Marion Toyota Blog

Toyota dominated the NASCAR weekend at Chicagoland Speedway with a win in all three premier series.

Marion Toyota is proud once again to contribute to the Illinois Lions Club Candy Day for Humanitarian Services.  This year the event will be on October 11th and 12th.

Marion Toyota is proud to contribute to the 7th annual Little Black Dress Event help this year at Rent One Park.  Marion Toyota Rental Car Manager George Lee will be providing shuttle rides in a 2013 model Toyota Sienna van from Macy's in Carbondale over to Rent One Park in Marion.

Here at Marion Toyota, we've been Corolla fans for decades now. In the 70's we could dig it. In the 80's we thought it was totally radical. In the 90's, this whip was the bomb. And now, well, we totes think it's an epic ride.

The sales trends throughout its history really back that up, too, as the Corolla is the best-selling nameplate of all time.

However, there's a…

Have you ever owned a Toyota Corolla? If you answered yes, you're one of 40 million people who have purchased the best-selling automotive nameplate in history.

Corolla reached the 40-milllionth sales milestone this month after 47 years on the market.  In 1966, Toyota began assembling 300,000 Corollas annually at a new Takaoka, Japan factory.  It was designed to meet the changing needs of consumers and became one of the first car lines to…

Marion Toyota received their first shipment of the much anticipated all redesigned Toyota Corolla this past Friday.  It will officially go on sale Tuesday September 3,  2013.

Kyle Busch put his #18 M&M's Toyota Camry in victory lane Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway.  It was his 28th career NASCAR Sprint Cup series win and his 4th win of the season.  Joey Logano was 2nd in the #22 Ford Fusion owned by Penske Racing. 

Matt Kenseth solidified his spot in the The Chase for the Sprint Cup with his 5th win of the season Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, brining his #20 Dollar General Toyota Camry across the start finish line just ahead of Kasey Kahne in the #5 Chevrolet.

Ok, so it isn't a complete leap for the company that brought you the Prius over a decade ago to bring a little eco-friendliness into the automotive mix. Even still, Toyota has some exciting new hybrid models set to debut at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show.

Let's start with the Yaris. Not the ultra-efficient model we have sitting in our new Toyota showroom. This is an all-new concept. Though it remains very…

Marion Toyota is proud to be a sponsor again this year of The Miss Southern Illinois Pageant.  This will be the 51st year of the pageant. The event will be held at the Marion Culture & Civic Center.