Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Hello everyone, here is your maintenance tip of the week!


Choose a good car insurer:
 
Sometimes, no matter how careful you are, disaster inevitably strikes — typically in the form of an accident. Make sure that your car will be repaired to the best possible standard by finding an insurer that will pay for parts from the original manufacturer and guarantee the repairs it authorizes.

Courtesy of Readers Digest

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Toyota Awards Scholarships to 20 Asian Pacific Islander Students from Southern California.






TORRANCE, Calif. (May 8, 2013) – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. awarded scholarships to 20 Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) students from the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) disciplines at its second annual awards dinner and reception at the Toyota Automotive Museum on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.  The scholarships were given in partnership with the Asian Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF).

The scholarships provide recipients with $2,500 towards a degree in a STEM field. These 20 selected students trace their heritage to seven different countries in the Asia Pacific Island (API) region, including China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Cambodia, Korea and Pakistan.  Students were also awarded a proclamation from their respective local governmental officials.

The focus on Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) students originates from their need of resources to access higher education, which serves as a foundation for their future success and contributions to a stronger America.  The students heard about the program through APIASF, “the nation’s largest 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides college scholarships to” APIAs.  They were encouraged to apply to the program by school and college counselors.

With intended majors ranging from biomedical sciences to electrical engineering and school selections from UCLA to Cal Poly Pomona, students were thankful for the scholarships while already expressing desires to give back to their communities.

Scholarship recipient Jose Rabaino from Carson Senior High School said, “With the scholarship, it is very likely I will be able to go to” the college of my choice. “The [Toyota/APIASF] Scholarship will help me achieve my life goals and dreams. For that, I am extremely thankful.”  He plans to study computer science.

TMS Group Vice President and CFO Tracey Doi also attended the event.  Doi is an advocate of Toyota Asian American Society in Alliance (TAASiA), an employee resource group that represents the diverse Asian American cultures and heritages within Toyota and the community.

"Our twenty extraordinary scholars were selected from a pool of over 7,200 applicants,” said Doi.  “Toyota is proud to celebrate their outstanding academic achievements and community service.   Clearly these scholars demonstrate the drive, passion and courage to become our next generation of leaders."

In addition to Doi, Toyota Vice Presidents Karen Ideno, Wei Shi, and Alok Vaish participated in a panel reflecting upon “What I would tell my younger self?" These top executives are well-positioned to provide insight to the young scholars as TAASiA continuously leverages the strength of a growing population within Toyota to foster an environment and corporate culture of diversity and inclusion.

Courtesy of Toyota USA Newsroom

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

May is Military Appreciation Month, We Support Ours Troops at Mike Calvert Toyota!


When it comes to supporting our troops, everyone wants to do their part. At Toyota, that means offering all eligible U.S. military personnel a $500 rebate toward any new Toyota vehicle when you finance through your Toyota dealer and Toyota Financial Services.

Stop in today for you military discount!

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

The Toyota GT 86 TRD, Nissan GT-R Track Edition, Appeared at the Chicago Auto Show.



Toyota has teamed up with its in-house tuning division, TRD, to make a hot version of the GT 86, or Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S as it's sold here. But the TRD version won't be sold here. But don't get too angry: it's still not supercharged or turbocharged; it's just fitted with some racier bodywork and a high-flow exhaust.

The 2014 Nissan GT-R Track Edition follows a similar path, but actually cuts weight by deleting the rear seat, and improves lap times (if only slightly) with a firmer, more track-tuned suspension.
And the Chicago Auto Show is still underway, having closed out its first day with a fair number of new special-edition cars. If you missed any of it, or just want to keep up with what's left, be sure to visit our show page hub at the link below.


Courtesy of Motor Authority

Bruce, thank you for such a positive review!




"I met Carl the salesman on the lot and he was great bought the car.The staff and Mr.Broussard was great in finace. Even a year later I need to get a refund on the gap insurance and warranty since I had traded in the car for a Ford truck  at a different dealership, bad choice by the way. Mr.Broussard remembered me .And the refund came on time as promised.I would go back to them and do busisness agian you can trust " Mike Calvert"  that's for sure...Wayne Watts"- Bruce

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