Robert A. Debois has been named the new general manager for the Meineke Car Care Center on Route 17, Hayes.

Debois, who lives in Newport News, began in his new post March 1. He has worked for Meineke for more than a year, having previously managed the Meineke store in Williamsburg.

In all, Debois, 30, said he has 12 years’ automotive experience. He is a licensed safety inspector and undercar specialist (with special training in steering, suspension and exhaust).

The Hayes shop is a franchise store, Debois said. Ray Howell of Nags Head, N.C., owns the Hayes store as well as Meineke shops in Nags Head, Denbigh, Hampton, Williamsburg, Grafton, and in Salisbury, Md. The newest store, the one at Nags Head, opened last winter, Debois said, with the Hayes store in operation for 10 years.

Meineke offers repair and preventative maintenance services, Debois said, including tires, exhaust, transmission, engines and other services. While customers wait, they can watch a large scre...