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On Monday November 12th, 2012, Max Paul’s Ardmore Toyota participated in the Veterans Day Parade in Media, PA. During the ceremony & parade, the Chapter 67 Delaware County Vietnam Veterans of America Honor Guard fired a 21 gun salute to honor all American Veterans. Ardmore Toyota was proud to be part of this event with our customer and Veteran Jeffrey Dorfman. We are honored to support Jeffery and the Delaware County Vietnam Veterans of America. [gallery]

On Thursday November 8 th, 2012, Max Paul’s Ardmore Toyota hosted the Taste of Ardmore event for the 4 th year. The event celebrates some of the excellent food and fashion that is part of the Ardmore Community. 6ABC, CBS3, Main Line Times & Ardmore Patch were some of the media outlets on hand at Ardmore Toyota to cover this wonderful event. The event is put together by the Ardmore Initiative which is the Ardmore Business coalition. The proceeds from this fundraiser support the local Ardmore businesses in the community. Restaurants that participated in Taste of Ardmore included Gillane’s Bar & Grille, Firinji, Ardmore Station Café, Plate, Kotatsu, MilkBoy Coffee, Primavera Pizza Kitchen, A Taste of Olive, McShea’s, McCloskeys, Main Line Wine Events, Tired Hands Brew Company, Golden bowl and Barbacoa. Some of the shops whose fashion was recognized during the evening included Hassry’s Treasures, Human Zoom Bikes, Giannini Jewelers, Lucky Girl, and more. For a full story written by Main Line Media News as well as a video of the fashion show from The Taste of Ardmore event, please click here Click here to read the story in the Ardmore Patch [gallery]

On November 5th, 2012, Ryan Pesin, VP of Marketing for Ardmore & Central City Toyota, presented a check for $500 to Jenna Jackson, of Living Beyond Breast Cancer ( http://www.lbbc.org/). Their mission is as follows: “Living Beyond Breast Cancer empowers all women affected by Brest Cancer to live as long as possible with the best quality of life.” Throughout the Saturday’s in October 2012, Ardmore & Central City Toyota invited customers in to test drive or service their vehicle, and on behalf of those customers, Ardmore & Central City made this donation to LBBC. In addition, to help bring awareness to Breast Cancer and this wonderful cause, all employees wore Pink T-Shits on Saturday’s in October. Congratulations to all customers for visiting Ardmore Toyota ( www.ArdmoreToyota.com) & Central City Toyota ( www.CentralCityToyota.com) throughout October to support Living Beyond Breast Cancer. [gallery]

Toyota today announced a $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross and other nonprofit organizations to support relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Sandy in the regions worst-hit by the storm. In addition, Toyota will match employee contributions to the American Red Cross and other non-profits doing relief and recovery work in affected communities. Beginning Nov. 1, Toyota Financial Services (TFS) and Lexus Financial Services (LFS) will launch a “Customer Outreach” calling campaign to lease and retail customers who are delinquent, or become delinquent, due to circumstances related to the storm and who reside in the 13 states directly impacted by the hurricane (CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT and WV) and in the District of Columbia. Click Here for the Full Story

The Scion FR-S earned industry recognition on October 30th, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada with the Hottest Sport Compact award on the first day of the 2012 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. “Scion is honored the FR-S earned the SEMA Hottest Sport Compact award, which adds the judges’ esteemed endorsement to the thousands of enthusiastic owners who have already taken this sports car to the next level in a few short months,” said Scion Corporate Manager Jaycie Dane. “Personalization is a core component of the Scion brand, making the SEMA show a perfect spot to showcase the vast possibilities of the FR-S.” Click here for the full story

Toyota celebrated the 25 millionth vehicle manufactured in North America today at a ceremony at its Georgetown, Ky., plant coinciding with the start of production for the all-new 2013 Avalon.  The milestone vehicle – a Classic Silver Hybrid Avalon – represents 26 years of manufacturing, a direct investment of nearly $24 billion in North American operations and 365,000 jobs created in the United States. Speaking at a line-off ceremony in Georgetown today, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky President Wil James said, “This is a pivotal time in Toyota’s history.  What better way to cap off 26 years of manufacturing excellence than with the all-new Kentucky-assembled Avalon, a shining example of what our customers have to look forward to in the future.”

The 2013 Toyota Venza has received the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) highest rating for frontal, side and rollover crash tests.  Venza received five stars after NHTSA tested both the front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive models. Also called the New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA created the 5-Star Safety Ratings System to provide consumers with information about its evaluation of the crash protection and rollover safety of new vehicles.

The Detroit Free Press is reporting Toyota’s three brands – Scion, Toyota and Lexus – swept the three top spots in Consumer Reports’ annual reliability survey, which analyzes subscribers’ experiences with 1.2 million new vehicles to predict future reliability.  Of the 27 models in the brand’s lineup, 16 earned the highest rating.  The subcompact Toyota Prius C received the top score overall.  “We are basically just taking data that the consumers and subscribers are providing to us,” said Jake Fisher of Consumer Reports Magazine. Click here to read the entire story

Reasons to not buy a sports car get eliminated one by one in the FR-S. Everybody seems to fit in the manfully bolstered bucket seats, and the rear seatback folds to extend cargo space. Click here for the full story on Yahoo Autos

Toyota Presents: The Tundra Endeavour -- Mission Accomplished

A Toyota Tundra half-ton pickup truck without any special modifications successfully towed the 150,000 pound space shuttle Endeavour across a bridge spanning the nation’s busiest freeway on Friday night, Oct. 12. The tow was a result of a 20-year partnership between Toyota and the California Science Center to raise awareness of the space program and continue public education through exhibits and events. The Tundra was piloted by longtime Toyota professional driver Matt McBride. Riding along was Garrett Reisman, one of the astronauts aboard the orbiter when it traveled to the International Space Station in 2008. Click here for the full story [gallery]

Responding to disproportionate risks that African American and Hispanic children face in motor vehicle-related crashes, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Toyota and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center announced on October 12th, 2012 that they are bringing the groundbreaking national safety education program Buckle Up for Life to Philadelphia for the first time. The program represents a partnership between two of U.S. News’ top-three children’s hospitals and one of the world’s largest automakers to improve the safety of some of the most vulnerable children on the road. To view a video about the program, please click here Click here for the full story. [gallery]