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Toyota Aims for Net Positive Impact: 2016 North American Environmental Report Tracks Progress

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In the recently published 2016 North American Environmental Report, Toyota outlined these positive impacts.  Over the past year, Toyota’s North American operations have reduced water usage by nearly 100 million gallons, the equivalent to the annual water use of more than 900 average American families. Toyota also announced plans for a 7.75 megawatt solar array at Toyota’s new headquarters campus in Plano, Texas, which will reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 7,122 metric tons, or the equivalent of the electricity used by almost 1,000 homes in a year.
 
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25-Year Game Changer: Toyota, NCFL Pioneer Family Literacy Initiative

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Two-Gen Approach Combats Tough Situations, Provides Tools for Parents/Kids to Succeed; 2 Million Families Impacted

Lupe Maldonado will tell you, “education is key.” That’s because it’s what helped her and her family create a brighter future. Their story started in a garage in Torrance, Calif., more than 20 years ago. That’s where they lived when they came to the U.S. No bathroom. No running water; a mattress on the bare floor. They covered up the holes to keep out the cold and the mice. While it may have been a bleak start, Lupe says just…
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Corolla 50th Anniversary Special Edition

 
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  • Refreshed styling and upgraded interior
  • Standard Toyota Safety Sense-P (TSS-P) on all Corolla models
  • Limited 50th Anniversary Special Edition Corolla
  • Backup camera added to L grade; now standard across the board
  • 7-in touch screen Scout Navigation standard on select models
Forty-three million and counting. That’s the number of Corollas that Toyota has sold globally since it began building the landmark model in the fall of 1966. And that makes Corolla the best-selling nameplate of all time. That’s a lot of happy drivers.
 
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30 Days of Teal

September is a month that is very dear to our hearts. In 2011, the President of the United States proclaimed September as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. “This month, we remember the mothers, sisters, and daughters we have lost to ovarian cancer, and we extend our support to those living with this disease.”

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Intelligent Park Assist Gives You Some Breathing Room

Perhaps the most universally loathed parking situation, the parallel park, is about to get a whole lot easier—so easy, you might just start doing it voluntarily. The 2016 Toyota Prius has some excellent driver’s assistance features that are going to make parallel parking fears drift off into the ether: available Intelligent Parking Assist and Intelligent Clearance Sonar work together to basically park your vehicle for you, with oversight and minor input on your behalf. Your parking skills will be so smooth, we recommend taking full credit for them yourself; we promise we won’t tell.

 

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5 Things to Look For When Test Driving a Car


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The only way to find out is stopping by your local dealer to take a good look at all your potential choices—after all, it’s not only an investment, it’s going to be with you for an extended period of time. Test-driving cars allows you to get a better feel for what you could be getting into before actually committing to it for certain.  Here are five helpful tips you can prepare yourself with before hitting the showroom floor.
 

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