Jiffy Lube facts for kids
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A Jiffy Lube store in Richmond Hill, Ontario
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| Wholly owned subsidiary | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1971 Ogden, Utah, U.S. |
| Founder | Edwin H. Washburn |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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Number of locations
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over 2,200 (2008) |
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Key people
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Edward Hymes, President |
| Owner | Shell plc |
| Parent | Shell US |
Jiffy Lube International, Inc. is an American company that helps people take care of their cars. They are famous for changing car oil quickly. The first Jiffy Lube store opened in Utah in 1971. Since 2002, Jiffy Lube has been part of Shell, a very large energy company. The main office for Jiffy Lube is in Houston, Texas.
About Jiffy Lube
There are about 2,000 Jiffy Lube stores across North America. These stores are owned by different people who operate them as franchises. In 2002, Jiffy Lube served about 24 million customers every year. The company has been recognized as a top business in the fast oil change industry. It was also listed among the best franchises by Entrepreneur Magazine and Franchise Times.
How Jiffy Lube Started
The very first Jiffy Lube store was opened in Ogden, Utah, in 1971. It was started by Edwin H. Washburn. Over the next few years, Mr. Washburn allowed other people to open Jiffy Lube stores in Utah.
In 1979, a football coach named W. James Hindman bought Mr. Washburn's seven stores. He then created Jiffy Lube International and moved its main office to Baltimore, Maryland. This is why Jiffy Lube often says 1979 is its official founding year, with Mr. Hindman as the founder.
Jiffy Lube became a public company in 1987. This means people could buy parts of the company called shares. By 1989, there were over 1,019 Jiffy Lube stores. In 1991, Jiffy Lube became part of another company called Pennzoil.
Later, in 1998, Pennzoil joined with Quaker State. The Q Lube stores, which were part of Quaker State, became Jiffy Lube stores. This made Jiffy Lube even bigger, with 1,541 locations. Finally, in 2002, Shell Oil Company bought Pennzoil-Quaker State, and Jiffy Lube became part of Shell.
Services for Your Car
In June 2011, Jiffy Lube started a new program called Oil Change Schedule (OCS). This program helps customers decide how often their car's oil needs to be changed. It looks at different things like what the car's maker suggests, how you drive, and the road conditions.
The OCS program changed from the old idea of always changing oil every 3,000 miles. Now, it creates a special schedule for each driver. This way, your car gets its oil changed exactly when it needs it.
