Daily Tips – Toyota Value 2010

Why do smart buyers choose Toyota?

Could it be because Toyota vehicles (Scion, Toyota and Lexus) are the most reliable you can buy, according to Consumer Reports?

Do the buyers who buy Toyota usually feel smarter than their competitor-driving peers after they have owned their car or truck for awhile?

Why is it that Toyota is at the top of the chart for resale value?  If not the absolute best in class all Toyota models are virtually always right there

The value in every Toyota is a combination of the engineering and design, choice of materials, production quality, and customer support.  That means that you and your dealership are a big part of the Toyota value story.  

Toyota got where it is today by practicing kaizen, continual improvement.  Your customers are getting better and better informed and more and more focused.  To keep up with your market you will want to learn or do at least one new thing a day that will add value to your next Toyota transaction. 

Feature 

Toyota’s commitment to the environment includes it facilities.

Function/Advantage

Toyota assembly plants generate little or no landfill instead recycling or using materials to keep them out of landfills.

Toyota corporate offices and other facilities are “green” buildings and properties.

Toyota has supported the construction of the first environmentally friendly dealerships in the United States.

For Toyota customers this commitment to the environment benefits everyone.

Technical Information and Details

All Toyota plants are ISO 14001 “green” certified facilities with technology and processes in place to reduce water and energy use.

Most Toyota plants including Georgetown KY and San Antonio TX are “zero landfill” facilities.

Where possible Toyota utilizes energy from renewable sources.  For instance Toyota’s port facilities in Portland derive all of its power from hydroelectric sources.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a 2008 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award to Toyota’s North American manufacturing division, TEMA (Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.). The award was given in recognition of TEMA’s continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency.
Chosen from more than 9,000 candidates, Sustained Excellence Award winners are a select group of organizations that have exhibited outstanding leadership year after year. 

The TMS Headquarters building in Torrance, CA is the world’s largest “green” building.  Photovoltaic power generated on the roof creates enough electricity to power about 500 homes and supplies all of the power to the building.  Recycling and xeriscaping saves over 11 million gallons of water per year.  The building itself was constructed from 80% recycled materials including steel from old cars.

 Customer Benefit

Toyota owners benefit from confidence in their purchase as environmentally sound.

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