Dave Jeppson founded Dave's St. George Automotive in the early 1990s as a transmission rebuilding shop on Sunset Boulevard and built it into the regional authority on automatic and manual transmissions, transfer cases, and differential repair — servicing over 30,000 vehicles across a quarter-century at the helm. In 2008 the business relocated to a larger facility and rebranded as St. George Transmission & Automotive. Jeppson retired in 2016, and Ryan Snow — who had joined as a service advisor during the 2008 expansion — assumed leadership, becoming CEO in 2019.
Snow serves on the Occupational Advisory Board for the Automotive Department at Dixie Technical College, which reflects the shop's position as an institutional anchor for the local trade pipeline rather than just a service provider. The shop has trained and cross-trained its technician team across transmission rebuilding, general engine and electrical repair, and drivetrain work, so the diagnostic capability runs deeper than a single-specialty shop. The address is 1349 W Sunset Blvd.
**Verification notes** Website live; founding confirmed in early 1990s per Gears Magazine profile and BBB listing (original name Dave's St. George Automotive Inc.); Ryan Snow confirmed as CEO via Gears Magazine; address 1349 W Sunset Blvd confirmed on Yelp and BBB.
Sources
- https://www.stgeorgetransmission.com/about-us
- https://gearsmagazine.com/magazine/st-george-transmission-automotive-a-tale-of-growth-community-and-unyielding-team-spirit/
- https://www.yelp.com/biz/st-george-transmission-and-automotive-saint-george
- https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/st-george/profile/transmission/daves-st-george-automotive-inc-1166-2001447