Auto shop opens in Kalispell with charitable focus on providing affordable repairs

A costly car repair can be the tipping point in a person’s ability to have reliable transportation. Assurance Auto in Kalispell seeks to change that with a charitable mission to offer vehicle repairs to the public at a reduced cost.  

“Transportation is like a huge, huge driver in a person’s ability to get to work, to put food on the table because the reality is we live in a valley where mass transportation is more limited than a large city,” said Kris O'Connell of Invana Media Partners, a local marketing firm, representing Assurance Auto.   

“It’s really a critical need to be able to get yourself to work, to school. Maybe you have to get to medical appointments. Things like that really can make an impact in a person’s life,” she said.