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Toyota's Wise When it Comes to Elimating Waste

Toyota has been named the 2013 WasteWise Large Business Partner of the Year by the Environmental Protection Agency.  This is not only Toyota's fourth straight WasteWise award, but the company's second Large Business Partner of the Year award in three years.

Since Toyota joined the WasteWise program in 2009, they have:
 - Reduced or avoided 1.9 million trash cans worth of waste at offices around the country
 - Recycled or avoided production of 304…
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KBB.com Says Scion FR-S Is ‘Coolest’ Of The Cool

So, you like strutting around town in your Scion FR-S?

You should. There’s a pretty good chance you look cool in it. Just ask the editors of Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com who, for the second year in a row, put Scion’s sports car on top of their list of the “10 Coolest New Cars Under $25,000.”
The annual consumer resource list highlights affordable vehicles for drivers of all lifestyles that…
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Toyota Sienna Named on KBB's "12 Best Family Cars of 2014"

When you’re talking about the most family-friendly car, you MUST include the 2014 Sienna in the conversation. After all, the new Sienna is one of just two minivans to make Kelley Blue Book’s list of the 12 Best Family Cars of 2014.

“With reclining captain's chairs – including a footrest – the Sienna may be the most passenger-accommodating minivan you can buy,” Kelley Blue Book says on KBB.com. “And, with more varied configurations…
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Toyota Unveils Fuel Cell Vehicle at Consumer Electronics Show



Toyota showed off this Fuel Cell Vehicle concept at last year's Tokyo Motor Show, and will feature it during a press conference on Monday, January 6, at 1 p.m. PT. 

That Toyota would use the Fuel Cell Vehicle concept as the star of its CES 2014 presence shows a commitment to the technology, underlined by the company's statement that it will put a fuel cell production vehicle on the road near 2015…
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2014 Camry Awarded by Consumer Reports and IIHS


The 2014 Camry has been added to Consumer Reports' list of recommended cars after being named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, reports Bloomberg.  Far fewer vehicles meet the institue's new criteria after it raised the bar to require "good" or "acceptable" performance standards in the small overlap front crash test for Top Safety Pick and a front crash prevention system for Top Safety Pick+.  This year, just 39…
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Prius Named Best New-Car Value



If you're looking for the car that is considered the best overall value among all models, Consumer Reports says look no further than the Toyota Prius, The Detroit News reports today.  Consumer Reports awarded the Best New-Car Value honor to Prius for the second straight year and lauds it as having "outstanding reliability and the lowest estimated five-year ownership costs at 47 cents per mile."
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