COAD TOYOTA CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY

COAD TOYOTA CELEBRATES

10TH ANNIVERSARY

Cape Girardeau, MO, July 21, 2015 - Coad Toyota was honored by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. for 10 years in business as a Toyota dealer. A special anniversary ceremony was recently held at the dealership, located at 357 Siemers Drive, Cape Girardeau.

Coad Toyota opened for business in July 2005 and now employs approximately 50 people from the area. When he began his business, Dealer Principal Michael Coad had a goal to build a dealership based on honesty, integrity and professionalism. Those principles continue to guide the dealership today.

Coad Toyota is well known for its past support of educational, health and community organizations. The list includes many civic and local community charitable causes. The management and staff continue to be involved in the community. Honoring Michael at the anniversary ceremony was Kyle Keckeisen, District Sales Manager of the Kansas City Region who presented the 10th Anniversary Award to Coad.

Coad Toyota has earned many Toyota awards and sales leadership titles over the years, including the company's prestigious President's Award four times since year 2006.

About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE:TM), the world's top automaker and creator of the Prius and the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands. Over the past 50 years we've built more than 25 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ more than 42,00 people (33,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (1,500 in the U.S.) sold more than 2.67 million cars and trucks (more than 234 million in the U.S.) in 2014 -- and about 80 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 20 years are still on the road today. Toyota partners with philanthropic organizations across the country with a focus on education, safety and the environment. As part of this commitment, we share the company's extensive know-how garnered from building great cars and trucks to help community organizations and other nonprofits expand their ability to do good. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.

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