Blog

Operation Kindness’ annual Dog Day Afternoon Festival is back for its 21st year. A terrific festival for animal lovers around Dallas, Dog Day Afternoon is the perfect place to bring you pup for a “bow wow blast”! Taking place at Flag Pole Hill Park in Dallas, the festival will be held June 6, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Drowsy or distracted driving continues to plague American roadways. But it looks like Toyota might have just taken a major step in combating this very real danger, thanks to a new safety system that tracks eye-lid motion.

Edmunds.com is seeing an uptick in Millennial shoppers. The aptly-named generation that houses people aged 18 to 34 is shopping for more cars according to the automotive website; a trend that has many automotive insiders very happy.

If you’re looking to immerse yourself in the beautiful flora and fauna of spring, head down to the John F. Burke Nature Preserve in Farmer's Branch. The city of Farmer’s Branch is just a hop-skip-and-a-jump from Toyota of Dallas and the Burke Nature Preserve features some of the best views of local plants and animals.

Congratulations to the 2015 Toyota Sienna! The award-winning minivan has just been named the Family Car of Texas, thanks to its fantastic safety features, stylish design and bevy of utility features.

Toyota is shaking up their architecture program this year, with the introduction of the all-new “Toyota New Global Architecture" platform. This new platform represents a whole new business and design model that Toyota is working on; one that the automaker says will lead to a reduction in costs, while also creating compact and efficient vehicles that speak to the heart of what consumers have been asking for.

A brand-new green car is coming to Toyota’s lineup: the RAV4 Hybrid. Debuting at the New York Auto Show this April, the new 2016 RAV4 Hybrid is the automaker’s most recent foray into the hybrid segment. This newest version of the RAV4 marks Toyota’s eighth hybrid offering since it released the Prius 15 years ago.

On March 26th, Toyota of Dallas held a Grand Opening Gala, celebrating the opening of its new 80,000-square foot dealership. Executives from Toyota Motor Sales and Gulf States Toyota gathered to commemorate the reopening of Toyota of Dallas and to tour its new state-of-the-art facilities.

In celebration of National Women's History Month this March, the National Association of Manufacturers honored three of Toyota's engineers at their 2015 STEP Ahead Awards. The STEP Ahead Awards are annual prizes given out to women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Production (STEP) fields in manufacturing. This year's honorees are Toyota Auto Body California Production Manager Rhonda Gilyard, Toyota Technical Center Engineer Jackie Birdsall and Manufacturing North America's Stamping General Manager Susann Kazunas (pictured above).

Toyota of Dallas’ brand-new showroom and service center has been open for an entire month, and what a spectacular month it has been! Residents from all over the Dallas-area have been coming by to check out our beautiful new dealership and all its fun new amenities.