they arise. The main thing is that there is no crime. We wish everyone a good start in any auto business!

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Smart tires that warn of wear

The Italian company Pirelli presented smart tires that can use a mobile application to warn the owner about the degree of wear. Small sensors built into the sidewalls of tires can collect data on mileage, temperature, pressure and wear. Information is collected for each wheel separately and then sent to the driver using the application. So far, such chips are built into two types of proprietary buses. In the US, the new product will be available in the summer of 2017, and in Europe and Russia it should appear no earlier than the end of the year.

Hotels in old buses

The owner of the Chinese amusement park Tai Tai Mountain Park came up with an unusual look for hotels by buying dozens of old buses at a cheap price and creating themed interiors in their interiors. Now in a number of his works you can find bus numbers with Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty and other famous cartoon characters.

Services for protection against tow trucks

In large cities of our country, Internet services and mobile applications have begun to operate to protect drivers of personal cars from tow trucks. Owners of illegally parked cars usually learn about the approach of a tow truck from former victims of towing, who themselves experienced all its consequences. It's no secret that in order to rescue your vehicle from imprisonment in a parking lot, sometimes it takes not only a lot of time and money, but also nerves.

Gasoline delivery using a mobile application

Gasoline delivery services are actively emerging in American cities. mobile applications. The client reports the location of the parked car, a convenient time for refueling and opens the gas tank flap, and the courier arrives and refuels the car. The idea turned out to be very popular - similar services began to be tested by entrepreneurs from Russia.

New York has a new system to combat drivers who violate parking rules. on their windshields a system called The Barnacle is attached, which cannot be removed without paying a fine. The system looks like a large book, which, when opened, is hung on the glass and completely blocks the driver’s view. When you try to rip it off yourself, the alarm immediately goes off. Therefore, the only reasonable option is to part with the money, pay a fine for the offense, receive an activation code and enter it through the keyboard built into the device.

Two Indian mother and daughter artists from Ahmedabad, Soundya Pandya Thakkar and Shakuntala Pandya, have come up with an unusual way to reduce the number of accidents on Indian roads. By painting a three-dimensional zebra crossing on the road in the form of concrete blocks, they were able to force drivers to slow down to the limit before a pedestrian crossing.

The TurnPoint Glove is a turn-by-turn navigation device for motorcyclists that was created to make following GPS safer. It resembles the rotating disk of an old telephone and is located in a special slot on the left glove. The device shows the motorcyclist the direction of the turn and the distance to it, synchronizing with the GPS navigator via Bluetooth LE. The advantage of the device is that it is quite easy to use, but at the same time it helps the driver not to be distracted by the navigator and not to peer at the diagrams, and also to avoid situations of “flying” past turns. In addition, gloves allow you to operate the system without removing your hands from the steering wheel. For example, touching your thumb and forefinger will indicate the distance to the next waypoint.

Kangaroo Collision Detectors

There are more than 20,000 road traffic accidents involving kangaroos in Australia every year. When this carcass weighing up to 60, and sometimes 80 kg, suddenly crosses the road at speeds of up to 60 km/h, any Australian driver is not laughing at all. In this regard, the Volvo automaker, which already had experience in creating radars that can detect animals such as elk, reindeer or cows, decided to add a kangaroo radar to the list.

Spherical tires

A company called Goodyear has developed tires for the cars of the future that can rotate 360 ​​degrees. Spherical tires called Eagle are the same as regular ball bearings or wheels in a computer mouse. Moreover, such balls are not attached to the body, simply hanging in the air due to magnetic levitation.

Canadian clothing brand Lululemon Athletica decided to help Londoners find peace of mind by adapting a double-decker bus for meditation. The interior of the bus was transformed into an oasis of calm and scented with cinnamon, lavender and jasmine. Passengers are also offered light snacks from the Neat Nutrition brand. It was possible to use the bus services for several days in January 2017. The event was timed to coincide with the opening of the flagship clothing store on Regent Street.

Car roof tent

The IKamper company specializes in tents that are installed on the roofs of cars. The head of the company was inspired by the novel by American writer Jack Kerouac “On the Road” and childhood dreams of a tree house. However, the “houses” he created are much better - they can be taken to any place where the road allows, and installed in 1-2 minutes.

At a high-tech exhibition in China, a bus was presented that can move above traffic and accommodate up to 1,400 passengers. The design of the vehicle is a tunnel about 3 meters high. Moving on rails installed along the roadsides, the new kind public transport allows two lanes of cars to pass underneath.

L’Oreal came up with an original campaign to advertise the FlowerbombSurprise perfume fragrance from Victor & Rolf, creating a branded flower taxi. The design of the taxi body completely replicates the bottle of branded perfume, and the interior is decorated with pink suede upholstery and more than 1000 colors.

Modular driverless trucks

In 2017, the first modular self-driving electric trucks will appear in the UK, which can be built in just 4 hours. They will run on electricity. In this case, the basic battery charge is enough for 160 km of driving. According to company representatives, it was decided to make the trucks as “affordable, elegant, quiet, clean and safe” as possible, and their use will help reduce costs for logistics operators by at least half.

Glowing discs come in two types: with LED backlighting and painted with paint that contains a phosphor. There are several options for implementing a business idea - you can sell paint, LEDs, LED strips, caps and other goods (you can, for example, create your own wide-ranging online store for auto lighting), or you can also provide painting and installation services for LEDs. The cost of rim painting services varies from 4 to 12 thousand rubles. and will depend on the brand of the car, the number of paints, the complexity of the work and your reputation.

Not every company can afford construction equipment, for example a car for the auto business; it is more profitable to rent it. A dispatch service for ordering construction equipment is an analogue of a passenger taxi service, only in the special equipment segment. The business is an intermediary between customers and owners: the former can quickly find and use rental services, and the latter receive additional income from the use of equipment. To open such a control room, you will need to invest in the creation or purchase of software and the development of a mobile application. In the future, a phone and Internet access will be enough.

Upgrading a car can be not only external, but also internal. Services for sewing covers and reupholstering car interiors are in great demand. Our clients include both owners of old cars and owners of premium cars. Such a garage business is profitable due to the fragmentation of services (sewing seats, armrests, doors, steering wheels, installation of inserts, embroidery, engraving, etc.) and the use of different materials (velor, leather, Alcantara, flock, vinyl, carpet). In a word, from one customer you can earn 1 thousand rubles, 50 thousand and even 200 thousand.

Truck car wash is a specialized business designed for buses, trucks and vans. It is difficult to clean a truck of dirt without special washing equipment, so this service will always have customers. Truck washes are located in industrial areas, along highways and near parking lots. You can equip a sink by installing an automatic complex, which will cost 3-6 million rubles, or by purchasing a manual complex for about 300 thousand rubles. High start-up costs are compensated by significant income - 20 cars per day can generate daily revenue of 35-50 thousand rubles.

Services for auto selection of used cars can be called a trend in the auto services market. In general, there are three main business formats - large federal companies that are leaders in the industry, single professionals and non-professionals who combine this auto business with a related business. Of course, you cannot do without certain knowledge and experience in the auto industry, but the most attractive side of the issue is the financial one. To start and purchase necessary equipment an auto picker will need about 100 thousand rubles, while in a month, working alone, you can earn about 100-150 thousand rubles. More information about this auto business -

An interesting and not fully explored idea of ​​the auto business is the sale of auto parts for trucks for business. Same as quantity passenger cars, the number of trucks is growing, and the need for spare parts is growing, both original and replicas. The peculiarity of this business is that to create a store you will need big investment(from 2 million rubles), solid experience in this field, as well as increased attention to marketing and promotion.

For an auto business producing car stickers, you need little: the ability to work in graphic editors, a large-format printer and consumables in the form of film. The process of applying stickers is quite simple, so a business can be built on the creation and sale of stickers, bringing your online store to the top of the search engine.

Car trailers can become a profitable car business if you try to offer the market either a very cheap or exclusive alternative. Creative thinking here is worth learning from manufacturers from abroad, where universal camping trailers regularly appear that can be used both for their intended purpose and as a summer gazebo, kitchen or bedroom. Interesting idea- equip such a trailer using a modular system, turning the trailer into a transformer.

The car vinyl styling service involves applying special coatings to bumpers, bodywork, glass and optics. The result is an attractive car design and additional protection from chips, scratches and weather conditions. By wrapping a small car like Daewoo Matiz you can earn 20-30 thousand rubles, large cars like the BMW X5 crossover - 60-90 thousand rubles.

Cars for business in passenger transportation in the minibus format, although they have already experienced the peak of their popularity, still remain in demand in some cities. You can start your own car business even without owning your own car. One route can earn from 60 to 150 thousand rubles. per month with a turnover of 100 to 250 thousand rubles.

You can and should always make money from a good sense of humor. A great option for this is selling creative wipers. These can be presidents waving their arms, cats wagging their tails, traffic cops with batons, grandmothers with brooms and other funny images. To begin with, it is quite possible to start selling from groups on social networks.

This option for the auto business involves opening a specialized car painting salon, including pre-cleaning, priming, sanding, selection and application of paint, varnish and polishing of the painted surface. To open a full-fledged service, you will need about 2 million rubles. It will be able to bring in more than 150 thousand rubles. per month.

According to police data, the detection rate of thefts in Russia is about 30%. Therefore, owners who do not want to install an alarm on their car are an overwhelming minority. To open an alarm installation service, 530 thousand rubles may be enough. and a staff of 4 people. Such a service will be able to bring in more than 90 thousand rubles per month. net profit.

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Even in the auto business, there was a place for a women's niche - a women's taxi service. Women's taxis are traditionally painted pink, and their drivers and passengers are exclusively representatives of the fairer sex. The downside of this idea is that the profitability is not very high - after all, this service is inferior to ordinary taxis in terms of the number of transportations, forcing clients to greatly overpay for insufficient turnover. Women's taxis are especially in demand in those regions where there are problems with women's rights.

Car hostels are unusual roadside hotels where visitors can drive directly to their personal car and spend the night in a cozy garage room next to their car. In fact, car hostels are the same hotels with gates instead of doors, which are created so as not to separate car owners from their vehicles.

Airbrushing is a fashionable area of ​​car restyling that can bring excellent profits to a novice entrepreneur. You can open an airbrush studio even alone and in your own garage. And 150 thousand rubles is enough for everything you need. Your own small airbrush studio can bring in more than 70 thousand rubles per month.

If you have a presentable white premium car or a car in retro style, this is a great opportunity to make money by renting your car for weddings and other celebrations. You can earn 1-2 thousand rubles from rent. per hour, and make additional profit from renting decorations for a car. All that is required is to find a good and inexpensive advertising platform so that the client can find you.

An off-road taxi is an excellent auto business option for resort and tourist cities, where there is an increased demand for transportation to difficult-to-pass places. In essence, an off-road taxi is the same auto tour through beautiful natural areas with the pick-up and drop-off of tourists. The difference from excursions is that an off-road taxi does not require a guide.

The services of detailing centers and detailing studios that provide comprehensive car care services are becoming increasingly popular among car enthusiasts. This can be simultaneously a car wash, car body care, interior dry cleaning, and the application of innovative protective coatings to the body. Detailing studios can earn good money even from one order, and the target clients of detailing studios are men over 30 years old with an above-average income. You can read more about opening detailing in this article.

Old decommissioned buses can be used as unique hotels. Moreover, you can get down to business on a grand scale, as one Chinese entrepreneur did, purchasing several dozen old buses on the cheap and creating themed houses with the design of famous cartoons. The idea may be of interest to owners of suburban areas and recreation centers.

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In America, a type of auto business called meditation buses began to appear. Its essence is that the bus interior turns into an oasis of calm - with soundproofing, incense, rugs and pillows for meditation and yoga. Such buses are parked in large cities, where residents are most often exposed to stress. Money is taken for meditation sessions with an instructor.

You can open a small auto business by selling car perfumes: pendant fragrances, sprays, panel fragrances and deflectors. For such a business, a few will be enough square meters in some passable place, preferably in a shopping center. In addition to a wide range of car perfumes (from economy class to premium), it is necessary to include other little things in the sale: steering wheel covers, polishes, rags, license covers, key rings, etc.

The essence of mobile tire fitting is the on-site services of mechanics who repair tires and wheels at the client’s site, carry out seasonal tire changes, and remove tire locks. The peculiarity of the auto business is that you need to work around the clock, quickly responding to calls. IN Additional services may include the delivery of gasoline, starting the engine when the battery is dead, unlocking the alarm and other emergency assistance.

There are more and more cars, but not every motorist can afford to store their vehicle in a garage or in a covered place. Dust, dirt, leaves and tree buds, bird droppings, snow, rain and sun - all this forces owners to think about buying protective awnings, which can cost from 1 to 25 thousand rubles. For such an auto business, a well-promoted one-page website is quite enough.

In large cities there is one significant drawback - the lack of public toilets. Especially for this, there are bus toilets equipped with the latest plumbing technology. The services of toilet buses are especially in demand during major events and public holidays. As a rule, the main obstacle to this auto business is the huge cost of buses - it’s easier to purchase a whole regiment of dry closets.

The production of antifreeze windshield washer fluid can be a very profitable endeavor, since during cold weather “antifreeze” is purchased in large quantities. The level of profit in this area can turn anyone’s head, but not everything is so simple: the production of methanol “anti-freeze” is prohibited, and law enforcement agencies regularly conduct raids to close illegal workshops. An “anti-freeze” that is approved for its quality is expensive, and at the same time it is less effective.

The culture of restoring discontinued iconic cars in our country is gradually growing, so there is a demand for spare parts for retro cars. Due to the shortage, they can be sold at a very high price. Parts can be of three types: original, new and refurbished. The idea of ​​a profitable auto business is to buy rare spare parts from former owners or those who have dug deep in their garage, bringing them to perfection and then reselling them.

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This is an excellent auto business option with small investments, which is suitable for one person. You can start in it with 700-800 thousand rubles, which you can earn back within 10-12 months. In fact, the key question in the auto business is not what kind of coffee to sell, but “Where to stand?” The mobile coffee shop business relies entirely on impulse demand.

To provide extreme driving services, you will at least need your own car, and you can offer your service through driving schools that want to expand their profile. Extreme driving courses can include both emergency driving and very specialized services such as pursuit techniques, maneuvering during shelling or attack, and so on. For an hour-long extreme driving lesson you can earn from 1 to 3 thousand rubles per hour, and sometimes even more.

More and more people want their garage to look stylish and comfortable, and therefore this type of auto business has emerged as the sale of garage furniture. Through an online store you can sell garage shelving, tool carts, wardrobes, containers and all kinds of accessories, the main thing is to properly analyze the demand.

Chinese entrepreneur Fen Xiaoming once came up with the idea of ​​installing karaoke in a taxi, after which his business immediately took off. It allows you to earn much more on one trip than a regular taxi. In Russia, followers of Xiaoming earn 2-3 thousand rubles from karaoke taxis. per hour, at the same time offering color music, drums and tambourines.

The school bus business has always been developed in the West, but is rare in Russia. There are three conditions that must meet for a startup to open: the distance of the educational institution from the places where the children live, wealthy parents who are willing to pay well for the safety of their children, as well as the willingness of local authorities and schools to accommodate the entrepreneur. It is not surprising that minibuses are becoming a more tempting direction for the auto business. And you can buy a minibus for transporting children based on the Gazelle Next for 1.7 million rubles.

You can open your own niche auto business in the auto industry by selling children's car seats. You can sell them in the format of an online store or through a retail outlet. The second option is attractive because buyers have the opportunity to try on a seat for their child. The location of the store does not play a big role: potential buyers find information about car seats on the Internet. The main thing is to offer the client a variety of products and conduct professional consultation before purchasing.

Car tents are a whole business segment with a fairly wide offer and choice of manufacturers. Tents can be installed on the roof of a car or on the side, be soft or with hard floors and a roof. There are even special hammocks on the roofs for those who like to look at the starry sky. Considering that the number of independent tourists is constantly growing, the auto business selling such tents has good prospects.

Tracked vehicles and bulldozers can be used in an unusual way: by providing equipment for rent to those who want to test themselves and have fun like an adult. This is a great idea for extreme parks who want to expand their specialization and equipment owners who want to increase profits from its use. You can also arrange an attraction by rolling people in an excavator bucket.

The ice cream van is nostalgic for Americans, but for Russia it is a new and unoccupied niche. To delight children with delicious and unusual ice cream, the car is equipped with refrigerators and a freezer. This auto business is more suitable for romantics with their own van than for individuals who are only interested in money. The disadvantage is simple - it is much cheaper to install several ice cream carts around the city than to spend money on buying and equipping a van.

In a big city, a mobile car wash may be a popular service. On-site washing can be carried out wet or dry. The concept is attractive both to car owners, since it saves time, and to entrepreneurs, since an on-site car wash requires minimal costs. You can open your own business providing mobile car wash services if you have 200-300 thousand rubles, most of which will be spent on equipment and detergents.

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💡 Why is the auto business popular?

Since their introduction more than 100 years ago, cars have become an integral part of our daily lives. Motorization has become a significant catalyst for the development of the global economy. The auto business is rightfully popular because it:

• understandable, for example, the benefits of high-quality and fast delivery of food products to a convenience store are clear to the owner.
• in demand, since all currently existing businesses have a need for transport.
• is of a widespread nature, many cars driving on the roads of the country and the world require regular maintenance, washing, and refueling.
• interesting, exists large quantity people who love cars and want to connect their professional activities with them. For example, auto mechanics, car dealership salespeople and many others

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Features of the auto business in Russian conditions. Automotive business areas. Required investment. Business from scratch and with minimal initial costs.

In 2009, the number of vehicles on the planet exceeded one billion. Since then, every year the world produces slightly less than 100 million vehicles, about 80% of which are passenger cars. As of January 1, 2019, 51.8 million cars were traveling on Russian roads alone. And this entire huge fleet of vehicles must be located somewhere, supplied with fuel, repaired and maintained. Therefore, the auto business employs many millions of people from the most various professions. And the work here is increasing, since by 2050 the number of passenger cars alone in the world is expected to double and reach 2.4 billion units. Thus, the auto business is one of the most developing areas entrepreneurial activity. In the foreseeable future, this trend will continue.

Nuances of the development of the Russian auto business

The main features of the auto business in Russian conditions include:

• the opportunity to start a business from scratch with minimal initial capital;
• stable expansion of the vehicle fleet;
• almost universal distribution of motor vehicles across the vast territory of Russia;
• the constant emergence of new areas of application for the automotive business and the expansion of capabilities of its existing industries.

Thus, unlike many other types of business activities, the majority of the population needs the services of the auto business. It can be developed almost anywhere. At the same time, as in any other type of entrepreneurship, being in the auto business requires the presence of:

• basic economic knowledge;
• narrow professional knowledge;
• at least small initial funds;
• entrepreneurial savvy.

Automotive business areas: business ideas for beginners

If the positive answer to the question about the prospects of working in the auto business is beyond doubt, then to the question about choosing a direction of entrepreneurial activity there are many far from unambiguous answers. At the same time, narrower currents or branches can be identified in each direction.

The main sectors of the auto business are:

• production of motor vehicles and automobile parts;
• car repair;
• sale of cars and spare parts.

These are the three pillars on which the entire automobile business rests. However, in the case of a business from scratch and without large initial investment Of course, you shouldn’t dream about assembling cars or dealership sales of cars.

Traditional areas of the auto business from scratch

For a business from scratch, the most common areas of activity are:

• sale of auto parts;
• car repair;
• tire installation;
• car wash;
• cargo transportation;
• Passenger Transportation;
• renting out cars.

Sale of auto parts

Selling spare parts in the auto business is undoubtedly the most popular and accessible type of activity.

A novice businessman faces two main trading trends:

• sales of a wide range of spare parts for most popular car models;
• trade in spare parts for a narrow range of models.

Multi-brand sales of spare parts are suitable when there are no competitors nearby and the car market is not yet overflowing with goods. This situation occurs in small towns.

In larger settlements, there are usually powerful auto stores, and it is simply pointless to compete with them across the entire line of auto parts. Here, the first place is trade in branded goods, for example, spare parts for Audi, Ford or Lada cars.

When choosing to trade spare parts for cars of a certain brand, a novice businessman needs to have a clear plan for the supply of spare parts, guaranteeing their range, constant availability in the supplier’s warehouse and optimal level prices It is also necessary to coordinate your choice with the size of the initial funds. For example, if the initial capital is small, then it is better to trade spare parts for cheaper models such as Lada or Daewoo.

In large cities, it makes sense to specialize trade for a certain brand of car

To legalize the trade in spare parts, it is necessary to carry out state registration your business by creating an individual entrepreneur or LLC.

An important point is the choice of premises for future trade. Location point of sale for the sale of auto parts does not have to be confined to the central part of the locality. This could also be a residential area of ​​the city. The main thing is that you can get to the store and park conveniently.

When starting a business from scratch, quite often the owner of a spare parts store is the only seller. With this option, the owner-seller must have at least basic knowledge about the goods he sells. Clients will very quickly see through the amateur, and it will be possible to give up on trading.

The best option is to hire a car repairman as a seller. There is no need to waste time searching for it, since often from the right choice The entire future success of the outlet depends.

The main focus at first should be on the initial filling of the warehouse, as well as the purchase and installation of retail and cash register equipment.

Special racks and shelves designed for heavy weight are purchased for an auto parts store.

Trade equipment includes:

• Special racks designed for the sale of spare parts, which are often heavy.
• Counters serving both for displaying goods and exposing them. They must also be strong and equipped with metal frames.
• Glass display cases designed to display small parts. It is advisable to equip them with convenient locks to prevent theft.

Cash register equipment is represented by a cash register and the cash register itself.

In most cases, it is necessary to purchase an online cash register. Even if the store does not provide for the sale of motor oil, which is an excisable product, the deadline for the mandatory implementation of an online cash register is still July 1, 2019, and this date is already approaching. The online cash register is selected depending on the nature of sales (field sales, stationary store or online store) and the range of goods.

Even if the initial capital is small, experts advise purchasing universal cash register equipment for all types of trade.

To purchase a CCP, it is best to contact specialized companies that will help install the equipment, connect necessary programs, conclude an agreement with the OFD and register the online cash register with the tax office.

The initial filling of the warehouse must be approached very carefully, strictly following the chosen specifics of the store. The following main groups of auto parts are distinguished:

• oils and auto chemicals;
• engine;
• braking equipment;
• pendants;
• exhaust systems;
• electrical equipment;
• wheels, tires, rims;
• body parts.

To purchase spare parts, you need to find official suppliers and conclude contracts with them. Purchasing goods from dubious sellers can lead to the closure of the store.

Approximate start-up costs for opening a brick-and-mortar auto parts store are (in thousands of US dollars):

• renovation of store premises - 3;
• purchase of equipment - 5;
• warehouse filling - 30;
• paperwork and initial advertising and organizational activities - 2;
• monthly expenses (rent, salary, telephone, internet, taxes, current advertising) - 1.2.

If we accept average bill$20, and the average daily number of clients is 10, then the monthly revenue will be: ((20×10)×30) = 6 thousand dollars. With a markup of 50%, the monthly profit will be $3 thousand. If you subtract monthly expenses from here (1.2 thousand), then you are left with a net profit of 1.8 thousand dollars. Thus, the starting capital will pay off in 22.2 months (40:1.8).

Car repair

Along with the sale of spare parts, car repair is a traditional and at the same time very popular and promising type of auto business for beginners.

Depending on the size of the initial capital, one of two options for opening a car repair shop is selected:

• Repair in the garage. With this option, rental costs are absent (if the garage is your own) or minimal. The downside is the small area of ​​the room.
• Rent or purchase of special premises for a car service. With this option, you can choose a spacious room with all communications and good location. The downside is the rent, dependence on the tenant and high utility costs.

In any case, you must purchase equipment before starting work. Its main and most expensive part is the lift. The focus on one inspection hole has long been outdated. Prices for new lifts start from 120 thousand rubles.

Having a lift and a set of tools, you can start with the simplest Maintenance: oil changes, brake pads and filters. As development progresses, a transition to more complex types of work occurs:

• chassis repair;
• repair of front and rear suspension;
• restoration of the steering device;
• correction of brake systems;
• repair of electrical equipment.

Proper organization of a car repair shop, high-quality equipment and good craftsmen guarantee successful promotion business.

The average composition of the initial costs for opening a car repair shop is as follows (in thousands of rubles):

• registration of permits - 20;
• purchase of equipment - 1000;
• advertising events and other overhead costs - 30;
• premises rental 150;
• monthly salary - 200.

Total initial expenses: 1.4 million rubles.

According to expert data, with such costs, the monthly profit will be about 50 thousand rubles. Then the starting capital will pay off within 2–3 years.

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New ideas in the auto business

In modern life, along with traditional and familiar ways of making money, for example, creating a spare parts store or a repair shop, new or relatively unusual directions for the development of the auto business are emerging.

Among them are the following types activities:

• clearing snow from cars;
• minibus;
• drive-thru car wash;
• bus-toilet;
• meditation bus;
• taxi for women;
• psychological taxi;
• flower taxi;
• renting out a car;
• car sharing.

Snow removal

Rescuing a car from snowdrifts is an original way to make money in the Russian winter. IN Lately this type of service has become very popular in large cities, especially in Moscow and St. Petersburg. With this method of earning money, you don’t even need any start-up capital. Unless you need to spend money on advertisements. All you need is health, time and a wide shovel. Simultaneously with snow removal, you can offer to clear the parking area and recharge the battery. Judging by the prices in the capital, services for digging out one car cost 1000–2000 rubles, and in case of an urgent call - up to 5 thousand rubles.

To provide this type of service, you do not need to create an individual entrepreneur or LLC; it is enough to register with the tax office as a self-employed person.

But if you turn this from a side hustle into a serious business, then you need to buy a snow blower. A small machine for clearing snow will cost 20–40 thousand rubles. Also included in the initial costs:

• crowbars, shovels, scrapers;
• folding ladder for roof cleaning;
• workwear;
• special signs warning of danger;
• small truck for removing snow.

To clear snow from small areas, it is enough to purchase a compact snow blower

The price of a truck can be up to 350 thousand rubles, so it can be replaced with a trailer costing up to 30 thousand rubles. Then the total initial costs will be about 60 thousand rubles.

Income from snow removal and removal depends on local conditions. From the practice of similar services, the cost of operating a loader is about 3 thousand rubles, and removing one snow truck is 4 thousand rubles.

Thus, in a month you can earn at least 168 thousand rubles. (24x7). The starting capital pays off in about half a month.

Considering the duration of winter is 3-4 months, after it ends you can switch to garbage collection.

To legitimize a business, it is enough to register as an individual entrepreneur under the simplified taxation system (OKVED 81.29.2 - Street sweeping and snow removal).

Minibus taxi, in fact, cannot be considered a new type of activity; its peak is already behind us. In some large cities, for traffic safety reasons minibuses are generally prohibited. However, in most settlements There is no alternative to this type of transport yet.

In most regions of Russia, minibuses are the main mode of transport traveling between small settlements

Therefore, this business is quite promising. To open it, it is enough to have your own minibus for transporting passengers and a license, as well as to enter into a public agreement for a specific route (since 2013, all minibuses are equal to public transport, and therefore such work is prohibited without a legal route). Since that time, two types of minibuses have been distinguished:

• taxis that carry out transportation along the route with stops in strictly designated places;
• cars that go along a specific route, but can stop at the request of passengers in any place not prohibited by traffic rules.

The starting investment for route passenger transportation is 650 thousand rubles. With monthly revenue of about 100–250 thousand rubles. net profit reaches 60–150 thousand rubles. Thus, the average payback period is approximately 10–12 months.

Mobile car wash

If a stationary car wash is a traditional type of service, then its mobile variety can be classified as know-how. Mobile car wash services are usually used in large cities. The clients are people of middle and high incomes, since a mobile car wash is more expensive than a stationary one.

To enter this business (if you have your own or rented car), the starting capital is about 300 thousand rubles. Most of the start-up costs go towards purchasing raw materials and equipment.

In Russia, the mobile car wash business is developing successfully

During the service process using an on-site car wash, a special mobile application can be used that is installed on clients’ smartphones.

Recently, to use a mobile car wash, it has been profitable to buy a franchise that will allow you to:

• purchase the necessary materials;
• receive advertising support, constant consultations from experienced specialists;
• conduct training for cleaning workers;
• find a regular clientele.

The franchise cost is 239 thousand rubles. Another about 50 thousand rubles will need to be paid for business registration, advertising and warehouse rental.

Experts have calculated that in a city with a population of about 300 thousand people, the daily number of cars using the services of mobile car washes is 300. With an average check of 500 rubles. monthly net profit will be about 900 thousand rubles. The payback period for the starting capital is less than a month.

The use of cars as mobile toilets in large cities can become quite profitable business. Bus toilets have been in use in Europe for a long time.

For example, a Belgian project is famous, where in a box attached to a car there are two booths, one of which is a waiting room, and the other is the toilet itself. The cost of such a structure is about 6 thousand euros. There is also domestic know-how, where Oka has been converted into a mobile toilet.

The Russian Toilet Association is developing mobile toilets in Russia.

A toilet bus in large cities can bring considerable profit

Mobile toilets are very convenient to use in traffic jams, on mass events or, for example, when calling for picnics and corporate events in nature.

The bus, adapted for meditation, was first used in London in 2015. Canadian clothing company Lululemon Athletica has undertaken to help Londoners gain peace of mind. In a double-decker bus, Canadian inventors created a corner for meditation and yoga, providing it with rugs, pillows and incense.

In the meditation bus, an instructor conducts meditation and yoga sessions while driving

This experience was later used in several American cities. On buses, special instructors conduct meditation and yoga sessions for a fee to relieve stress.

It is planned to introduce such buses in Russian cities.

Taxi for women

In Russia, women driving taxis can be seen quite often, but taxis serving only women do not yet exist. But very soon such a taxi will appear in Chechnya. Grozny Inform reports this. The curator of the project to create a special women's taxi is the Sheikh Zayed Arab Foundation. They believe that a taxi with a woman behind the wheel, carrying only women, will contribute to the observance of religious norms and traditions.

They think about the same thing in India, where pink auto-rickshaws appeared on the streets of the city of Surat, the drivers of which are exclusively women, also dressed in pink clothes. The motto of this phenomenon was the slogan “Women for women.”

In Russia, problems with women's rights formally do not exist. However, female taxis can take root in large cities as exotic transport or to minimize the risk of rude treatment from taxi drivers. Of course, women's taxi services should be paid at a higher level than regular taxis.

Recently, a whole taxi fleet of cars has been successfully operating in Moscow, transporting only women and with women at the wheel.

Recently, female taxis have appeared in Moscow

This new type of business was first tried by the German Friedrich Grenzer. Having trained as a psychologist, he decided to apply a new method of psychoanalysis. Soon he began to lack clients in his small town. Therefore, Friedrich bought a used van and began to travel around the country, turning the inside of the car into a psychoanalyst’s office.

The German's idea was picked up in Sweden. There you can call a psychological taxi, the crew of which includes a driver and a psychologist. Moreover, money is taken from the client only for travel, and the services of a psychologist are provided free of charge during the trip.

In a psychological taxi, during the trip, the passenger solves his problems with a psychologist

Gradually, this psychological taxi became very popular. Clients began to order a car for increasingly longer distances in order to have time to discuss as many problems as possible with a psychologist.

There is no psychological taxi in Russia yet, but it may well appear in the near future in Moscow and other large cities. In order to start this business, you will need:

• market research;
• conduct an advertising campaign;
• buy or rent a car;
• hire a driver and a psychologist.

A flower taxi as a business idea can be approached from at least two sides:

• using a taxi for courier delivery colors;
• use of taxis for advertising, for example, perfumes.

Taxi delivery of fresh flowers is already used in Belarus. For example, in Vitebsk there is an agency where you can order bouquets, as well as indoor flowers in pots, soil for replanting, fertilizers and other goods related to the “flower mood”. They are instantly delivered by a special “flower” taxi.

The taxi interior is decorated with thousands of flowers

Taxis can also be used for advertising purposes. For example, to advertise a new perfume, L’Oreal used an unusual taxi. Its body was painted with flowers, and the interior was decorated with pink upholstery and more than 1 thousand flowers. This taxi has been traveling the UK roads for some time, carrying influential bloggers and fashion journalists.

Car rental

Car rental abroad has long ceased to be new business idea. In Russia it is still in the development stage. Although even now the rental of cars increases by 19% every year, and its total cash turnover is about $2.5 million monthly.

In order to start this business seriously, you need to:

• have 8–11 cars for rent;
• obtain insurance for all cars;
• rent a parking lot or garage space;
• conduct an advertising campaign.

When entering this business, you need to select a segment of cars to rent out. If you focus on inexpensive domestic cars, then the maximum rental price will be up to $30 for 24 hours. While an hourly rental of an expensive limousine will cost the client $60.

Car rental is conquering the Russian market

A type of car rental is leasing. In this case, the customer makes an initial payment of about 30% of the cost of the car and immediately begins to use it, paying monthly interest on the remaining amount. After paying the entire cost of the car, the client becomes its owner. The leasing period usually does not exceed 25 months.

Car sharing

Car sharing can also be considered as a type of car rental. Only here it takes place short term rental. In car sharing, cars for rent are located throughout the city and are rented out through a mobile application, where available cars are indicated on the city map. In some Russian cities, for example, Moscow, car sharing is developing very successfully. In the capital, in general, it is already close to complete saturation of the market.

In Moscow, 13 companies with a total fleet of more than 4.5 thousand cars are currently engaged in car sharing.

To achieve optimal profit, the fleet of cars rented through car sharing must be very extensive and amount to hundreds of cars.

There are currently 13 car sharing companies operating in Moscow

The cost of car sharing varies depending on the car model, ranging from 8 to 20 rubles per minute of driving and about 2 rubles per minute of parking.

Auto business in garage

Automotive business in a garage is one of the most accessible types of entrepreneurial activity. Usually, when talking about the garage business, they mean repairing passenger cars. Indeed, more than 90% of novice businessmen use their garage as a car repair shop. Car repair has always been and remains a relevant business. Moreover, not only a professional, but even an experienced car enthusiast can do it. The initial investment in such a business is usually small. To formalize it, it is also enough to register as an individual entrepreneur. Study minor repairs machines can be used without the use cash register.

You can do car repairs in your own garage

However, the garage business is not limited to car repairs. There are many more entrepreneurial ideas that can be developed on this platform, for example:

• airbrush studio;
• production of stickers for cars;
• production of interior covers;
• production of tent coverings for cars;
• painting wheels;
• installation of car alarms, radio and television equipment.

Airbrush studio

Recently, airbrushing has become a very fashionable area of ​​car restyling. Airbrushing is a method of applying images to a surface with liquid and powder dyes using an airbrush.

Actually, airbrushing is used not only for cars, but also wherever there are clean surfaces, including on the walls of cafes, restaurants, covers of smartphones, laptops, etc. But we are interested in automobile airbrushing, for which you can use your own or rented garage.

Application of airbrushing images emphasizes the advantages of the car

Applying airbrush images to a car has the following purposes:

• emphasize the individuality of the car and enhance its protection against theft;
• increase the cost of a car after airbrushing;
• highlight the attractive aspects of the car;
• hide dents and damage;
• enhance surface wear resistance.

The first concern when opening a garage studio is finding an airbrush artist. The best option would be if the businessman himself is such a professional.

The next task is to buy an airbrush with a nozzle with a diameter of 0.3 or 0.5 mm. The Chinese version costs from 500 to 3 thousand rubles, but it is better to buy good device, which will cost 10–15 thousand rubles.

You will also need the following list of necessary equipment and materials:

• compressor with receiver 2–10 thousand rubles;
• pressure regulator with reducer - up to 2 thousand rubles;
• hoses, holders, respirator, brushes, knives and other tools;
• paints, thinners, varnishes - 30–40 thousand rubles.

In total, at the start you will need about 150 thousand rubles.

The best way to register an airbrush workshop is to register an individual entrepreneur on the basis of the simplified tax system (simplified taxation system).

When starting to work with airbrushing, you need to understand that the future quality of the work is usually judged by the first orders. Moreover, airbrush services are not cheap. The average price list for these works is as follows (in thousand rubles):

• car door or fender - from 17;
• hood - from 25;
• spare wheel - from 15;
• motorcycle helmet - from 12.

It should be understood that a significant part of the costs falls on the purchase of paints, the quality of which cannot be neglected.

From work experience, the net monthly profit of the studio project will be 50–70 thousand rubles. Thus, the initial costs will be recouped in less than six months.

Making stickers

The production of car stickers is one of the fastest growing areas of business. And you can also start it in the garage. Car stickers, just like airbrushing, add individuality to a car, highlight beautiful details and hide damage.

The business of manufacturing and applying stickers is low-cost and highly profitable. Advertising plays a very important role here. Therefore, they often use the services of an online store to sell stickers.

To begin work, you need to purchase the following set of equipment and materials:

• personal computer with a set of graphic design programs;
• wide-format plotter with a set of special needles;
• Printer;
• materials for making stickers (films - matte and glossy, stained glass, reflective, waterproof, transparent and light-absorbing).

No special specialists are required to make regular stickers. Web design professionals are needed to produce stickers based on the client's design. Specialists are also required to create an online store.

Making stickers is very profitable view auto business

In total, initial costs, provided you have your own garage, will range from 100 thousand rubles, including:

• purchase of a PC, printer and special programs - about 50 thousand rubles;
• purchase of a wide-format printer with a set of needles - 30 thousand rubles;
• monthly purchases of costly materials - 15 thousand rubles;
• advertising and promotion on the Internet - monthly about 10 thousand rubles.

In Russia, market prices for stickers start from 300 rubles (and for large stickers - from 1 thousand rubles).

You can earn 20-30 thousand rubles by wrapping a car like Daewoo with vinyl film, and average cars, such as BMW or FORD, will cost 60-90 thousand rubles.

From practice, a garage workshop for making stickers can bring in about 100 thousand rubles in a month, which guarantees a return on the initial investment within 1–2 months.

Production of car covers

Spending many hours behind the wheel, drivers would like to have maximum comfort in their car. The business idea for producing stylish, practical and not very expensive custom-made cases is based on this desire.

Custom seat covers are beautiful, original and durable

It is quite possible to equip a garage for such a workshop. There are two main types of car covers:

• protective - for their manufacture, moisture-resistant and well-permeable materials are used;
• decorative - here we need materials that have a beautiful appearance, density and wear resistance.

Nowadays, a good assortment of standard car covers can be seen in car stores. Therefore, to attract customers, non-standard materials are needed, as well as color and design that takes into account the individual tastes of customers.

It is best to hire a professional cutter who knows how to work with patterns to make covers. Then just the pattern of one product will cost 10 thousand rubles.

You can also buy ready-made templates. However, obtaining them for certain models is a challenge. You can also make patterns yourself. This is the most budget option, but does not guarantee success.

In addition to the patterns, you will need the following equipment:

• cutting table;
• sewing machine;
• lamps;
• cabinet for finished materials;
• pins, thread, scissors.

The purchase of equipment and tools will cost 100 thousand rubles, materials - 20 thousand rubles. In total, the initial costs, together with the first monthly salary for employees and expenses for advertising and business registration, will amount to about 200 thousand rubles.

With the work of two craftsmen, the average bill for a set of covers is 6 thousand rubles and the production of 25 sets per month, the average monthly net revenue will be about 100–150 thousand rubles. Thus, full payback is achieved in 1–2 months.

Car roof tents

In a similar way, you can organize the production of awnings for cars. They are made strictly to the individual dimensions of the car and from high-quality materials. Their market price depending on the size and material, it ranges from 1 to 25 thousand rubles.

If not every garage is suitable for painting the entire car, then painting only the wheels requires simpler conditions with a minimum area available.

Wheels painted in two colors with powder paints

Especially in fashion now are luminous disks, which come in two main types:

• LED;
• phosphor.

The price for painting discs with luminous materials, depending on the size and shape of the disc, as well as the complexity of the work, type and amount of paint, ranges from 4 to 12 thousand rubles.

A garage is quite suitable for providing alarm installation services. Although a considerable number of craftsmen are engaged in this service in Russia, they have enough work. Statistics indicate that in Russia the detection rate of car thefts is no more than 30%. Therefore, protecting your car by installing an alarm system is a very popular and profitable business.

An alarm system in a car greatly increases its protection against theft.

With a starting investment of about 480 thousand rubles, the net monthly income here is about 150 thousand rubles, which ensures the payback of the initial costs within 7–8 months.

Of course, all kinds of work related to the auto business in the garage are not limited to the types mentioned here. Their list can be supplemented, for example, with the following works and services:

• interior reupholstery;
• wheel repair and tire installation;
• production of windshield washer fluid;
• production of garage furniture;
• decorative chrome plating of parts;
• installation of radio equipment;
• engine diagnostics;
• computer diagnostics;
• establishing camber and toe.

Video: business idea in your garage

The automobile business is one of the most dynamic and developing trends in entrepreneurial activity. The number of different directions in this area is constantly increasing. This includes a proliferation of business ideas that can be implemented from scratch, without large initial investments, and even in a garage.

In the new collection, the “1000 Ideas” portal has collected 15 unusual business projects on transport topics. Read about how buses can be adapted into hotels and meditation salons, how to refuel a car using a mobile application, what smart gloves for motorcyclists and a vending machine for cars are.

Smart tires that warn of wear

The Italian company Pirelli presented smart tires that can use a mobile application to warn the owner about the degree of wear. Small sensors built into the sidewalls of tires can collect data on mileage, temperature, pressure and wear. Information is collected for each wheel separately and then sent to the driver using the application. So far, such chips are built into two types of proprietary buses. In the US, the new product will be available in the summer of 2017, and in Europe and Russia it should appear no earlier than the end of the year.

Hotels in old buses

The owner of the Chinese amusement park Tai Tai Mountain Park came up with an unusual look for hotels by buying dozens of old buses at a cheap price and creating themed interiors in their interiors. Now in a number of his works you can find bus numbers with Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty and other famous cartoon characters.

Services for protection against tow trucks

In large cities of our country, Internet services and mobile applications have begun to operate to protect drivers of personal cars from tow trucks. Owners of illegally parked cars usually learn about the approach of a tow truck from former victims of towing, who themselves experienced all its consequences. It's no secret that getting your vehicle out of imprisonment at an impound lot sometimes requires not only a lot of time and money, but also nerves.

Gasoline delivery using a mobile application

In American cities, gasoline delivery services using mobile applications are actively appearing. The client reports the location of the parked car, a convenient time for refueling and opens the gas tank flap, and the courier arrives and refuels the car. The idea turned out to be very popular - similar services began to be tested by entrepreneurs from Russia.

New York has a new system to combat drivers who violate parking rules. A system called The Barnacle is attached to their windshields, which cannot be removed without paying a fine. The system looks like a large book, which, when opened, is hung on the glass and completely blocks the driver’s view. When you try to rip it off yourself, the alarm immediately goes off. Therefore, the only reasonable option is to part with the money, pay a fine for the offense, receive an activation code and enter it through the keyboard built into the device.

Two Indian mother and daughter artists from Ahmedabad, Soundya Pandya Thakkar and Shakuntala Pandya, have come up with an unusual way to reduce the number of accidents on Indian roads. By painting a three-dimensional zebra crossing on the road in the form of concrete blocks, they were able to force drivers to slow down to the limit before a pedestrian crossing.

The TurnPoint Glove is a turn-by-turn navigation device for motorcyclists that was created to make following GPS safer. It resembles the rotating disk of an old telephone and is located in a special slot on the left glove. The device shows the motorcyclist the direction of the turn and the distance to it, synchronizing with the GPS navigator via Bluetooth LE. The advantage of the device is that it is quite easy to use, but at the same time it helps the driver not to be distracted by the navigator and not to peer at the diagrams, and also to avoid situations of “flying” past turns. In addition, gloves allow you to operate the system without removing your hands from the steering wheel. For example, touching your thumb and forefinger will indicate the distance to the next waypoint.

Kangaroo Collision Detectors

There are more than 20,000 road traffic accidents involving kangaroos in Australia every year. When this carcass weighing up to 60, and sometimes 80 kg, suddenly crosses the road at speeds of up to 60 km/h, any Australian driver is not laughing at all. In this regard, the Volvo automaker, which already had experience in creating radars that can detect animals such as elk, reindeer or cows, decided to add a kangaroo radar to the list.

Spherical tires

A company called Goodyear has developed tires for the cars of the future that can rotate 360 ​​degrees. Spherical tires called Eagle are the same as regular ball bearings or wheels in a computer mouse. Moreover, such balls are not attached to the body, simply hanging in the air due to magnetic levitation.

Canadian clothing brand Lululemon Athletica decided to help Londoners find peace of mind by adapting a double-decker bus for meditation. The interior of the bus was transformed into an oasis of calm and scented with cinnamon, lavender and jasmine. Passengers are also offered light snacks from the Neat Nutrition brand. It was possible to use the bus services for several days in January 2017. The event was timed to coincide with the opening of the flagship clothing store on Regent Street.

Car roof tent

The IKamper company specializes in tents that are installed on the roofs of cars. The head of the company was inspired by the novel by American writer Jack Kerouac “On the Road” and childhood dreams of a tree house. However, the “houses” he created are much better - they can be taken to any place where the road allows, and installed in 1-2 minutes.

At a high-tech exhibition in China, a bus was presented that can move above traffic and accommodate up to 1,400 passengers. The design of the vehicle is a tunnel about 3 meters high. Moving on rails installed along the roadsides, the new type of public transport carries two lanes of cars underneath it.

L’Oreal came up with an original campaign to advertise the FlowerbombSurprise perfume fragrance from Victor & Rolf, creating a branded flower taxi. The design of the taxi body completely replicates the bottle of branded perfume, and the interior is decorated with pink suede upholstery and more than 1000 colors.

Modular driverless trucks

In 2017, the first modular self-driving electric trucks will appear in the UK, which can be built in just 4 hours. They will run on electricity. In this case, the basic battery charge is enough for 160 km of driving. According to company representatives, it was decided to make the trucks as “affordable, elegant, quiet, clean and safe” as possible, and their use will help reduce costs for logistics operators by at least half.