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2011 North American Production Results

 It's been a long year for Toyota. With the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Toyota's car production in Japan plummeted 62.7% due to parts supply. However Toyota as just announced its North American Production from 2011. Despite setbacks Toyota was able to pull through and show just how customer-first minded they are.

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Toyota To Expand Alternative Fuel Offerings in 2012

When Toyota launched the ubiquitous Toyota Prius, it changed the entire automotive landscape. It signaled to drivers that stellar fuel-economy didn't come at the sacrifice of top-notch safety, handling, cargo space or even style. And since then, automakers all around the world have released some very impressive green-machines, and they're getting greener by the day. In fact, all-electric vehicles have recently taken the spotlight, and Toyota has announced plans to take a substantial...

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Toyota Brings Drivers Together With The Camry Effect

If you're anything like most of us here at Deland Toyota Scion, you probably have fond memories of your first car. That's right, the car handed down from your mom and dad, or maybe you worked hard all summer to buy it from the guy down the street - and sure, maybe the odometer didn't start at zero, and maybe somebody else had already worn all the plush material off the seats, but...

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Toyota Creates the Ultimate Motocross Truck

Here at Deland Toyota Scion, we see a lot of people looking for a pickup truck that will make their lives easier. Models like the 2012 Toyota Tacoma and 2012 Toyota Tundra usually do just that. In fact, for over a decade, the Toyota Tundra has proven to be a hardworking pickup that provides the advanced technology today's drivers are looking for.

But at this year's SEMA show in Vegas, Toyota showed up…

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Toyota Sweeps Best Resale Value Awards

If you're in the market for a new or used car, chances are you've visited the Kelley Blue Book website. If you haven't yet, Deland Toyota Scion highly recommends it. Why? Well, they've been helping drivers get the best value for their trade-ins, pay the best price for their new (or like-new vehicles), and provide industry-leading reviews to make the car buying process a little easier.

Of course, we also know...

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The 2012 Camry Pace Car for Daytona 500

At the 2011 SEMA Show, Toyota unveiled a history-making variant of the 2012 Camry SE. Packing a 268-horsepower V6 engine under the hood, the 2012 Camry Daytona 500 Pace Car is currently set to be the first-ever non-American-made vehicle to maintain order on the track at the "Great American Race."


Why Toyota and the Camry? Aside from the Japanese automaker's unmatched success in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Spring Cup Series, and NASCAR Nationwide Series, the Camry has actually been featured as the official pace car at several races already. Tracks that have featured the Camry as…

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Long Beach Racers Tacoma at 2011 SEMA Show


Those of you who frequent the Deland Toyota Scion blog may remember our previous post about the upcoming 2012 Toyota Tacoma TRD T/X Baja Edition, which is set to arrive next year. The new, off-road variant of the 2012 Toyota Tacoma is already proving to be quite popular, so to satisfy fans' demand for more of the performance-tuned truck, they've teamed up with twenty aftermarket parts specialists to take things one step further.


That next step is known as the Long Beach Racers Tacoma, and it's a one-of-a-kind masterpiece that's now set to be featured in…

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A Toyota Manufacturing Milestone in West Virginia


When the doors opened at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV) in 1996 there were 250 workers.  Fifteen years later there are over 1,000 workers and over the years this manufacturing facility has built roughly 8.6 million transmissions.


With such a large, dedicated workforce, Toyota has a lot to be grateful for, which is why the Japanese automaker held a large celebration in honor of the plant's 15-years of solid production. However, it was the plant's workers who were ultimately the most grateful, as they opted to share roughly $100,000 in collected donations with…

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The Toyota 4Runner Gains Toyota Entune For 2012


Over the past 27 years the Toyota 4Runner has proven itself and continues to set the midsize SUV standard.  It was named the "Most Dependable Midsize Crossover/SUV" by J.D. Power and Associates in 2011.  However, we at Deland Toyota Scion are excited to tell you that the 2012 model year is gaining some serious tech features.


It already features SiriusXM Satellite Radio; HD Radio, feautring iTunes tagging and text/e-mail-to-speech; USB port for easy iPod connectivity; and Bluetooth wireless technology. These come standard in the current 2011 Toyota 4Runner. The upgrade that has everyone is so excited is…

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