On Earth Day this year Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, the facility that manufactures Corolla models, celebrated in true fashion by launching its new 50 kilowatt array of solar panels. This makes the facility the fourth largest in the state, with the ability to produce enough energy that could power seven average households for one entire year. Toyota was recently busy celebrating another impressive accomplishment as well.

Although Hurricane Sandy happened several months ago, many areas are still working hard to recover from the destruction. In order to lend a helping hand, Toyota recently donated 19 vehicles totally over $100,000 to the Red Cross. These efforts are aiding areas in the Northeast that suffered from some of the worst damage. The vehicles are being used for relief transportation over the course of this year, and will then be handed off to other areas in need of extra assistance.

As the new Toyota lineup is expanding, the automaker is expanding its European exports as well. It chose the popular 2013 Toyota Venza as its vehicle of choice to export to Russia and the Ukraine. An exciting development for the automaker, as it's a testament to the reliability, innovation and efficiency that the Venza has to offer.

While there are numerous models in the new Toyota lineup that we love, there are of course a few that stand out because of their superior innovation and versatility. The 2013 Toyota RAV4 for example is one that definitely is worth mentioning. For those of you in the greater Gresham area who aren't familiar with what it has to offer, we are here to bring you some of its interior highlights.

For all of you die hard truck fans out there in the greater Gresham area, you will be excited to know that the recent 2013 Chicago Auto Show unveiled a new model worth checking out. This is none other than the all new redesigned 2014 Toyota Tundra, which will be coming to our Gresham Toyota dealership sometime in the near future.

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Here at Gresham Toyota we are continuously impressed by how Toyota continues to give back to local communities. Each year trial vehicles are produced by Toyota to be used for training purposes during manufacturing processes. They are just like any other vehicle that is produced by the automaker except that they are not sold to the public. Instead, Toyota donates them to organizations that could put them to good use.

Toyota continues to go out of its way to ensure the safety of drivers in the greater Gresham area. To further improve the new Toyota lineup, a simple modification was made to the start-stop button within most Toyota vehicles. At Gresham Toyota we are here to tell you how this simple change greatly increases safety.

This year Toyota is going above and beyond to introduce the most innovative features and technology into the new Toyota lineup. While many vehicles are already beginning to incorporate smartphone technology for radio streaming and navigation, Toyota offers a new feature in the 2013 Toyota Avalon that has all of us at Gresham Toyota quite excited.

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As 2012 comes to a close, we are all reflecting on the past 12 months and how we can improve ourselves in the New Year. Toyota is no exception. Earlier this month, they released a report detailing their efforts to help the environment since 2011.

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