Auto Trends Automotive is an independent shop on North College Avenue. We’re built around four specialty areas — diesel, European, Japanese, and American — staffed by experienced technicians who know the platforms they’re working on.
Auto Trends opened on North College Avenue with a simple idea: a single shop that takes the cars and trucks other places turn away. Diesel rigs that need a real specialist. European cars that need dealer-level diagnostics without dealer-level invoices. Japanese imports that need someone who knows boxer engines and timing chains. American trucks that need a tech who’s worked them their whole career.
We’ve grown into a go-to shop for specialty repair without losing the small-shop ethic. The owner still walks the floor. The technicians have been here for years. We treat every customer’s vehicle the way we’d treat our own.
Our front lobby is clean and well-organized, with a comfortable customer lounge. None of that matters more than what happens in the bays — but it tells you something about how we operate when no one’s looking.
These aren’t slogans. They’re the rules we run the shop by — and the reason customers come back.
Photo inspection on every visit. We tell you what your vehicle needs and what it doesn’t. Nothing is done without your approval.
Every vehicle gets a tech trained on that platform. Diesel, European, Japanese, American — no generalists guessing at jobs they haven’t done before.
Independent and locally owned. A long track record of honest service in Northern Colorado. Same techs, same standards, same shop.
Specialty repair takes specialty equipment. Our shop is built around it: factory-grade scan tools for European and Japanese platforms, full diesel-specific diagnostic gear, a 4-wheel alignment rack, modern lifts rated for the heaviest HD trucks, and a parts room stocked with OEM and OE-equivalent components for the makes we service most.
Equally important: a clean, organized work environment. Cars get parked indoors when work is in progress. Tool walls are organized. Floors are swept. The way the shop looks at the end of the day reflects the way we treat your car during it.
We’re a single shop, owned and operated locally. We’re not a chain. We’re not a franchise. The customer service experience you get here doesn’t change based on what corporate decided this quarter.
We serve the full Northern Colorado region: Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor, Timnath, Wellington, Greeley, LaPorte, and surrounding areas. Customers drive to us from as far as Cheyenne (especially for diesel work) and from the foothills west of town. If you’re in Northern Colorado and your vehicle needs work — whether it’s a 2024 F-350 or a 2003 BMW M3 — there’s a tech here trained on it.
Find us at 1235 N College Avenue, just south of Willox Lane on the east side of the road. Get in touch or book online any time.
Most appointments available within 48 hours. Free estimate. Photo inspection. A real person who answers the phone.