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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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Toyota Indiana 'Plant' Builds a Forest

An idea to create a nature trail for sustainable growth near Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana has flourished to 160 acres of trees by the Princeton, IN facility.  With the help of a local landscape architect, 10,000 saplings of 17 native species were planted along a one mile loop.  The program took on new life five years ago, and planting began in earnest.  So far, more than 90,000 trees have been planted; the final…
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Toyota Prices 2014 Highlander Hybrid at Los Angeles Auto Show

Here at Marion Toyota we have spent the past couple of weeks looking forward to both the Tokyo Motor Show and the Los Angeles Auto Show, which are both going on right now in their respective corners of the globe. As a major player in both countries, we knew that Toyota was going to have a whole lot to show at these two events , and today we are here to share one of the most...

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Toyota Says So Long to the FJ Cruiser at SEMA

Car gurus and auto aficionados are well aware that the 2013 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show was held in Las Vegas last week, and Toyota used the event as a forum to bid adieu to the FJ Cruiser.  This new vehicle has been known for its off-road capability and rugged good looks for years, but after the 2014 model year, it will be gone from new car lots across the country.

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