Toyota of Torrance Blog

After entering the NASCAR Premier Series competition in 2007, the Toyota Camry has built a reputation as a surprising model of success within the racing community. With the 2017 North American International Auto Show at the top of the calendar this year, the automaker pulled the curtain off of both its new production 2018 Toyota Camry, as well as its NASCAR equivalent. The exciting new look and details of this updated Camry translates flawlessly to its racing sibling, proving to be a model that will garner plenty of attention with NASCAR's upcoming season nearly here.

This model goes from Marginal to Good+ for easy child restraint installation. https://t.co/4hfX77aqlw pic.twitter.com/KkPSOUsWhp

— IIHS (@IIHS_autosafety) September 1, 2016

When it's time to pick out your next family vehicle, you don't want a gas-guzzler that will cost a fortune on fuel. On the other hand, larger vehicles are often the safer choice when riding with young children.

The new Toyota Prius is turning that image on its head, delivering both family safety and incredible fuel economy.

The 2016 Toyota Prius is an IIHS Top Safety Pick+, because it performed up to the…

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— Wildlife Habitat (@WildlifeHC) October 25, 2016

Since launching the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050 last year, Toyota has been on fire reducing emissions, cutting down on waste, and preserving biodiversity at local and global levels. Last month, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc. was nominated for a Wildlife Habitat Council Award for its bat conservation project.

The powertrain manufacturing..

Congrats to all our #anbestdealers! See the full list in the special section of @Automotive_News!

— Automotive News (@Automotive_News) October 13, 2016

At DCH Toyota of Torrance, we couldn't be more proud to have been honored as one of the Best Dealerships to Work For 2016 by Automotive News. Only 100 dealers were chosen out of the thousands of franchised dealerships in the nation, and while we learned we had made that list back in July, today, the rankings were released.

Out of large dealerships, DCH Toyota of Torrance ranks in at number 14.

That's not bad, but there…

Good news for the Giant Panda. The population has grown - conservation
action works! https://t.co/Yn2uTcEWhJ pic.twitter.com/7ml13vAYgw

— IUCN Red List (@IUCNRedList) September 4, 2016

Great news for conservationists and nature lovers around the world broke early last September. The Giant Panda is now listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List -- a down-listing from its previously held status of Endangered.

According to the IUCN, a non-profit organization which conducts threat-assessments of thousands of species, the Giant Panda has been growing in numbers steadily since the...

In a recently-uploaded video, Toyota gives us a rare, behind-the-scenes look at its California-based design studios, Calty.

Now, while Toyota has begun manufacturing many of its most popular models in the United States, including the No. 1 car on the American-Made Index, historically, the company sold imports. Yet, did you know that as early as 1973, before Toyota began manufacturing in the U.S., it was designing vehicles right in the Los Angeles area?

"El Segundo wasn't a campus," said Doris Kusumoto, Calty Financial Manager. "It was one portion of a modest building in an industrial...

Find out what life is like for a new Mirai owner, via @freep https://t.co/MsHjruYoHY

— Toyota USA (@Toyota) July 11, 2016

If there is one thing that makes living in California great, it's the beaches. Maybe that's one of the reasons Californians are so concerned about climate change -- sea-level rise could threaten our favorite sandy surf spots!

We're lucky to live in one of the few places in the world with a hydrogen fuel station network developed enough to allow us to drive Toyota Mirai, and many Los Angeles residents are.

Take Mark Mobley, of…

Should you find yourself searching for a midsize SUV for your next automotive purchase, we at DCH Toyota of Torrance would be quick to point you in the direction of ours, the 2016 Toyota Highlander.

Wondering why we would? If so, pair up with Autotrader pundit Jabari Jones in the clip below. He's here today to highlight some of the crossover's choicest qualities:

Those who stick with the base LE trim will enjoy a 2.7-liter four-cylinder engine that's good for a healthy 185 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. Coupled with a six-speed automatic transmission, the…

If you're in the market for a full-size sedan, we here at DCH Toyota of Torrance are quite confident you'll find a whole lot to like about ours, the 2016 Toyota Avalon. In our estimation, it ranks right up there with some of the very best in the biz.

And lest you think we're only expressing our inherent bias, we encourage you to check the clip below. As it turns out, the vehicular gurus at MotorWeek are also quite fond of this flagship four-door:

The Avalon's sole engine option -- a 3.5-liter V6 -- is straight-up sublime…