The Only Minivan On The 2011 IIHS Top Safety Pick List: Toyota Sienna

With minivans once again growing in popularity, there are a lot of new choices on the market today—but only one earned a place among the 2011 Top Safety Picks chosen by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS): That was the all-new Toyota Sienna. Only vehicles that offer electronic stability control and score the highest possible marks in the IIHS’ front, side, rear and rollover crash evaluations earn the award, so this is no small honor for Toyota’s “Swagger Wagon.” But it is further evidence of Toyota’s renewed dedication to customer safety, which also includes making the company’s Star Safety System a standard feature on the...

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Toyota's Ideas for Good

Toyota strives for efficiency, making better cars with less waste. So Toyota created a revolutionary production method designed to eliminate errors caused by inconsistencies, waste and overburden. The new method of manufacturing was adopted by some very unlikely sources: hospitals. Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh used Toyota's production system to learn from their errors, streamline their processes, and stretch their budget. By standardizing their processes and increasing efficiency, nurses and doctors can now spend more time with their patients...

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5 Dumb Things That Can Void Your Car Warranty

Nobody in their right mind would want to void their car warranty. Yet, there are thousands (perhaps millions) who worry that one small thing will crumple their precious warranty up and throw it into the waste basket. A portion of those people have written to me lamenting the fact that they did something that voided it. So what are the most common actions that result in a voided car warranty? What Is A Car Warranty? First of all, in order to understand your part in the warranty relationship, it is vital that you understand what a warranty is and what it is not. A new car warranty is an agreement between the carmaker and the consumer....

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Come see us this weekend!

  Come visit our kiosk at the Pittsburgh International Auto Show this weekend! We will be giving  away a $500 coupon for the Camry and the Corolla.  But hurry in! Offer only good until the end of February. Visit the auto show website: http://www.pittautoshow.com/AutoShow/  &nb...

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Toyota Land Cruiser turns 60

In 1951 Toyota introduced the Land Cruiser, a vehicle designed with go-anywhere capabilities. The Land Cruiser quickly earned a reputation for its reliability and for its ruggedness, having been the first vehicle to be driven to Mt. Fuji’s sixth hill station, a climb rising 2,500 meters. Since its introduction, it has conquered the Arctic (and Antarctic) wastes, traversed deserts, ploughed its way through tropical rain forests and generally taken the worst the world can throw at it in its stride. The Land Cruiser has also became a favorite among police fleets and militaries around the world. After sixty years on the market, the Land Cruiser...

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