USA: Autobell Car Wash focuses on disinfecting vehicle interiors

Since the company instituted this service in mid-March, more than 70,000 vehicles have been disinfected across all of its stores.

Autobell Car Wash has shifted its focus from car washing to providing an vehicle interior disinfectant service to help flatten the coronavirus curve.

Already in the research and development process since last fall, Autobell started offering the service system-wide in early March to protect Autobell team members and the driving public in the face of the looming COVID-19 crisis.

"We are no longer primarily a car wash; we are a cleaning and disinfectant company helping slow the spread of coronavirus, serving everyone from police departments to postal workers to medical personnel," said Carl Howard, COO of Autobell Car Wash, Inc.

PURTABSTM is an EPA-registered, hospital-grade disinfectant that meets the EPA's criteria for use against COVID-19. The disinfectant is applied using a fogging technique after people and pets exit the vehicle. This is followed by a one-minute activation period with car doors and windows closed.

The interior disinfectant service will eventually become an optional a la carte service.