More people are moving towards purchasing smaller cars. With a smaller car, you get better gas mileage, but many people ask about safety.
Do you know that in the small car category, the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) has the following Toyota vehicles ranked as the safest:
Toyota Corolla
Toyota Prius
Toyota Yaris
Scion tC
Scion xD
Scion xB
Click here is the Forbes Article about small car safety!
Click here for the Ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety!
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AOL Autos took a close look at the Super Bowl Car Commercials and the Toyota Reinvented 2012 Camry Commercial ended up as the #2 rated ad!
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To Tune Up or Not?
Even though today’s cars last longer than ever before, that doesn’t mean you can neglect regular tune ups. If you want your car to run correctly and efficiently, it needs proper maintenance. While the tune-ups of yesteryear required adjustments of carburetors and replacement of spark plugs and wires, today’s tune-ups are often such simpler. A tune up can range from an easy filter replacement to full system maintenance on vehicles with higher mileage. If it's been a while since your last automotive check-up, talk to your dealer about scheduling an appointment. The standard maintenance dealt with today could save you a bundle in the future – and, most importantly, keep your car as reliable as ever.
American Cancer Society-Relay for Life
Max Paul's Central City Toyota & Ardmore Toyota are proud to support the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Event is Saturday, March 31st, 2012, 5:00 p.m. at Franklin Field on the UPENN Campus.
Click here to learn more about the Relay for Life.
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The Los Angeles Times reported on Jan. 24, 2012 that Toyota ranked #1 for overall brand perception in Consumer Reports’ 2012 Car-Brand Perception Survey. Although Toyota slipped 17 points in the survey, other top brands – Ford, Honda and BMW – saw their scores drop more than 20 points. The two leading General Motors brands – Cadillac and Chevrolet – did relatively better with only single-digit declines. Toyota scored 96 points more than 19th ranked Hyundai, which was exactly in the middle of the 38 brands scored this year.
Click Here for the Full Story in the Los Angeles Times
Click Here to read the Consumer Reports Story and data
There are always articles or stories that come out about buying American. The fact is that many people do not realize that Toyota supports the American Economy and American people MORE then some domestic automobile makers support America.
Toyota produces 12 models in North America: Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Highlander, Matrix, RAV4, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma, Tundra, Lexus RX350 and Venza.
Click here to read the story about Toyota Production in North America in 2011.
Your Dealer Knows Who To Call
What's a dealer-approved contractor?
It's pretty simple.
Your dealer directs you to specialists who know your car as well as they do. They'll keep it safe, beautiful, and do the job right.
Want to clean your car inside and out? Your dealer knows a guy. What about pin stripes? Your dealer will make a call and set everything up for you.
If it bolts, sticks, makes music, or has anything to do with your car, your dealer knows how to make it work.
Toyota celebrated production of its 3-millionth vehicle, as members of the Toyota team pose Tuesday with the commemorative vehicle, a Toyota Sienna minivan. Production of the Sienna, which was ranked first in minivan sales in the U.S. for 2011, began at the TMMI plant in January 2003. Also produced at the production facility are the Sequoia sport utility vehicle and the midsize Highlander sport utility vehicle. The plant began production in 1998 with the Tundra pickup.
Click Here for the Full Story in the Evansville Courier & Press.
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How important is loyalty to you? Are you loyal to a particular brand for soda, coffee, ice cream or anything else? How about the type of car you drive?
Kelley Blue Book reports that Toyota was #1 in brand loyalty on its www.kbb.com website for the 4th quarter of 2011, bumping Hyundai, and Lexus was #1 among luxury brands. Toyota last held the top spot in the 3rd quarter of 2010.
Toyota’s brand shopping loyalty for the quarter was at 50.6 percent, a 2.7 percentage point jump from the previous quarter. Hyundai was second at 50.2 percent, Ford was third at 47.1 percent, Kia was fourth at 46.5 percent and Honda rounded out the top five at 46.4 percent. Lexus was eighth on the overall list but first among luxury brands, followed by Audi at ninth and Mercedes Benz at eleventh.
“Toyota has done a laudable job overcoming these issues, introducing programs such as ‘Toyota Care,’ while getting its supply back online. The redesign of its flagship, the 2012 Toyota Camry, also helped drive interest to the brand and retain owners.”
Click Here to read more in USA Today!
Are you undecided about whether you should lease or buy when it comes to your new car?
Toyota has come up with an excellent website where you can compare the benefits of buying versus leasing. Click here to read more.
In addition, The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote a good article about the benefits of Leasing. Click here to read the full article.
Let us know what you did when you got a new car. Did you lease or buy? We want to hear from you.
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