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It happened yesterday at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Calif., and Toyota’s Georgetown, Ky., plant, where Toyota’s global president, Akio Toyoda, drove the first all-new reinvented 2012 Camry off the assembly line. Watch the video below and let us know what you think!

Toyota’s share of consumer vehicle purchase intent has topped all other manufacturers each month for the past year, according to Edmunds.com’s monthly reports through July 2011. Toyota’s July share was 13.3 percent; General Motors, 11.3 percent; Ford, 11.0; Honda, 10.9. Click the link below for the full story: http://www.autoobserver.com/car-data-center/edmundscom-consumer-vehicle-co/edmundscom-consumer-vehicle-pu/by-make-purchase-intent/

Ardmore and Central City Toyota are excited to celebrate 60 years of the most awesome off-road SUV, the Toyota Land Cruiser. Check out the  video below about the Land Crusier: Does anyone have a 1969 Land Cruiser? Does anyone have a 1983 Land Cruiser?  If so, please send us your photos on Facebook. Check back to our Facebook Page and Blog in a few days because we have photos of these two amazing off-road icons and they are here in our Showroom at Ardmore Toyota!!

Dearborn, Mich., Aug. 22, 2011– Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Corporation, the world’s two leading manufacturers of hybrid vehicles, announced today they will equally collaborate on the development of an advanced new hybrid system for light truck and SUV customers. Click Here to read the full story! Click Here to read the remarks on this new collaboration from Toyota Motor Corporation!

Claes Fornell, who created the index in 1994, said in a phone interview,;“Toyota makes a fair amount of fairly low-priced cars. For them to be that well-received is impressive.” Click Here to read the full story! Click Here to view the full chart! What great news to know that such a well-known customer satisfaction index recognized Toyota. These results are based on actual customer interviews. Toyota owners, what do you think?

Toyota earned the top spot in Interbrand’s 2011 ranking of "The Best Global Green Brands,” the New York-based brand consultancy company announced today. Toyota ranked first on the list of the top 50 brands, based on consumer and expert evaluations, for its efforts to achieve a sustainable society and the success of the Prius hybrid vehicle. Click Her e to View the Rankings! Why is Toyota ranked first in this all-important list? Click Here for the Answer!

Statement on new U.S. Fuel Economy Standards to be attributed to JAMES LENTZ, PRESIDENT & COO, TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA, INC.: “I am pleased to be in Washington today to demonstrate Toyota’s unyielding commitment to this important process.  The long-term objectives of this program are very ambitious, and we intend to meet the challenge. “Toyota has embarked on the most aggressive expansion of hybrid, electric and hydrogen fuel cell cars of any automaker, and we are committed to continuing our demonstrated environmental leadership. “We share the Administration’s goal of achieving major advances in clean, fuel efficient vehicles.  Obviously, there is still a great deal of uncertainty as to how the market will respond and what vehicle technologies consumers will embrace, which is why we are rolling out and testing a range of alternative fuel options.  As the rule-making process moves forward, we look forward to working closely and constructively with the Administration and other stakeholders to ensure that we realize our shared environmental goals in the most economically-effective and consumer-friendly ways possible.”

July 28, 2011 – Erlanger, KY – In the aftermath following the tornados that struck parts of the southern United States earlier this spring, Toyota’s Japan employees asked how they could reciprocate the gesture of giving to those in need. Click here for the full story.

“At Toyota, diversity and inclusion have always been among our top priorities, and we are honored to be recognized by Black Enterprise," said Dian Ogilvie, senior vice president and chief diversity officer at Toyota Motor North America. Click here to read the full story.

Toyota is developing a safety technology that takes control of the steering so the vehicle can veer away when it isn't able to stop before impact. A Toyota car stops automatically before a dummy, during a pre-collision system test in the demonstration of its safety technologies in Susono near Mount Fuji, west of Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, July 21, 2011. In the new system, Toyota uses cameras and a super sensitive radar called "millimeter-wave," both installed in the front of the vehicle, to detect possible crashes such as a pedestrian crossing the road (see the image below). Click here to read the full story.

Scion announced today that it’s 2012 iQ premium micro-subcompact will begin arriving in dealerships this October. The Scion iQ is only 10 feet long yet seats four people, making it the world’s smallest four-seater. •11 Standard Airbags and Star Safety SystemTM •Standard Bluetooth® and HD RadioTM Technology •Starting at $15,265. Click Here for the full story!

By Chang-Ran Kim Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:57am EDT Two weeks ago, Toyota Motor Corp began a test-run of a model home that manages electricity consumption and taps into weather forecasts to maximize the use of solar power. Click here to read the entire story.