Marion Toyota Blog

Matt Kenseth won the Kobalt Tools 400 Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday March 10, 2013 for his first victory of the season and his 25th career win.  It was also the first Cup win of the year for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR).

MarionToyota is proud to make a donation to help support the local Marion chapter forHOSA - Future Health Professionals.  HOSA organization offers a program to help develop leadership, quality health care, and skill development for health education. 

Fortune Magazine recently revealed the 2013 list of the World's Most Admired Companies.  The Hay Group conducts the research for Fortune and ranks companies on categories such as social responsibility, people management, long- term investment, quality of products and services, and financial soundness. Toyota was ranked #1 among Motor Vehicle Companies and 29^th overall ……up from 33 rd the previous year

The April edition of Consumer Reports magazine will soon be on newsstands and have their annual rankings of their top vehicles for 2013.  The Toyota Prius is picked as the top green car for the 10th consecutive year. Prius has the best EPA fuel economy with a 44 overall MPG rating. 

When you shop for a new Toyota vehicle here at Marion Toyota, we know that you don't want your options to be limited, especially when it comes time to pick out a new hybrid.  Our popular Prius Hybrid is already offered in four unique trims, but we're happy to let our customers know that a new special edition provides you with even more features.

U.S. News & World Report has published their Best Cars for the Money Awards for 2013. Winning best Compact Pickup was the Toyota Tacoma and winning best Full Size Pickup was the Toyota Tundra.

The Highly respected news publication U.S. News & World Report named the Scion FR-S The Best Sports Car for the Money.  The annual award recognizes quality, value, and critical acclaim in 21 different vehicles categories. 

 
Toyota was recently ranked number one in the 2013 Harris Poll Reputation Quotient (RQ) survey as the most highly regarded automaker and number 19th overall for all companies. 

The all new redesigned 2013 Toyota Avalon and Avalon Hybrid continues to rack up awards and accolades.  This time for scoring 5 Stars from NHTSA safety testing.
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2013 will mark the 22^nd year that Marion Toyota has been a member of the Saluki Wheel Club at Southern Illinois University. The club is made up of local car dealerships in the community that donate the use of an automobile to Saluki Athletics. Coaches and staff use the vehicles for recruiting, scouting, and many other transportation needs.