Meet Tim Wheatley, our Assistant Parts Manager

Introducing Tim Wheatley of 802 Toyota Parts

Tim Wheatley has lived in Vermont for 25 years, and enjoys a good Switchback, hunting and playing sports such as basketball, softball and golf. He sure has some great fun facts about himself; he loves Under Armour, his favorite song is My Dougie by Lil' Will, he and his Dad are missing the same tooth, he's never eaten a hamburger, he loves cats, and he's never broken a bone in his body. Oh, and he thinks Magic Johnson is better than Michael Jordon (to name a few). Tim has a knack for remembering numbers, his favorite place to eat is Domino's Pizza, and the best concert he's ever been to was the Backstreet Boys, "I was 12 thank you!"

Though he currently drives a 2013 Venza, Tim believes that if he were a car he'd be the Toyota 4Runner, "because it's stylish, sporty and has a hint of ruggedness about it." Tim loves working at 802 Toyota because of "the joy of helping people out", so come on in and see him today!

Shawn's Finished Toyota Camry for the Thunder Road SpeedBowl

Plus, how Shawn and his team did at their first Thunder Road SpeedBowl event this year

The photo on the right is of Shawn's team at the track, patiently awaiting their turn to line up for the race. The car show, which took place the day before the race, awarded Shawn's No. 31 Toyota Camry with third place! The next day, they started 5th in the qualifying race and won that, then started 14th in the feature race and finished 10th after 35 laps. Shawn says it wasn't the outcome they were hoping for, but there are more races to come!

"The car was fast and we took it home in one piece - that's always a good day," he said.

Keep wishing Shawn luck and we'll keep updating his results! Want a car as cool as Shawn's? Well, we don't have any with quite the same paint job or racing additions, but we do have quite a few 2013 Toyota Camrys that are looking amazing, even without the extras - check 'em out! And be sure to take a look at Shawn's new pics of his Camry below!

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!


All information, quote and photos via Toyota

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 :)