Rick and Karen Hughlett founded Rick's Automotive, Inc. in 1980. What has become a multi-operational enterprise initially started with two employees in a rented 2,500 square foot building. Today, Rick’s Automotive sits on a full 28,000 square foot campus, complete with a tire shop and lube facility in Springfield, MO.
As a fourth generation Springfieldian, Rick and his family are dedicated to serving their local community. Since opening the doors to the car repair shop and tire shop, Rick has cultivated a strong reputation with his friendly, caring staff and mechanics, comprised of highly trained professionals, most of whom have been with the company for more than ten years, and several for over twenty. Even with the success and resulting growth, Rick’s Automotive remains an independent family business; Rick’s own daughter and son in law are among Rick’s trusted staff.
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Certification, Awards, Honors and Recognitions
Rick's Automotive, Inc. is an ASE Blue Seal of Excellence Automotive Repair Facility, which is the highest honor an auto repair facility can receive. All of Rick’s mechanics and technicians are likewise ASE Certified; most are Master Certified.
Rick's Automotive has been awarded and recognized with several awards, including:
- Voted a top 10 automotive shop in the U.S. by Motor Age Magazine
- The 2012 W. Curtis Strube Small Business Award
- BBB Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics
- Community Partnership's Ozarks Clean Air Alliance for Outstanding Leadership in Creating a Corporate Culture of Environmental Stewardship.
Additionally, Rick received the Ozark Technical College Distinguished Alumni 2012. He was chosen as a member of the 2012 and 2013 Business Class, which honored local companies that set the gold standard for financial performance, innovation and community involvement. Rick was likewise named in the April 2012 Ingram's Magazine as one of the 50 Missourians You Should Know. He was also chosen as one of the 2012 Men of the Year in the Springfield Business Journal, which recognizes the professional and civic achievements of 20 men throughout Southwest Missouri.