Back in June of 2011, Handy Toyota of St. Albans, VT published a blog regarding Toyota's commitment to teen driving safety called "Another charitable donations, this time in the name of safety," in which Toyota Motors USA donated, as the blog's name implies, a massive $1 million to the Buckle Up For Life campaign designed at teaching mid-adolescent drivers the dangers of neglecting…

The lucky citizens of Japan, Toyota's birthplace of course, recently got word that Toyota's Prius Plug-in Priority Registration period is over and phase two, the actual ordering stage, is no open.  Along with the official opening of the order phase, Toyota announced that the Prius Plug-in will retail for around 3.2 million yen with over 270,000 yen worth of Japanese government incentives for purchasing eco-friendly hybrid vehicles.

Additionally, Toyota announced the mileage has now grown to almost 17 miles per charge, the Prius Plug-in charges in only 90 minutes from the Japanese 200-volt outlet with an…

The lucky citizens of Japan, Toyota's birthplace of course, recently got word that Toyota's Prius Plug-in Priority Registration period is over and phase two, the actual ordering stage, is no open.  Along with the official opening of the order phase, Toyota announced that the Prius Plug-in will retail for around 3.2 million yen with over 270,000 yen worth of Japanese government incentives for purchasing eco-friendly hybrid vehicles.

Additionally, Toyota announced the mileage has now grown to almost 17 miles per charge, the Prius Plug-in charges in only 90 minutes from the Japanese 200-volt outlet with an…

The lucky citizens of Japan, Toyota's birthplace of course, recently got word that Toyota's Prius Plug-in Priority Registration period is over and phase two, the actual ordering stage, is no open.  Along with the official opening of the order phase, Toyota announced that the Prius Plug-in will retail for around 3.2 million yen with over 270,000 yen worth of Japanese government incentives for purchasing eco-friendly hybrid vehicles.

Additionally, Toyota announced the mileage has now grown to almost 17 miles per charge, the Prius Plug-in charges in only 90 minutes from the Japanese 200-volt outlet with an…

Imagine if you will something that many of us have to do monthly:  paying our lease payment or car loan payment.  Obviously it doesn't take much imagination, at least not yet, but pretend for a moment that you're not doing so via mail, computer, or even over the phone:  instead you're doing it on your mobile smartphone device.

Surprisingly this isn't much of a fantasy either; it's real, and it…

I arrived at my office at six o'clock this morning with the goal of getting some work done in time to get back home and have breakfast with my granddaughters Faye and Marie.  Faye just called me to ask when I was coming home so this entry will be short as a result.

I hope you all had a very joyous Thanksgiving with family and friends.  Taking the time to reflect on how things…

Boy, oh boy... where to start?  I opened a word document to jot down some notes regarding the recent updates to the Handy Toyota mobile application (dubbed erroneously as iphone.handytoyota.com) with the intention of telling you about one new update and then it dawned on me:  the original blog, "Handy's going mobile part II:  iPhones," was not only from way back in February of 2011, but also doesn't any longer apply…

Today we add yet another American-made tag onto the Toyota name, as Toyota Motors' new $800 million plant in Tupelo, MS will assemble the new 2012 Corolla.  When asked why they chose the Toyota Mississippi factory as the location, Masafumi Hamaguchi, president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi (TMMMS) stated "our slogan is:  'always look for the best way, using our pioneer spirit.'  The Mississippi work force has shown that they have this spirit" (source:  cnet.com)..."

It is eight o'clock in the morning and I just returned from the future Handy Toyota of St. Albans building site.  The contractor made significant progress this week as the weather has been very cooperative for November.  The roof is five panels short of being completed; they were shorted on retainer clips or they would have completed it yesterday.  The clips were overnighted so hopefully they will arrive today.  Worse case, by Monday the…

In this week's blog, Tom discusses two things:  the incredible deals happening for new Toyota vehicles including the 2012 Toyota Camry, and he discusses the long-awaited results of his trip to the 2011 Hood Cook-off.

Check out our monthly specials or Toyota incentives, or click Read More to read about Tom's trip to the cook-off this year.