Greensboro Honest-1 Auto Care Celebrates Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting

Local Owner Erik Rhyne Invites the Public Out to Celebrate Honest-1’s Commitment to the Greensboro Community

GREENSBORO, NC. – Honest-1 Auto Care (Honest-1), the only national full-service auto repair and maintenance franchise that is 100 percent ESA® Certified Eco-Friendly, is proud to announce a ribbon cutting at the Greensboro Honest-1 location owned by Erik Rhyne on Wednesday, September 18^th, 2013. The ribbon cutting is a celebration of the Greensboro Honest-1’s commitment to the community by joining the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce.

"As the owner of Honest-1 Auto Care in my native Greensboro, NC, I am so excited to have brought the new face of what automotive repair should be to our great city,” said Erik Rhyne, owner of the Greensboro Honest-1. “It's time to put the customer first and there's no doubt from the rave reviews we’ve received from our happy customers in Greensboro that we are doing just that!”

The ribbon cutting will take place at 2 p.m. and will feature refreshments, discounts, a speech from Rhyne, and the unveiling of the brand new Greensboro Honest-1 vehicle. There will also be a raffle for a VIP Card. Members from the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce will attend the ribbon cutting and Greensboro Mayor Robbie Perkins, Greensboro City Council members and community leaders have been invited to take part in the celebration. The public is invited to attend and experience all that Greensboro’s Honest-1 location has to offer. Honest-1 team members will be on site to answer any questions.

“Honest-1 has prided itself on its commitment to the community it serves and we’re very excited to celebrate the eco-friendly car repair we provide to the residents of Greensboro,” said Rissy Sutherland, COO of Honest-1. “Through our partnership with Erik, we’re able to bring awareness and genuine customer service that is both family and female-friendly, as well as the highest quality auto care to the community. Not only are we continuing to put ourselves in front of new customers, we’re able to uphold our promise of being the best choice for full-service auto repair.”

Rhyne’s Honest-1 takes pride in supporting Greensboro’s public service officials including police, firefighters, and teachers by offering them a 10% discount.  They have also enjoyed a positive relationship with nearby UNC-Greensboro since opening, providing students with a 10% off labor discount, and have partnered with Wheels for Hope and other charities and community organizations as well.

With emphasis on servicing customers from all capacities, Honest-1 technicians have a wide scope of knowledge from oil changes to more advanced transmission-based service work to ensure long-term efficiency of vehicles. The trustworthiness and comfortable experience provided at each location, combined with professional employees and owner-operators, positions Honest-1 for even greater success in the future.

“We are proud to be an active member of the Greensboro community and plan to continue striving to make a positive impact,” said Rhyne. “As new members of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, we invite all of our current customers, as well as anyone who hasn’t yet stopped by, to come join us for our ribbon cutting ceremony and see what we have to offer and learn why our motto at Honest-1 is ‘The most important part is you’!"

ABOUT HONEST-1 AUTO CARE
Honest-1 Auto Care is the only national full-service auto care company that is 100% ESA Certified Eco-Friendly. Honest-1 leads the industry in numerous eco-friendly initiatives including strict recycling of automotive materials, pollution prevention, resource conservation and offering Eco-Friendly Auto Care services such as the ECO TuneUp and ECO Oil Change. In addition to its high environmental standards, Honest-1 has a very unique customer-centric approach to the auto care industry providing centers that are family-friendly, characterized by clean and upscale waiting areas, Internet cafes, children's play areas, comfortable leather chairs and couches, big screen TVs and complimentary beverage stations. Honest-1 was ranked 321 in Entrepreneur magazine's 2013 "Franchise 500" and ranked 338 in the magazine's 2011 "Franchise 500" list. Additionally, Honest-1 ranked as one of the top companies in the Lube and Oil News 2011 "Top Oil Change-Plus Chains" and in the 2013 “HOT 100 FRANCHISE LIST” by RedHotFranchises.com. For more information, visit http://www.honest-1.com. For franchise information please visit, http://www.h1franchise.com

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