Which costs less to open, Cpr or Dealer Specialties?

Cpr: $90,350 – $360,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Dealer Specialties: $17,400 – $44,900 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 12). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Dealer Specialties. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

How do Cpr and Dealer Specialties royalties compare?

Cpr: 5.8% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17); Dealer Specialties: $100 (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.

Which has more locations, Cpr or Dealer Specialties?

Cpr: 418 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 53); Dealer Specialties: 21 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 31). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Franchise opportunities compared

Cpr vs Dealer Specialties

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.

CCpr2026 FDD

Dealer Specialties2025 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Cpr

$90,350 – $360,500

2026 FDD · Item 7

Dealer Specialties

$17,400 – $44,900

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 12

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Cpr

$25,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16

Dealer Specialties

$10,000

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9

Royalty · Item 6

Cpr

5.8%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

Dealer Specialties

$100

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9

Before you compare

Cpr figures come from its 2026 FDD and Dealer Specialties figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
Cpr discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
Only Cpr has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

CCpr

Dealer Specialties

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Cpr

$90,350 – $360,500

2026 FDD · Item 7

Dealer Specialties

$17,400 – $44,900

Total initial investment (range 17400–44900)

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 12

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Cpr

$25,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16

Dealer Specialties

$10,000

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9

Royalty (Item 6)

Cpr

5.8%

New franchise royalty rate

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

Dealer Specialties

$100

Royalty and continuing service minimum per dealer lot

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Cpr

National advertising fund maximum contribution — 2%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

Dealer Specialties

$0.03

Advertising fee per unique VIN

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9

System scale & health

Disclosure

CCpr

Dealer Specialties

Total outlets (Item 20)

Cpr

418

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 53

Dealer Specialties

Outlets at end of 2024

2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 31

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Cpr

−4

Calculated: 422 at end of 2023 → 418 at end of 2025

Dealer Specialties

−63

Calculated: 84 at end of 2022 → 21 at end of 2024

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Cpr

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Dealer Specialties

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Cpr

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Dealer Specialties

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Cpr

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Dealer Specialties

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

CCpr

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bottom 10% of 364 U.S. CPR Franchise Businesses open and operating at least 12…

$39,684

other Lowest annual Gross Volume

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 10% of 364 U.S. CPR Franchise Businesses open and operating at least 12 mon…

$1,578,997

other Highest annual Gross Volume

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52

Dealer Specialties

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.

Cpr vs Dealer Specialties: common questions

Which costs less to open, Cpr or Dealer Specialties?: Cpr: $90,350 – $360,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Dealer Specialties: $17,400 – $44,900 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 12). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Dealer Specialties. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
How do Cpr and Dealer Specialties royalties compare?: Cpr: 5.8% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17); Dealer Specialties: $100 (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
Which has more locations, Cpr or Dealer Specialties?: Cpr: 418 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 53); Dealer Specialties: 21 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 31). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do Cpr and Dealer Specialties disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Cpr has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Dealer Specialties 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.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures