Katina Rapton

Katina Rapton is not only the owner and general manager of Mel Rapton Honda but is also the voice of the dealership, doing radio and TV commercials for more than two decades. She is the daughter of Mel Rapton, who started the company in 1961 and moved it to Fulton Avenue in 1962, helping to create Sacramento’s first auto row. The dealership changed from Pontiac to Honda in 1982 and moved to its current 70,000-square-foot facility in 2009. Rio Americano High School graduate Katina and her brother, Curtis Rapton, took over the dealership after their father’s death. In 2015, they opened the Mel Rapton Service Center in a 1930s midtown auto shop.