Auto-repair companies: ranked by number of employees

Bellingham Business Journal, Feb, 2008

Auto-Repair Companies ranked by number of employees

Data current Nov. 23, 2007

DNR = did not report

-- = not available

     Company name                  Phone      No. of      Owner/CEO/
     Street/Web address             Fax      employees      manager

 1   Jerry Chambers              733-7997       92           Kathy
     Chevrolet/Cadillac          733-3954                   Chambers
     3891 Northwest Ave.,
     Bellingham
     jerrychambers.com

 2   Wilson Motors               676-0600       90        Rick Wilson
     405 E. Champion             733-5744                  and Julian
     St., Bellingham                                        Greening
     wilsonmotors.com

 3   Diehl Ford Inc.             734-2640       72         Mike Diehl
     1820 James St.,             671-0570
     Bellingham
     diehlford.com

 4   Dewey Griffin (Pontiac      734-8700       67         Ron Clark
     Buick GMC and Subaru)       733-4787
     1800 Iowa St., Bellingham
     deweygriffin@msn.com

 5   Import Motors (dba King     733-7300       60         Frank King
     Nissan Volvo Hyundai)       733-2559
     1601 and 1516 Iowa
     St., Bellingham
     kingnissanvolvo.com

 6   Northwest Honda             676-2277       60        Tony Carter
     2010 Iowa St., Bellingham   676-4720
     northwesthonda.com

 7   Roger Jobs Motors           734-5230       55         Roger Jobs
     2200 Iowa St., Bellingham   734-4835
     rogerjobs.com

 8   Rairdon's Dodge Chrysler    734-8810       45        Greg Rairdon
     of Bellingham               647-2825
     1615 Iowa St., Bellingham
     rairdon.com

 9   Bellingham Automotive       676-5200       14         John Beebe
     4116 Hannegan Rd.,          738-0144
     Bellingham
     bellinghamautomotive.com

     Unlimited Service           734-2828       14          Todd and
     2325 E. Bakerview Rd.       734-4448                 Janel Black
     and 1818 Franklin St.,
     Bellingham
     unlimitedservice.us

11   Keith Cox Autobahn          733-2721       13         Keith Cox
     1118 Iowa St., Bellingham   733-2671
     keithcoxautobahn.com

     Northland Diesel Service    676-1970       13        Stan Larson,
     4141 Bakerview Spur,        671-6572                Roger Larson,
     Bellingham                                           Tracy Dawson
     northlanddiesel.com

13   Bruce Cox Imports, Inc.     671-8326       10         Bruce Cox
     1831 N. State St.,          671-4336
     Bellingham
     brucecoximports.com

     Harmony Motorworks          671-2420       10        Mark Bender
     1922 Grant St.,             734-8039
     Bellingham
     harmonymotorworks.com

15   Jim's Automotive             966-440        9       James Tjoelker
     Experts, Inc.                966-441
     102 E. Main St., Everson
     jimsautoexperts.com

16   Firestone Complete          738-1650        8       Brian Snavely
     Auto Care                   738-0922
     1530 N. State St.,
     Bellingham
     firestonecomplete-
     autocare.com

17   Martin's Automotive         398-8000        7        Robert Coty
     5214 Guide Meridian         398-9300
     Road, Bellingham
     martinsautomotive-
     online.com
     Sound Truck & Auto Repair   738-1911        7        Dick Karuza
     4009 Irongate Rd.,          738-7578
     Bellingham

19   Midas Auto Service          647-1111        6         Greg Hulse
     Experts                     671-8737
     4043 Guide Meridian
     St., Bellingham
     midasbham@comcast.net

     76 Car Care Center          733-1880        6           Jessie
     801 Ohio St., Bellingham    738-7197                   Woolsey
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                                 Last year's
     Company name                 rank/Yr.
     Street/Web address          established   Services/specialties

 1   Jerry Chambers                   5        Cadillac, Chevrolet
     Chevrolet/Cadillac             1973       sales, service
     3891 Northwest Ave.,                      and parts
     Bellingham
     jerrychambers.com

 2   Wilson Motors                    4        Sales and service
     405 E. Champion                1960       for Toyota,
     St., Bellingham                           Mercedes-Benz,
     wilsonmotors.com                          Scion

 3   Diehl Ford Inc.                  1        Automotive sales
     1820 James St.,                9108       and service
     Bellingham
     diehlford.com

 4   Dewey Griffin (Pontiac           2        Pontiac, Buick,
     Buick GMC and Subaru)          1967       GMC, Subaru sales
     1800 Iowa St., Bellingham                 and service
     deweygriffin@msn.com

 5   Import Motors (dba King          9        Nissan, Volvo and
     Nissan Volvo Hyundai)          1994       Hyundai sales
     1601 and 1516 Iowa                        and service
     St., Bellingham
     kingnissanvolvo.com

 6   Northwest Honda                  7        Honda sales and
     2010 Iowa St., Bellingham      1970       service
     northwesthonda.com

 7   Roger Jobs Motors                6        Porsche, Audi,
     2200 Iowa St., Bellingham      1985       Volkswagen, Jeep
     rogerjobs.com                             sales and parts

 8   Rairdon's Dodge Chrysler         3        Chysler and Dodge
     of Bellingham                  2007       auto sales, service
     1615 Iowa St., Bellingham                 and parts
     rairdon.com

 9   Bellingham Automotive            9        General automotive
     4116 Hannegan Rd.,             1994       and light truck
     Bellingham
     bellinghamautomotive.com

     Unlimited Service               16        Light truck and
     2325 E. Bakerview Rd.          1994       automotive repair,
     and 1818 Franklin St.,                    diesel pickups and
     Bellingham                                biodiesel hybrids
     unlimitedservice.us

11   Keith Cox Autobahn              --        BMW, Audi and
     1118 Iowa St., Bellingham      2001       Volkswagen service,
     keithcoxautobahn.com                      repair and sales

     Northland Diesel Service        --
     4141 Bakerview Spur,           1973       Diesel performance
     Bellingham                                specialists
     northlanddiesel.com

13   Bruce Cox Imports, Inc.         11        Subaru and Volvo
     1831 N. State St.,             1995       service and sales
     Bellingham
     brucecoximports.com

     Harmony Motorworks              12        Repairs on most
     1922 Grant St.,                1979       German and Asian
     Bellingham                                cars
     harmonymotorworks.com

15   Jim's Automotive                10        Complete full-
     Experts, Inc.                  1981       service repair
     102 E. Main St., Everson                  and rebuild
     jimsautoexperts.com

16   Firestone Complete              --
     Auto Care                      1970s      Full auto care
     1530 N. State St.,
     Bellingham
     firestonecomplete-
     autocare.com

17   Martin's Automotive             --
     5214 Guide Meridian            1967       Full service
     Road, Bellingham                          auto repair
     martinsautomotive-
     online.com                                Full autorepair
     Sound Truck & Auto Repair       15
     4009 Irongate Rd.,             1992
     Bellingham

19   Midas Auto Service              19        Brakes, exhaust
     Experts                        1970s      and full service
     4043 Guide Meridian                       repair
     St., Bellingham
     midasbham@comcast.net

     76 Car Care Center              13
     801 Ohio St., Bellingham       1994       Full auto repair
     --                                        and diagnostics

Other companies were contacted, but either declined to respond,
provided inadequate information, or did not respond by press time.
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