Did you know AAMCO Centers are independently owned and operated? The very first franchise was purchased in 1963 by brothers Ivan and Jack Ginninger and was profitable within just two weeks! That same year, John Feldman and Don Saffiotti opened a second franchise in Hackensack, NJ, and AAMCO Automatic Transmissions was officially incorporated. For over 60 years, drivers have trusted AAMCO to service the most complicated system in your car — the transmission — and so much more.