Archive for the ‘Safety’ Category

Summer is Here – Getting Your Car Summer Ready?

Summer brings up a lot of memories and many of them have been in your car. Big cross country family trip or an even short drive to the park, lake or ocean for a day of fun with family and friends. It doesn’t matter. Is your car ready for the heat?
You want [...]

Student’s First Car Buying Guide

Whether you are a high school or college student making an investment in a car or a parent looking to invest in an affordable safe car for your child who is about to join the driving forces or graduate, there are many safe and affordable options with that first [...]

Toyota in the News – April 2011

Lots going on the Toyota front - your source for the latest on a brand that is focused on one thing – you.

Toyota to Move Forward with Japan Car Production for Most of May
Scion tC Receives Five Star Overall Rating for Crash Tests
The Environmental Protection Agency Recognizes Toyota for its Commitment to Environmental Excellence

Toyota to Move [...]

More Endorsements of Reliability for Toyota

This month J.D. Power and Associates today announced the results from their 2011 Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), covering 2008 model year vehicles. The following comments on the VDS can be attributed to Jim Lentz, president of Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc.
“Vehicle owners have spoken in the J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study [...]

Toyota Response: Throttle Control Report

“In light of recent press reports, Toyota would like to clarify its relationship with Dr. Chris Gerdes, Director of the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford University.  At Toyota’s request, Dr. Gerdes was asked to provide an independent evaluation of a preliminary report and testimony to Congress [...]

NHTSA Releases Review on Toyota Acceleration

As many of you have heard the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that they concluded that There is no electronic-based cause for unintended high-speed acceleration in Toyotas based on an extensive review of the electronic throttle control systems in Toyota and Lexus vehicles, conducted with the assistance of the [...]

Safety is Always Our Focus

Toyota has experienced a lot of scrutiny in 2010 for safety and Toyota is continuing to scrutinize the safety of our vehicles to assure you, our customer is safe. You continue to see recalls and that is because we want only 100% safety in every vehicle that [...]

2010: A Look Back and Ahead

Dear Valued Customer,
As we enter 2011, it’s all but impossible to keep from looking back on the year that was. From recalls to witch hunts, 2010 was a year to remember. It was a year that made our store and brand stronger than ever. St. Augustine Toyota continued our commitment to customer satisfaction by offering [...]

Top Safety Picks for Seven Toyota and Scion Vehicles

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced last week that seven Toyota and Scion vehicles were among 66 winners of Top Safety Pick awards for 2011.
· Avalon
· Corolla
· Highlander
· Sienna
· Venza
· Scion tC and xB
Responding to the announcement, Toyota said it “is pleased to have received eight IIHS [...]

Safety on the Long Road - Holiday Driving

AAA reports an estimated 33.8 million people travel during the last two weeks of December with more than 75 percent of those people driving. Estimates project an even higher number of travelers this year, causing our nation’s highways to be more congested than ever, in potentially bad weather. Follow these tips, [...]