Franchise Factbook
LINE-X logo

LINE-X

Partial FDD data
automotive
Meets our QA bar · 0.90Unclaimed profile
Share fact card ↗
Total to open · Item 7
$402K–$1.0M
Franchise fee · Item 5
$40,000
Included in the total above
Owner turnover
29.0%/yr
3-yr average from Item 20 — lower is better
Factbook Score
Weak
computed, never sold
✓ No bankruptcy disclosures✓ No litigation disclosedNo Item 19 earnings dataWhy these flags?

Beyond the filing

Everything else on this page is quoted from LINE-X's franchise disclosure document. This is not — it is measured off the open web, it is not verified by the franchisor, and it never affects the Factbook Score.

Customer rating
4.8 / 5
1,076 Google reviews across 13 locations
Best to worst location
3.7 – 5.0
Where this brand's locations sit on the same scale — the gap is what varies between franchisees
Website health
10 / 10
Basic checks: HTTPS, mobile viewport, speed, metadata. Most sites clear them
Store locator
Yes
Their site has a finder that sends customers to their nearest branch — how walk-in trade reaches a franchisee
iPhone app
3.2 / 5
18,307 App Store ratings · LINE
Android app
None found
No Play Store link on their site — an app they don't link from their homepage would read the same way
Google returns at most twenty locations for a search, so the rating is a sample of LINE-X's outlets rather than all of them. Measured Sep 11, 2026.

Research this brand properly

Every figure on this page comes from LINE-X's own disclosure filings, source linked. Compare it against its category before any discovery call — and read the FDD with an attorney before signing anything.

Visit brand websiteCompare with similar brandsHave this FDD read for you

Get introduced to LINE-X

We pass your details to their franchise development team so they can contact you directly. We are not a broker, we are not paid per introduction, and your details are never sold to a lead network.

Where you'd want to open — territory availability is the first thing they'll check.

We record the time and IP of the request — privacy policy.

Claim LINE-X

For people who work for the brand. Once approved you can correct anything we have wrong and respond on this profile. Claiming is free and never affects the Factbook Score, the ranking, or which facts we publish.

A company address at the brand's own domain is approved fastest. A personal address is fine, but we'll ask you to verify another way.

Reviewed by a person. We record the time and IP — privacy policy.
No spam, and we never sell your details — an introduction happens only when you ask for one, to the brand you named. How we make money · Own this brand?
Shareable fact card
Franchise Factbook · verified
Opening a LINE-X: $402K–$1.0M
From its official FDD · franchisefactbook.com
Download PNG

Pasted links unfurl as this card automatically on X, LinkedIn and WhatsApp.

LINE-X Announces Partnership With National Branding | THE SHOP

An automotive franchise. Its official site emphasizes: LINE-X is your trusted one stop-shop for vehicle customization offering spray-on bedliners, vehicle accessories and specialty parts for any adventure.

From LINE-X's official site, condensed by an independent research pass on August 10, 2026marketing description, not a filed fact. Source.

LINE-X Announces Partnership With National Branding | THE SHOP

Royalty
6%
+ 1% brand fund
Franchised units
284
As of 2025
3-yr unit growth
+-42.7%/yr
CAGR from Item 20

What it really costs

Every cost figure this brand's filing discloses — not just the headline range

Total initial investment · Item 7$402K–$1.0M
$0$1.5M
ExpenseLowHigh
Initial franchise fee$40,000$40,000
Total initial investment$401,815$1,002,652

Item 7 reports a total range, not a full line-item breakdown, in this brand's filing excerpt — the franchise fee is the only cost we can show separately today.

Costs more to open than 77% of automotive franchises on this site with a disclosed Item 7 range (45 compared). Computed from total investment, not a figure from the filing itself.

Earnings disclosure

Does the franchisor share performance data? No

This brand's filing does not include an Item 19 financial performance representation. That's common — a large share of franchisors disclose nothing here — but it means you should ask for unit-level economics directly during discovery calls. Compare against automotive brands that do disclose one.

Legal history

CLEAR
No bankruptcy disclosures for the franchisor or its officers.
LITIGATION
at least 11 pending arbitration cases (franchisee-initiated, re: non-compete clause enforceability) plus additional cases initiated by Line-X against franchisees, per a Dec 2024 FDD risk-analysis summary
NOT DISCLOSED
Non-compete term/radius wasn't separately quantified in the filing excerpt we have on file.

Openings, closures & reacquisitions

The numbers ranking sites don't show — straight from the brand's filings

OpenedClosed / terminated / not renewedReacquired
8380202364660202469802025

Tell me when LINE-X files something new

Franchisors refile every year, and fees, investment ranges and closure counts move between filings. We'll email you when this brand's figures change — nothing else, and never a sales sequence.

Tell me when these brands file something new

Fees change, disclosure documents get refiled, and outlet counts move every year. We'll email you when any of your 1 saved brand changes — LINE-X. This is the only time your shortlist leaves your browser, and no franchisor is told you are watching them.

The Factbook Brief

Fee changes, closure-rate movers, and one honest brand teardown. One email a week. We never sell your address see how we make money.

Common questions

Answered from this brand's own FDD filing. Where the filing is silent, the question is left out rather than answered with a guess.

How much does a LINE-X franchise cost?

LINE-X's most recent Franchise Disclosure Document puts the total estimated initial investment at $402K–$1.0M. That is Item 7, which covers everything needed to open — the franchise fee, build-out, equipment, opening inventory and initial working capital. The initial franchise fee itself is $40,000, and is included in that range.

What royalty does LINE-X charge?

LINE-X charges a continuing royalty of 6% of gross sales, disclosed in Item 6. A separate brand or advertising fund contribution of 1% applies on top. Royalties are charged on revenue, not profit, so they are owed whether or not the outlet is profitable.

Does LINE-X disclose earnings (Item 19)?

No. LINE-X makes no financial performance representation in its FDD. Item 19 is the only optional item under the FTC Franchise Rule, so omitting it is lawful and common — but it means the franchisor publishes no revenue or profit figures for its outlets, and any figure quoted elsewhere is not from the filing.

How many LINE-X locations closed?

In its most recent reported year (2025), LINE-X opened 6, closed 74, terminated 0 franchised outlets, ending the year with 284. Averaged over three years, 29.0% of the system turned over annually — outlets closed, terminated, not renewed or reacquired. These counts come from Item 20, which every franchisor must file.

Facts on this page are sourced from LINE-X's Franchise Disclosure Document.

Item 7 minimum cash requirement noted separately as $90,000 (per vettedbiz.com). freefddlibrary.com also referenced 'a 50%+ decline' in outlets with '176 non-renewals and 61 cessations' in the most recent year, but this is internally inconsistent with the ~180 total current locations reported by both sources (176 non-renewals against a 180-store system in one year is implausible), so it was treated as likely a parsing artifact and excluded rather than placed in item20_by_year. Items 4, 12, 17, and 19 were behind a membership/paywall on vettedbiz.com and left null.