Mel Rapton Honda

As economy dives, auto repair thrives
Oakland Tribune; 3/17/2009; 940 words; ...to open a 40,000-square-foot facility nearby. Mel Rapton Honda, which just completed its move into a new 77,000...of-the-art bays in a cavernous building. Katina Rapton, president and general manager, said service covers...

Car repair shops are thriving in stalled economy
Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 3/15/2009; 872 words; ...to open a 40,000- square-foot facility nearby. Mel Rapton Honda also leans heavily on service. The department has 54 state-of-the-art bays in a cavernous building. Katina Rapton, president and general manager, said service covers...

Dealers.
Automotive News; 5/22/2006; 840 words; ...for Chevrolet from Robert Patterson, General Motors' North Central region zone manager. * 35 with Honda: Mel Rapton, right, of Mel Rapton Honda in Sacramento, Calif., receives a 35-year award for Honda from Joshua Bengfort, American Honda...

China's auto show debut: A $10,000 car: Sedan likely won't hit U.S. lots until 2008; new competition for GM, Ford and Chrysler.
Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 12/17/2005; 1290 words; ...automakers, will be the next Toyota. Mel Rapton, who owns a Honda dealership in Sacramento, Calif...000 each. The 77-year-old Rapton, who began selling Hondas in...established automakers such as Honda Motor Co. or even GM sell Chinese...

No Car Pool Lanes Yet for Hybrid Owners
AP Online; 12/31/2004; 571 words; ...beginning Jan. 1 _ specifically the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic and Insight _ the U.S. government hasn't approved...lanes," said David Coombs, assistant sales manager at Mel Rapton Honda in Sacramento. "I thought it was going to take effect...