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    Budget Rent A Car System Inc vs Green Motion

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Budget Rent A Car System Inc2026 FDDGMGreen Motion2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Budget Rent A Car System Inc

    $20,000 – $38,500

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20

    Green Motion

    $167,900 – $1,547,250

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Budget Rent A Car System Inc

    $5,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Green Motion

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Budget Rent A Car System Inc

    Not available

    Green Motion

    $500

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    Before you compare

    • Budget Rent A Car System Inc figures come from its 2026 FDD and Green Motion figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Budget Rent A Car System Inc

    $20,000 – $38,500
    Total
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20

    Green Motion

    $167,900 – $1,547,250
    Total estimated initial investment — low end
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Budget Rent A Car System Inc

    $5,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Green Motion

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Budget Rent A Car System Inc

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Green Motion

    $500
    Royalty minimum — Year 1 monthly
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Budget Rent A Car System Inc

    $0.00/mo
    AR Brand Fee — per month per Territory owned by you; currently not collected
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Green Motion

    $500
    Marketing Fund contribution minimum
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Budget Rent A Car System Inc

    266
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39

    Green Motion

    6
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Budget Rent A Car System Inc

    −1
    Calculated: 267 at end of 2023 → 266 at end of 2025

    Green Motion

    +2
    Calculated: 4 at end of 2022 → 6 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Budget Rent A Car System Inc

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Green Motion

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Budget Rent A Car System Inc

    May 1993
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

    Green Motion

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Budget Rent A Car System Inc

    2015
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Green Motion

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Budget Rent A Car System Inc

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    GMGreen Motion

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Budget Rent A Car System Inc vs Green Motion: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Budget Rent A Car System Inc or Green Motion?
    Budget Rent A Car System Inc: $20,000 – $38,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20); Green Motion: $167,900 – $1,547,250 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Budget Rent A Car System Inc. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Budget Rent A Car System Inc or Green Motion?
    Budget Rent A Car System Inc: 266 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39); Green Motion: 6 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Budget Rent A Car System Inc and Green Motion disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Budget Rent A Car System Inc makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Green Motion makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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