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For the Month of May, Max Paul’s Ardmore Toyota is partnering with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to help support the Daisy Days Campaign. Ardmore Toyota is making a donation to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Daisy Days program for every new car sold throughout the month of May. Customers can help too by purchasing a paper daisy. Learn more about CHOP and Daisy Days here: http://bit.ly/1Fkv169. “Help a child return to play, wear a daisy on Daisy Day.”

On Thursday May 14th, Max Paul’s Ardmore Toyota & Central City Toyota hosted another successful New Owner Celebration. New Car owners were educated on the maintenance and technology by Assistant General Manager Jamie Haberle and Ardmore Service Director Ivan Loi. In addition, Lead Technicians Carmelo Robles and TJ Wagner were on hand to show customers different features on their vehicle and under the hood. Technology geniuses Dario McCollin and Jared Bell did refresher courses on the different parts of technology including Navigation, Entune, Bluetooth and more. Thank you to Elaine Gillison and Bernadette Porreca for helping to put on a successful New Owner Celebration and setting up a wonderful dinner of appetizing cold cuts from Hymies Deli. Congratulations to Gretta and Will on winning the iPad!! Do you want to learn more about the New Owner Celebration? Click here to find out more, and contact us if you are interested at service@ardmoretoyota.com!

On Thursday May 14th, 2015, Max Paul’s Ardmore Toyota hosted students from The Haverford School. Students chose to visit Ardmore Toyota for their Senior Project to learn about aspects of the Automotive Industry and car buying and maintenance. Students were treated to an amazing PowerPoint presentation by one of the top salespeople in the entire region, Ryan Jones. Ryan created a presentation that allowed the students to learn about the process of buying a car. Aspects such as features and benefits, pricing, credit, trade-ins, leasing versus buying, negotiating, finance and warranty protection were just a few of the important details that Ryan Jones educated the students from The Haverford School about. In addition, Service Director Ivan Loi treated the students to an educational experience in the Service & Parts Department where they learned about vehicle repairs and maintenance and different aspects of vehicle maintenance such as oil changes, brakes, tires and much more. We thank the students from The Haverford School for choosing Ardmore Toyota as their location to perform their Senior Project and wish them all the best in their future endeavors!

Max Paul’s Ardmore Toyota & Central City Toyota were awarded the prestigious Toyota President’s Award by Toyota Motor Sales, USA! The President’s Award recognizes a select few Toyota Dealerships who excel in all facets of their operations. It is recognition for dealerships that continue to go above and beyond each customer touch point and represent the best of the best. In addition, Ardmore Toyota & Central City Toyota were recognized as one of only 50 Toyota dealers in the USA for Parts, Service & Customer Excellence with the annual Consumer First Advisory Board recognition. Ardmore Toyota & Central City Toyota thank all of their customers, guests and friends for helping them achieve the Prestigious Toyota President's Award and Customer First Advisory Board.

The June 2015 Consumer Reports listed the Top 10 vehicles that will most likely last 200,000 miles and more. Toyota has 5 out of 10 vehicles on the list. Consumer Reports says the choices are based on results of its annual research survey, which encompasses responses on 1.1-million vehicles. Which car would you want to drive? Toyota Prius Toyota Camry (4 cyl) Toyota Corolla Toyota Sienna Toyota Highlander Read the full article here in USA Today!

On Sunday May 3 rd, 2015 Max Paul’s Ardmore Toyota hosted a Yoga session for Emily’s Entourage. There was a wonderful turnout for the event and all proceeds went to Emily’s Entourage. “Emily’s Entourage raises money and awareness to help find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) with a focus on rare mutations. Nearly 70,000 people worldwide with CF are waiting with bated breath for life-saving breakthroughs. We’re mobilizing friends, families, businesses and communities to join Emily’s Entourage on our quest for new treatments and a cure.” Learn more about it here: https://www.emilysentourage.org.

On Thursday April 21st, 2015, Families Forward Philadelphia presented an award at the 4th Annual Jannie Blackwell Humanitarian Award Dinner to Max Paul's Ardmore Toyota and Central City Toyota. The award was in recognition of the commitment by Ardmore Toyota & Central City Toyota to vulnerable families in Philadelphia and the commitment Families Forward Philadelphia. On hand to represent Ardmore Toyota and Central City Toyota was General Manager Jamie Haberle who was applauded for the many years that Ardmore and Central City have remained committed to such a wonderful cause. To learn more about Families Forward Philadelphia, visit their website: http://familiesforwardphilly.org/

The Toyota Camry Hybrid is the best overall value for the automotive dollar, according to Consumer Reports’ annual new-car value rankings. Consumer Reports calculated that the Camry Hybrid earned the highest value score of 2.01, which indicates consumer dollars go about twice as far with this car than they do with the average-value car. The Camry Hybrid (tested price $29,000) is affordable for the impressive fuel economy, roominess, comfort, and all-around functionality it delivers. The Camry Hybrid costs a very reasonable 52 cents per mile to operate and has a predicted reliability score of “excellent.” Prius Liftback also makes the list as best overall Compact! Highlander is best overall Midsize SUV. Click here to read the full story: http://goo.gl/q9eRUC

Ardmore Toyota & Central City Toyota are giving out Blarney Stuffed Animals to give out to our customers children here at the dealerships when they visit Sales & Service. Blarney represents a donation made on behalf of our companies in support of seriously ill children who are staying at the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House. Thank you to everyone for helping to support a wonderful cause!

On February 19 th, Toyota Motor Sales announced that three popular Toyota models, Camry mid-size sedan, Highlander mid-size crossover and Sienna van, have made the list of “15 Best Family Cars” by KBB.com. The people who judged the 15 best family cars were families and expert editors from KBB.com. - Camry, the best-selling car in America for the last 13 years, received a new design for the 2015 model year. - Highlander offers families three powertrain choices, head-turning exterior styling, and a roomy and refined interior with advanced technologies and exceptional utility. - Sienna oozes fun and function as it has something for every member of the family. Kids enjoy Sienna’s Blu-Ray Dual View Entertainment Center while parents easily communicate with them through Toyota’s Driver Easy Speak system. For parental peace of mind, Sienna was named a 2015 IIHS Top Safety Pick +, and is the only van in its segment to offer all-wheel drive.

Toyota went to the head of the class today, taking the top spot in the motor vehicles sector of Fortune magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies. The automaker also scored well in a larger pool of peers, No. 24 overall. Fortune’s annual list is widely considered to be the definitive report card on corporate reputation. The survey measures nine attributes considered crucial to a company’s global success, including quality of management, social responsibility, people management and global competitiveness, among others. Toyota’s overall rank increased from 25th in 2014, and its No. 1 spot in the Motor Vehicles category also represented a bump (from No. 2 last year).

On Sunday February 8th, Ardmore Toyota hosted their annual Living Beyond Breast Cancer Yoga event. This was a kickoff event for the annual YOGA on the STEPS event. There were over 90 people that attended the Yoga session at Ardmore Toyota. Attendees enjoyed refreshments and giveaways. Professional Yoga instructors were on hand to give everyone an amazing Yoga Experience. Living Beyond Breast Cancer is a cause that Ardmore Toyota has been very involved with over the years and the Yoga event at Ardmore Toyota has drawn awareness not only for Living Beyond Breast Cancer, but also for the signature YOGA on the STEPS national fundraising event. Thank you to everyone who participated and congrats to Abby on winning a free detail of your car!