Get To Know Us Better!

Feb 7, 2017

Here at Classic Toyota, in Waukegan, IL we want you to get to know us better. Learn more about our many awards and where the names of our popular vehicles in our new Toyota inventory come from.

When you visit our family-owned and operated dealership, you’ll notice how proud we are to be the only Toyota dealer in our Waukegan, IL district to be honored 12 times with the prestigious Toyota Presidents Award—including 2015. Each year Toyota Motor Sales recognizes its finest dealerships around the country with this award for excelling in all facets of their operations. We’ve been recognized for more than a decade as a dealership that continues to go above and beyond at each customer touch point and represent the best of the best. We’ve demonstrated a commitment to maintaining Toyota’s high standards of customer satisfaction in both sales and service.

In addition to our distinguished Toyota President’s Awards, we are also the proud recipients of the 2014, 2015, and 2016 Edmunds.com Five Star Dealer Award. Plus, we’ve earned an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

When you visit our Toyota showroom and carefully inspect our new Toyota vehicles, you might wander where the names are derived. We can help you. If you’re looking for a smart fuel-efficient hatchback, check out our 2017 Toyota Prius. Its name is derived from the Latin prefix meaning “to go before”.

The 2017 Toyota RAV4 sport utility vehicle is one of our most popular. It received its designation from the words Recreational Active Vehicle with 4WD. Suggesting an image of strength and power, the 2017 Toyota Tacoma pick-up received its name from the Salish Indian word for the mountain that provided water to their tribe (later changed to Mount Rainier).

We have a number of 2017 Toyota Yaris iA vehicles in our showroom. But where did the name Yaris come about? Yaris stems from a goddess in Greek mythology named Charis, who was a symbol of beauty and elegance. Our Toyota brand designers used the German expression of agreement, “ya” because they think this new name best symbolizes the car’s broad appeal in styling and is representative of Toyota’s next generation of global cars.

We hope you enjoyed learning more about our award-winning dealership and where the names of our Toyota vehicles originated.