Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Final 25 Winners Announced in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good Program

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TORRANCE, Calif. (August 28, 2012)– Tuesday, August 21 marked the last day of voting in Toyota’s

100 Cars for Good program, a national philanthropic program that awards 100 cars to 100 U.S. nonprofits over the course of 100 consecutive days. Winners were selected each day through public voting on Facebook at 100carsforgood.com.

Each day five nonprofit organizations were profiled on the 100 Cars for Good Facebook page where the public could vote for their favorite organization. The organization with the most votes at the end of the day won a new Toyota vehicle while the four runners-up each day received a $1,000 cash grant from Toyota. In total, 100 new Toyota vehicles and $400,000 in cash grants are being awarded to non-profit organizations across the country.

 “It is rewarding and inspiring to see the response Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program has received from the public,” said Jim Lentz, president and chief executive officer of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. “Over the course of two years, this program has awarded more than $7 million in vehicles and cash grants to local nonprofit organizations across the country, as well as helping to raise awareness  to hundreds more.  We are very pleased to have the opportunity to help these worthwhile organizations broaden their impact in communities all across the nation, and we thank the public for their support in determining the winners.”

Winning organizations offer services in a variety of areas, including: education, safety, animal welfare food banks, and human services for children and adults.

Courtesy of Toyota

Monday, August 27, 2012

Whats your Toyota Story?

Every Toyota Has A Story.
What's Yours?

What started as a place to brag about your Toyota has evolved into a collection of love letters for thousands of incredible tales. From road trips to relationships, they never fail to inspire and entertain. What’s yours?

Check out all of these great stories about Toyota fans and their cars or trucks! Toyota wants to know what your Toyota means to you!

Courtesy of Toyota.com

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Check out a new FJ Cruiser!

Are you looking for a new off-road vehicle? Come by and meet some of our knowledgeable staff and let them help you find the perfect new FJ Cruiser for your weekend getaways!

$500 rebate on select Toyota models (provided by TFS)
$500 cash back (Customer Bonus Cash)

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

2012 Dream Car Art Contest

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In Thailand, a variety of activities were carried out for the further successful "Dream Car Art Contest" between December 2011 and February 2012. These activities were focused on the increase in the number of participants, in media exposure, as well as further improving the quality of the contest. It includes 20 school visits, 4 times more than last year, with 15,000 sets of drawing kits as free distribution. The contest was announced in not only newspaper and online but also in a tie-in TV program.

As a result, more than 20,000 artworks were submitted this year which was 2 times more than last year. In addition, more proactive activities were promoted such as of judging process, original souvenir and give away items using prize-winning artworks and the contest logo. Through surveys, call center, and social media, lots of positive comments have come from participants, such as "This is an encouraging opportunity given for Thai students","We want children and students to join","Judging became much clearer".

2012 (6th) National Contest Winners

The National Contest was held by each distributor and took place in more than 70 countries/regions in the 2012 contest. As a result, more than 620,000 children participated and express their dream cars in the 2012 Toyota Dream Car Art Contest.

Here are a few of the winners:

Thailand
"Car for the  Blind"
Katunyu Wattanapraditchai, age: 10

Thailand

U.S.A.
"Toyota fire ID65"
Oscra A. Salgoero, age: 10

Usa

Hawaii
"Kronen"
Emily Kaanelamakamae Stone, age: 11

Hawaii

United Kingdom
"The Toyota Turtle 2000"
Catherine Gray, age: 11

Uk

 

Courtesy of Toyota