Mango Automotive marks 80 years since Ward Motor Clinic opened in El Paso

Mango Automotive is marking 80 years since Cecil and Tessie Ward opened Ward Motor Clinic in East El Paso, a shop now operating as Mango Automotive Pellicano after joining the group in 2025. The milestone highlights three generations of family ownership and a local repair business that still serves the same community.

Why it matters: - The East El Paso shop ties Mango Automotive’s current footprint to an 80-year local legacy. - The milestone shows how a family business can survive multiple ownership transitions while keeping the same community role. - Mango Automotive Pellicano remains a neighborhood repair option at 11175 Pellicano Dr. in El Paso.

What happened: - Cecil and Tessie Ward opened Ward Motor Clinic in 1946 after arriving in El Paso in 1945. - The original shop started as an eight-bay garage on Wyoming Street. - The business is now operating as Mango Automotive Pellicano after joining Mango Automotive in 2025. - The shop kept its phone number, (915) 594-8221, after the transition.

The details: - The Ward family operated the shop across three generations. - Cecil Ward ran the shop, while Tessie Ward ran the business. - Their son Charles bought the business when Cecil retired. - Charles’s son David joined the business in 1976. - The family moved to a larger fourteen-bay building on the east side of El Paso in 1983. - David bought the business from Charles in 2007 and ran it as the third generation until the Mango transition. - Mango Automotive said: “Cecil and Tessie Ward opened this shop in 1946, and their son and grandson carried it forward for three generations. The sign now reads Mango Automotive Pellicano, and the work continues.” - Mango Automotive now operates eight shops across New Mexico, Texas and Arizona, including a second El Paso location on Montana Ave. - Mango Automotive Pellicano services domestic and import gasoline and hybrid vehicles. - Services include brakes, car A/C repair, check engine diagnostics, transmissions, suspension, tires and alignment. - Each repair begins with a diagnosis, an estimate and customer approval before work starts. - Eligible repairs include Mango’s 5-year/60,000-mile warranty. - The warranty includes 36 months or 36,000 miles of nationwide coverage. - Terms and exclusions apply. - The shop is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Mango Automotive Pellicano offers an after-hours key drop. - Appointments can be booked online or by phone at (915) 594-8221. - Directions and hours are available via Google Maps. - Mango Automotive opened its first shop in Albuquerque in 2021. - The company says it now operates eight locations in Albuquerque and Las Cruces, New Mexico; El Paso, Texas; and Yuma, Arizona. - The shops service domestic and import vehicles, including gasoline, hybrid and electric models, with diesel, heavy-duty and fleet service at select locations. - Each shop finds the cause before quoting a repair and begins work only after customer approval. - More information is available at Mango Automotive. - Mango Automotive’s social accounts are on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and X.

Between the lines: - The El Paso shop gives Mango Automotive a way to expand while preserving an established local identity. - Keeping the phone number and service location suggests continuity mattered as much as branding. - The family-history angle adds credibility in a market where trust and repeat service matter.

What's next: - Mango Automotive Pellicano will continue operating under the Mango brand while serving East El Paso drivers. - The company’s broader growth suggests more emphasis on regional scale without abandoning local shop identities. - Customers can expect the same approval-before-repair process and warranty structure at eligible locations.

The bottom line: - An 80-year-old El Paso repair shop is still open, but now under a new name and within a larger regional auto group.