Skip Thompson purchased Allen’s Tire & Brake, a 40 year old tire shop in May of 2016. Now known as Allen’s Automotive, we have the capabilities to do all around general automotive repair as well as Alignments and Smog/ Registrations. Skip Thomson’s passion for auto repair and maintenance began in 1987 when he became a Honda mechanic while living in Connecticut. He continued to work as a mechanic solely focused on Honda cars when he moved to Colorado in 1991. Skip relocated to Reno in 1995 and expanded his professional expertise to the aftermarket auto segment with a position at Meineke. With this experience in auto repair and service under his belt, he co-founded his own shop in 1997. After selling his interest to his partner in 2011, Skip continued to work as a mechanic in the Reno area. Throughout Skip’s lengthy career working as a mechanic and auto repair shop owner, he has earned numerous ASE and Drive certifications. He also has served two terms as the BNI president and has been recognized several times by industry networking organizations.
Whether it’s a quick flat tire repair or routine scheduled maintenance, we are the team for you. Our mechanics have consistently focused on instilling integrity and quality in all of their efforts. Through their hard work, we have established and maintained an excellent reputation for providing superior results for all types of auto repair and services that we complete. Our team consists of John and Matt at the front counter. Technicians are Devin, john, Zach, and Reuban.
Allen’s Automotive has always strived to give back to the community. Some of the highlights over the years are contributing to the EDDY house and in 2024 received a Founders Award at their annual gala. We also help reno coat drive and sponsor high school sports teams and sponsor local off road dirt bike racers at local, national, and international races. Once a year we put on a Brake for Kids event, 10% of all brake repairs goes directly to help St. Jude’s Children's hospital.
Skip is actively involved in a business development group (BDG) with all the NAPA auto care centers in Reno and Sparks. Our group is always giving back to the community.
