Minnesota Auto Shop Partners With Nonprofit for Affordable Emissions System Repairs

Wayne’s Automotive of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, has partnered with a nonprofit in the state to provide free emissions repairs to low-income individuals, reports Lakeland PBS.

The nonprofit, Environmental Initiative, is working with the shop as part of its Project CAR, where it collaborates with local auto repair businesses to cover the cost of emissions control and exhaust system repair.

Currently, the program hasn’t gone far beyond the Twin Cities, but its partnership with Wayne’s Automotive marks its entrance into greater Minnesota as it seeks to expand its reach. Since the program was launched in 2017, it’s helped repair over 800 cars and eliminate 43 tons of emissions.

“It’s an opportunity to help our community with car repair,” said Jordan Cozatt, VP of business development and client services for the shop’s parent company, Victory Auto Services. “Certainly having a nonprofit like Environmental Initiative help is kind of a two-pronged approach, where we’re helping the environment, of course, and this beautiful country up here, but also if we can help the pocketbook of our customers.”