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Max Paul, along with Ardmore Toyota and Central City Toyota are proud to have assisted with The Enterprise Center and Walnut Hill Community Association in the lease of a new 2016 Toyota Tacoma for Max Paul Park Community Farm. The Tacoma will be used on the Community Farm at 46th & Market in West Philadelphia. Carly Friedman is in charge of the Farm and CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program According to Allison Blansfield,  program manager of West Philly Foods (which oversees the farm’s CSA, apprenticeship program, and farmstand), the space is designed as a sitting park for residents to use as a place of relaxation. Tables and chairs are throughout the park, which coexist with the community garden and production farm, with native trees and perennial florae planted on the grounds. To learn more, visit these pages: https://www.facebook.com/TECCDC/ https://www.facebook.com/MaxPaulPark http://www.walnuthillca.org/ www.ArdmoreToyota.com www.CentralCityToyota.com

Automotive reviewers at the Inquirer Daily News were impressed with the manliness and power seen in the Toyota Tacoma. With a competitive price, upgraded V-6, and updated interior, it's no surprise that they were blown away.  The truck that was, "built for the endless weekend," will impress you, as well. Read the full review here: http://bit.ly/1Xwii8l

On March 21 st, 2016, Toyota announced that, beginning with the 2018 model year, it would make Toyota Safety Sense (TSS) and Lexus Safety System+ (LSS+) standard on almost every Toyota and Lexus trim level in the United States.   The systems are anchored by automatic emergency breaking, which means Toyota is making that technology available four years ahead of the 2022 industry target announced last week by the federal government.   Already available as a low-cost option on a broad range of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, TSS and LSS+ are designed to help address three key areas of crash protection: preventing or mitigating frontal collisions keeping drivers within their lane enhancing road safety during nighttime driving. “At Toyota, we are committed to creating better ways to move for everyone,” said Jim Lentz, President and CEO of Toyota Motor North America. Click here for the full story: http://toyotanewsroom.com/releases/lexus+toyota+automated+braking+standard+2017.htm

Join us for the 2nd Annual Warrior Moms, Family and Friends all levels yoga class at Ardmore Toyota. We will be led by instructors Rachael Hunter and Kristen Page with musical accompaniment by Steven Groff and refreshments by Fuel. A $25 donation is recommended for participants with all proceeds going to Emily’s Entourage. See you there! For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/232SQL0

In the Sunday March 20 th, 2016 Edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Al Haas reviewed the 2016 Toyota Rav4 XLE Hybrid. It came away with an EXCELLENT rating. Mr. Haas said: “Driv­ing the RAV4 hy­brid is pleas­ant busi­ness. The seats are com­fort­able and sup­port­ive, and vis­i­bil­ity is good.” “That in­te­rior is also com­fort­able and rea­son­ably roomy. Fairly tall adults will find ad­e­quate head and leg room in the back seat.” “Ac­cel­er­a­tion is rea­son­ably good in the RAV4 Hy­brid, with 0 to 60 ac­com­plished in a re­spectable 8 sec­onds.” “The new stan­dard gear in­cludes Toy­ota’s Engine Au­dio Plus in­fo­tain­ment sys­tem com­plete with a high- res­o­lu­tion LCD screen and nav­i­ga­tion, as well as a power lift­gate and pro­jec­tor beam head­lights.” “This equip­ment joins up with the likes of a power moon roof, heated power mir­rors, and a back-up cam­era.” To read the full article, click here: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/cars/20160320_Toyota_RAV4_gets_a_welcome_makeover.html#O4KWpRO5OOBdF4dq.99

The 2016 Toyota Highlander was recognized as a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). To qualify for Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick+, a vehicle must earn good ratings in all five crashworthiness evaluations — small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints. Top Safety Pick winners also have an available front crash prevention system that earns a basic rating; vehicles earning the "plus" have an advanced or superior rating. The Highlander's optional front crash prevention is rated advanced. Click here for the full story: http://www.iihs.org/iihs/news/desktopnews/toyota-highlander-earns-2016-top-safety-pick-award

According to iSeeCars.com, a used-car online marketplace and automotive research firm, Toyota has 4 vehicles ranked in the Top Ten longest lasting vehicles on the road. Pickup trucks and SUVs dominated the list. Only one car was in the Top 10, the Toyota Avalon. Click here to learn more and read the full story: http://goo.gl/fRFNCJ

The Toyota brand was ranked 4th overall and also received three segment awards. The Toyota Prius v was awarded for the Compact Multi-Purpose Vehicle segment, while the popular Toyota Sienna received the award in the Minivan segment. The Toyota Tundra led the Large Light Duty Pickup segment with a segment award. J.D. Power’s study finds long-term durability continues to be an important consumer purchase consideration.  The number of problems an owner experiences affects their repurchase intent and their vehicle’s retained value. The results are just the latest in a series of recent industry honors taken home by Lexus and Toyota. -Kelley Blue Book recognizes 11 Toyota and Lexus vehicles with “Best Resale Value Awards” for 2016.  For the fifth year in a row, Lexus took top honors for luxury brand. -Toyota Corolla, Camry, Prius c and Highlander Hybrid and the Lexus RX and LS flagship sedan each won Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com 5-year “Cost to Own” awards in their segments for new cars in their initial five-year ownership period.

It’s great to be admired. And an honor to be #1 in your industry – for quality, social responsibility, people management and global competitiveness, to name a few. It’s these qualities and more that have led Toyota to be once again named “World’s Most Admired” in FORTUNE’s annual list. Toyota’s position at #1 in the industry and #28 worldwide showcases the strength of the company’s reputation in the eyes of executives around the globe. Toyota is also #10 out of all 652 companies surveyed in the attributes of “ability to attract, develop, and keep talented people,” as well as “running a global business.”   The survey asked 4,000 of the world’s top executives, directors, and industry analysts to identify the companies with the strongest reputations.   To see Toyota’s entry in the list, click here.   To see who also made the annual list, click on this link.

On Saturday December 26 th, Ardmore Toyota had their annual Toyotathon weekend Sales Event with Andre Gardner & the WMGK team, as well as the Robeks Smoothie Truck. Over 100 smoothies were given out to customers in sales and service by the awesome Robeks Smoothie team. We recommend Robeks for the healthiest and most enjoyable smoothies we have ever had! Not to be outdone, Andre and the WMGK team had a contest for everyone at Ardmore on Saturday and brought 3 pairs of Ski Lift Passes for the Poconos Ski Resorts (yes skiing even though it was 70 degrees out in Winter!) and a 2 night stay to a hotel resort in Killington, Vermont! We would like to congratulate the winners of the Ski Lift Passes Palvi, Bob and Carol! We know it is going to be winter soon and you will certainly enjoy some skiing in the Poconos! We would also like to congratulate Kristen on winning the grand prize to Killington, Vermont! Thank you to everyone for attending our Annual Toyotathon weekend Barbeque Cookout Sales Event with Andre, WMGK and the Robeks team here at Ardmore Toyota!

Photo - Toyota Avalon   The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) unveiled its year-end list of Top Safety Picks and Top Safety Pick, and Toyota tops all automakers with nine models. The list highlights 2016 models that exceeded in a litany of crash tests. Every Toyota model on the list earned Top Safety Pick+ honors. From IIHS: “To qualify for 2016 Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn good ratings in five crashworthiness tests — small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints — as well as a basic rating for front crash prevention. To qualify for 2016 Top Safety Pick+, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the five crash-worthiness tests and an advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention.” The Toyota, Scion and Lexus models to make the list are: Scion iA Toyota Camry Toyota Prius v Toyota Avalon Toyota RAV4 Lexus CT 200h Lexus ES 350 Lexus RC Lexus NX For the entire list, click here.

During the month of October, Ardmore Toyota once again teamed up with LBBC (Living Beyond Breast Cancer) to help build awareness for Breast Cancer. For each test drive during October, Ardmore Toyota donated $1 to LBBC. In addition, we hosted LBBC for a meeting in the showroom of Ardmore Toyota on Wednesday December 3 rd. At this meeting, a check was presented to LBBC on behalf of Ardmore Toyota. We are proud to help build awareness for such a wonderful cause with an organization like LBBC with some amazing people. Learn more about LBBC here: http://www.lbbc.org/. Thank you to everyone.