Toyota Partners with Teen Vogue for Save Driving Campaign

Teen Vogue and Toyota introduce "Arrive in Style" to promote safe driving among teenage girls

Automobile accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers, so Toyota and Teen Vogue have teamed up to raise awareness of the dangers of distracted driving, hoping to inspire them tp make the commitment to drive safely.

"Teen Vogue really shares our commitment to help keep teenagers safe, and with their reach and readership they've been a great partner to help amplify our longstanding efforts to empower teen girls to be safer drivers," said Corporate Manager of Corporate Marketing for Toyota Motor North America Marjorie Schussel. "We also are excited to involve moms since our approach to teen safety has always included outreach to parents as well."

Monthly advertorials in Teen Vogue with feature helpful tips and advice from Toyota on varying driver-safety topics. It will also feature stories and online videos of Teen Vogue readers and their mothers, showing their commitment to driving safely.

Safety has always been important to Toyota; they currently have 11 of their 2013 models on the 2013 IIHS Top Safety Pick list, the 4Runner, Avalon, Corolla, Camry, Highlander, Prius, Prius c, Prius v, Sienna, Tundra and Yaris. Click on any of the previous models to be directed to its designated page on our website, and enjoy your happy and safe drive!


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Toyota Predicts a Hybrid Future

Toyota's hybrid sales are growing at a fast pace

Their first hybrid launched in 1997, taking ten years to hit the 1 millionth sale, but just two years later we hit the 2 million marker. Slightly less than a year after that, we've hit 5 million. With this Toyota plans to double its hybrid lineup by the end of 2015 by adding 18 models to the current 19. Originally, Toyota felt they were bold saying that 30 percent of vehicles would be hybrid by 2020, but now they believe that they're well on the way to that goal; 40 percent of their cars sold in Japan this year were hybrids, and 14 percent globally were as well.

The Prius was the original and most-popular Toyota hybrid vehicle, and for good reason! Check out our new Toyota Prius inventory here.


All information via The Wall Street Journal, photo via saatchila

Toyota Awards Grants to Mothers of Invention at the Women in the World Summit

Toyota gives $150,000 in grants at the 2013 Women in the World Summit

A photo from thedailybeast.com of the summit

On April 5, Toyota pledged three Toyota Driving Solutions grants of $50,000 each for women selected as "Mothers of Invention" at the annual Women in the World Summit hosted in New York's Lincoln Center. The summit rewards innovation, creativity and courage of women; Toyota's $150,000 in grants were awarded to those who are addressing some of the most pressing global issues with ingenuity, according to Toyota's press release.

"Toyota is proud to demonstrate its ongoing commitment to women by honoring the Mothers of Invention - courageous and innovative leaders who are making a difference in their communities and the world," said Julie Hamp, chief communications officer for Toyota in North America.

We love that Toyota is showing such great support towards empowering women in the world who are making a difference. We have some wonderful female employees at 802 Toyota who make a difference for us too :)

Toyota Gets Recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with its Ninth Consecutive Energy Star Partner of the Year Award

Toyota is awarded with the Energy Star Partner of the Year Award for the ninth year, the most among any automaker

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Toyota for the ninth time with its Energy Star Partner of the Year Award - Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency, according to Toyota's press release.

"During the past decade, cumulative cost savings at these 13 North American vehicle, engine and parts plants totaled more than $370 million and energy use has been reduced by 15 percent per vehicle produced, enough energy to power 27,000 average households for 10 years."

Not only has Toyota worked hard to keep sustainable energy going in its plants, but it goes so with the redesign of dealerships, like our own self-sufficient building at 802 Toyota, as well as creating a slew of energy-efficient, cost-saving cars like the Toyota Prius, Prius c, Prius v and the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid.

Stay green, Toyota! And if you'd like to take a look at any of our Toyota hybrid vehicles, click any of the links above to be directed to our inventory page.

802 Toyota Scion's solar paneled-roof!

All information via Toyota press release