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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced the manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRP) for the 2013 Venza crossover vehicle. The Venza will begin arriving at Toyota dealerships next week.

The Toyota Venza crossover now offers enhanced exterior styling, added value through several new standard convenience features and updated option packages, which include the Entune® multi-media system for the 2013 model year. Venza’s aerodynamic shape has been tastefully modified with a new upper and lower grille, fog lamps and rear taillights. The updated styling is complemented by a new 19-inch wheel design and three new exterior colors: Attitude Black, Cypress Pearl, and Cosmic Gray Mica. Venza is available in three interior colors: Ivory, Light Gray, and Black, which is new for 2013. Each color is offered in fabric on LE and leather on XLE and Limited.

The 2013 Venza is available in LE, XLE and Limited grades. The LE and XLE models are available with all powertrain combinations: four-cylinder, V6, front-wheel drive (FWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD); the Venza Limited is powered by the V6 engine only, in front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive configurations. Both engines are teamed with a six-speed sequential-shift electronically controlled automatic transmission with intelligence (ECT-i). Value has been augmented and ordering simplified with the addition of many standard features in all three grades. All Venza models will be will equipped with a standard blind-spot mirror and outer mirror turn signals with puddle lamps.

Additional key standard features include dual-zone automatic climate control with air filter and second-row-seat vents; eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat with power lumbar; 3.5-inch LCD multi-information display; a tilt/telescopic adjustable wheel with integrated audio controls; an overhead console with map lights; rear-seat adjustable personal reading lamps and three 12-volt power outlets. The XLE and Limited models add to the abundance of standard features with many audio and convenience upgrades. Entune Multi-media System
The 2013 Venza now offers the Toyota Entune multimedia system. Entune leverages the mobile smartphone to provide a richer in-vehicle experience with fully integrated access to navigation, entertainment and information services.

Toyota Entune supports engaging mobile apps, such as Bing, OpenTable, and movietickets.com, along with accessing useful travel-related services, such as live weather, traffic, fuel information (location and price), stocks, and sports. Toyota Entune has a large selection of music options available to a vehicle, including iHeartRadio’s 750+ stations, and Pandora’s personalized music service. The audio systems combined with Entune feature a best-in-class, advanced conversational voice recognition system that helps the driver to stay focused by eliminating the need to memorize thousands of voice commands.

The base MSRP for the 2013 Venza LE will range from $27,700 for the front-wheel-drive (FWD) four-cylinder to $30,970 for the V6 all-wheel-drive (AWD), reflecting an increase $270 to $275, or 0.9-1.0 percent. Pricing for the Venza XLE will range from $31,360 for the four-cylinder FWD to $34,630 for the V6 AWD, an increase ranging from $1,580 to $1,585, or 4.8 to 5.3 percent.

The Limited grade Venza will be receive a base MSRP of $37,420 for the FWD model, while the AWD model will be priced at $38,870. Both prices reflect an increase of $955, or 2.5 percent for the AWD and 2.6 percent for the FWD. The MSRP for the 2013 Venza does not include the delivery, processing and handling (DPH) fee of $810. The DPH fee for vehicles distributed by Southeast Toyota (SET) and Gulf States Toyota (GST) may vary.

All 2013 Venzas will be assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK), in Georgetown, Ky.

Courtesy of Toyota Pressroom

Even after driving his truck more than 1 million miles, Glen Allen doesn’t think the old girl has reached the end of the road. She keeps on rolling, even on a long trip.
 
“I can leave right now, punch your address into my GPS and drive with as much confidence as I have when I drive to the grocery store a quarter mile away,” says Allen, who lives in St. Amant, La.
 
That’s important for a man who makes his living driving across the country, escorting vehicles carrying oversized loads.
 
Allen bought his 1996 pickup truck in January 1997 from Price LeBlanc Toyota in nearby Baton Rouge. The truck had six miles on it.
 
It was his fourth Toyota vehicle, the only brand he’s ever owned. “I bought my first one when I was 21 years old,” he says. “It was an ’84 Xtra Cab, white with gray interior.”
 
He later bought a ’91 Corolla and a ’93 Toyota pickup truck. “I’ve been very impressed with Toyota’s products,” he says. “I really don’t have the desire to purchase anything else.”
 
He’s particularly pleased with his current truck. “For a small truck, it has plenty of leg room and head room,” he says. “It’s been a comfortable little truck for me. I can reach anything I need from the driver’s seat.”
 
Comfort is vital to Allen, who can rack up 90,000 miles a year escorting trucks carrying bulldozers, cranes and other heavy equipment. “I could get a call in the next five minutes telling me to go to Minnesota,” he says. “I never know where I’m going or when I’m going. I’ve got to keep my bag packed.”
 
Despite the uncertainty, he says, “It’s exciting because I get to go to a lot of places I never dreamed of going. I’ve been to 38 states and Canada. I enjoy taking back roads, running into little hole-in-the-wall restaurants.”
 
Allen doesn’t spend all of his time on the road. He sometimes spends hours in parking lots while the big trucks are being loaded. But he doesn’t mind waiting because his cabin is comfortable enough for naps. “I get some of my best sleep in my truck,” he says.
 
Even during Louisiana’s scorching summers. “I can sit in my truck all day long with the air conditioning on, and the temperature never goes up,” he says.
 
Allen calls his truck “My Little Red Demon.”  As for the gender, he says, “I think a vehicle is always a ‘her,’ isn’t it? You treat her nicely, and she’ll take care of you.”
 
Allen has treated his vehicle nicely. “I don’t dog the truck,” he says. “I don’t hot rod it at all.”
 
He gets the tires rotated regularly and changes the oil every 5,000 miles. He replaced the original engine at 658,000 miles. “The original clutch looked so good, the mechanic was tempted to put it back in.”
 
He got the truck painted a couple of years ago because “I wanted her to look good when she turned a million.”
 
Yes, Allen was confident his truck would reach that milestone. “Once I saw how far the first engine got me, I thought I could get to a million.”
 
Today, his truck has about 1,080,000 miles on it. Although his family and friends have urged him to get a new truck, he’s in no hurry. “It’s still in great shape,” he says. “Even if I get a new truck, I’ll keep this one for local jobs.”
 
When the time does come, Allen will probably get a Tacoma “unless I’m just completely blown away by a Tundra.”
 
In the meantime, he says, “I take care of my truck the best I can and boogie down the road. We spend a lot of time together. She’s the love of my life, what can I say?”

 

Courtesy of ToyotaDriverSeat.com

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Toyota announced today (Friday) it will expand its Huntsville, Ala.
engine facility to increase North American production of V6 engines. The
approximately $80 million investment will bring total plant investment
to more than $700 million. Approximately 125 new jobs will be created,
increasing employment nearly 10 percent to 1,150.
 

The expansion will allow Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Inc.
(TMMAL) to build an additional 216,000 engines each year, boosting total
V6 annual capacity to 362,000. A new 300,000 sq. ft. building will be
constructed. The increased production will begin in March 2014.
 

TMMAL currently assembles 4-cylinder, V6 and V8 engines for eight of 12
Toyota North American built vehicles. TMMAL is the only Toyota plant
globally to produce these three types of engines in one facility.
 This investment will increase engine production at the Huntsville plant
to more than 700,000 annually, and will increase total Toyota engine
production in the U.S. to more than 1.4 million per year.  Toyota also
builds engines in Kentucky and West Virginia.
 

“We are proud to announce our fourth expansion, only a few months after
celebrating 10 years of success in Huntsville and Madison County,” said
Jim Bolte, President of TMMAL. “Today wouldn’t be possible without
continued commitment from our outstanding team members and support from
our community partners.”
            “Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama has been a dedicated corporate
citizen in Alabama for more than ten years, and today’s announcement is
an exciting new chapter for this company and this community. Toyota’s
success in Alabama is a testament to the hard-working men and women of
the production and leadership teams who have dedicated themselves to
producing quality products,” said Governor Robert Bentley. “This
expansion is also a testament to the business climate we’ve worked hard
to create in Alabama – a climate in which companies are encouraged to
expand, innovate, and create new jobs. We thank Toyota for the company’s
continued confidence in Alabama and Huntsville, and we look forward to a
continued long-term relationship.”
 

Today’s announcement is the latest in a string of Toyota production
increase announcements since February including Toyota plants in
Indiana, West Virginia, Canada and Kentucky. Cumulative investment total
is approximately $645 million and more than 1,100 jobs are being added.
 “This V6 line addition continues to reflect our growing optimism for an
improving North American market, and we continue to study more
localization in North America,” said Steve St. Angelo, Executive Vice
President of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America,
Inc.

Courtesy of Toyota Media Newsroom