THE NEXT STANDARD IN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIRGet on the founding list →

Greater Manchester, New Hampshire

A new standard
for independent repair.

Clear answers. Confident repairs. A shop built from the ground up to replace uncertainty with evidence, pressure with understanding, and promises with a process.

Truth before action

Clarity before commitment

Quality before speed

Relationships before transactions

Independent should never mean inconsistent.

We believe a locally owned shop can be warmer than a dealership, more disciplined than a chain, and more transparent than either. ClearPath is being built to prove it—one documented inspection, one honest conversation, and one properly finished repair at a time.

THE STANDARD

If we cannot explain it, document it, authorize it, and verify it, it does not belong in the process.

Technical truth, made visible

Before we recommend,
we document.

Photos. Video. Priorities in plain language. You see what we see—and understand what matters now, what can wait, and why.

See the ClearPath process →

A repair shop designed to lower the temperature.

The hardest part of auto repair is often not the repair. It is the uncertainty around it.

We are designing ClearPath around a simple idea: when technical truth is documented and communication is clear, customers can make good decisions without pressure. That means a calm welcome, a real inspection, a written plan, and updates before you have to ask.

01

See what we see.

Every vehicle starts with a documented inspection. Photos and video turn technical findings into something you can actually understand.

02

No manufactured urgency.

We separate what needs attention now from what should be planned next. You get priorities—not a wall of red designed to frighten you.

03

Capacity is protected.

We schedule around the work our team can complete well. A full parking lot is not success if communication and craftsmanship suffer.

04

Quality has a system.

Repairs are verified, vehicles are checked before delivery, and problems trigger process improvement—not finger-pointing.

A clear path from concern to confidence.

No mystery handoffs. No surprise change in scope. Each step creates the clarity needed for the next one.

  1. 1

    We listen first.

    Your concern is documented in your words, along with the context that helps us investigate it properly.

  2. 2

    We establish the truth.

    A technician inspects and documents the vehicle before recommendations, pricing, or promises are made.

  3. 3

    We build the plan together.

    We explain findings, priorities, options, and timing. You authorize the work you choose—in writing.

  4. 4

    We keep you ahead of the day.

    If timing or scope changes, you hear from us before you have to wonder what is happening.

  5. 5

    We verify the result.

    The repair and vehicle are checked before delivery, then explained clearly when the keys return to you.

Maintenance, diagnosis, and repair—with the same standard every time.

ClearPath Automotive is being built as a full-service repair and maintenance shop. The promise does not change with the size of the job: inspect carefully, explain clearly, authorize explicitly, and verify the work.

01Preventive maintenance & inspections
02Diagnostic-driven repair
03Brakes, steering & suspension
04Scheduled vehicle-lifecycle services

Built for what comes next

Confidence should travel
with you.

The repair is only part of the product. The real outcome is knowing your vehicle, understanding the plan, and leaving without the question marks.

Founder principle · 01

“A good shop should replace anxiety with understanding.”

Clear answers are not a courtesy.
They are part of the repair.

Built from experience on the shop floor.

I have spent years inside an independent repair shop, most recently responsible for its day-to-day operations. I have seen what happens when talented people are forced to rely on memory, urgency, and heroics—and how quickly trust suffers when the process is unclear.

ClearPath Automotive is the shop I believe customers and good technicians deserve: disciplined without being cold, transparent without being theatrical, and organized enough to keep its promises.

We have written those standards down before opening the doors. They govern how we inspect, communicate, schedule, authorize, repair, verify, and improve. The goal is not to be the busiest shop. It is to become the shop you trust for the life of your vehicle.

BF
Brad FournierFounder · ClearPath Automotive

We will open when the promise is ready.

There is no manufactured deadline. We are building each part in the order required to deliver calm, transparent, dependable repair from day one.

Founder’s promise“I would rather open later with the right standards than open sooner and ask customers to absorb the learning curve.”— Brad Fournier, Founder
  1. 01
    Standards and operating modelEstablished
  2. 02
    Location and facilityIn progress
  3. 03
    Equipment and buildoutPlanned
  4. 04
    Founding teamPlanned
  5. 05
    Systems and quality validationPlanned
  6. 06
    Scheduling opensFinal milestone

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BUILD STATUS Location and facility · In progress

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Greater Manchester, NHIndependent & locally ownedNo opening date announced yet