December 2011

LAcarGUY opens Subaru Dealership in the South Bay

www.SubaruPacific.com   Los Angeles – December 1, 2011 – LAcarGUY is pleased to announce the addition of Subaru Pacific to its family of dealerships. Subaru Pacific, LAcarGUY’s eleventh dealership, will open its doors December 5th, 2011 in Hermosa Beach, and will then move to its permanent location in Torrance the following year. Subaru has not [...]

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Fisker Karma Named 2011 Top Gear Magazine Luxury Car of the Year

Henrik Fisker and the Fisker Automotive Team are definitely taking home quite the list of awards this year–and their pile might just be complete with the latest accolade. The UK’s immensely popular Top Gear TV show host James May has just named the Fisker Karma his “Car of the Year” and Top Gear Magazine named [...]

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Volkswagen’s Fun Theory

The Fun Theory (thefuntheory.com) is about changing human behavior for the better by making it fun to do. Be it for yourself, for the environment, or for something entirely different, the only thing that matters is that it’s change for the better. Although Volkswagen’s contest is over, we wanted to share the various fun and [...]

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Santa Is Coming To LAcarGUY And He Want’s To Have Breakfast With You!

You know the holiday season is here when Santa schedules his visits to the LAcarGUY Family of dealerships. Just like last year Santa will be stopping in to many of the LAcarGUY stores and the question as always is, who has more fun getting their pictures will Jolly St. Nick, the kids, or the adults! [...]

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Join LAcarGUY For The 22nd Annual Manhattan Beach Holiday Fireworks

Join LAcarGUY for the 22nd Annual Manhattan Beach Fireworks on Sunday December 11th. While the fireworks kick off at 7PM, there are plenty of activites for the whole family before they start. From 4PM until 6:30 there will be a Snow Park for the kids featuring five 50 foot runs, two snow play areas and [...]

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LAcarGUY donates $16,500 to Pipeline To A Cure to fight Cystic Fibrosis

LAcarGUY has been working for many years to raise money for the fight against Cystic Fibrosis, a terrible decease that effects the respiratory system. LAcarGUY has been donating $300 for every touchdown USC has scored this year to the fight against CF, the prolific USC offense rang up 56 touchdowns this year bring the total [...]

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Toyota Plans for Major Hybrid Growth in U.S.

by Zack McDonald – HybridCars.com At last year’s Detroit Motor Show, Toyota vice president for U.S. sales, Bob Carter, offered a bold prediction for the direction his company plans to take in the United States over the next decade―and for the country’s vehicle market in general. “We will end the decade with Prius being the [...]

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Volkswagen’s Chattanooga Plant Achieves LEED Platinum Certification

Volkswagen’s Chattanooga manufacturing plant has been awarded platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) green building certification program. This makes VW the first automaker to reach the notoriously difficult, highest level of LEED certification. To earn LEED certification, the project must satisfy all prerequisites and qualify [...]

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Subaru of America to Install Rain Gardens to Help Improve River Water Quality

With the recent flooding throughout the northeast United States, the importance of storm water management is even more paramount. That is why Subaru of America has taken the initiative to install two rain gardens, the first of which was installed on October 13 at at company headquarters in Cherry Hill. The second one will be [...]

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First Look At The All New 2013 Lexus GS

When Lexus first brought the GS to market it was targeted as the “sporty sedan” where the LS was the “luxury sedan”, but somewhere along road, the GS became soft, and the idea of it be comparable to a BMW 5 Series was tossed aside. With the latest iteration of the GS, Lexus are looking [...]

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Toyota of Hollywood School Garden Groundbreaking

Toyota of Hollywood’s School Gardens Program is off to a great start! During the first week of the program, the LA Conservation Corps worked strenuously to remove the pre-existing shrubbery and brush and flatten out the garden area. Later in the week LA Conservation Corps built wooden garden beds and filled them with nutrient-rich soil [...]

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Subaru’s “Share The Love” Campaign Donates $250 To A Charity For Every New Car Sold

As many of you know Subaru Pacific is the latest addition to the LAcarGUY family of dealers.  People have asked why it is we chose Subaru as the next brand to add to the family, and the answer is, Subaru’s Corporate policies towards the environment and charitable giving and involvement are 100% in line with [...]

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Electric Car Charging Goes Wireless

By Jim Motavalli HybridCars.com Inductive EV charging—look, ma, no wires!—is gaining momentum, with Daimler testing concepts for the new battery version of the B-Class Mercedes and Nissan actively contemplating making it an option on the 2014 LEAF. Wireless charging leader Evatran will sell wireless kits for the LEAF and Chevy Volt next year, and it’s [...]

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Toyota, Lexus, and Scion Vehicles Earned Top Safety Pick Awards for 2012

Is the safety of a vehicle a major consideration in your next purchase? Then you will be happy to know that fifteen Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick awards. The 15 models chosen between Toyota, Lexus, and Scion, are more than any other automaker! Commenting [...]

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