True Marksmanship: Toyota keeps it green in 2013

Dec 20, 2013

Hello everyone! This month I would like to let our readers in on some of the fantastic efforts that Toyota is making to lessen its impact on the North American environment. The 2013 North American Environmental Report was recently released, which identifies Toyota as one of the most environmentally-friendly car manufacturers in the United States.

Perhaps this is because Toyota cars and the environment have gone well together as of late. Toyota and its affiliates eclipsed 2 million hybrid vehicle sales in the United States, and over 5 million across the globe. Toyota estimates that having these hybrid vehicles on the road has helped avoid approximately 34 million tons of CO2 emissions, a key pollutant that contributes to global warming.

That is not all. Toyota has reduced energy use by 22 percent per vehicle produced since 2002; ten of its North American plants have achieved zero-waste-to-landfill status; and since 2002, Toyota has saved over 308 million pounds of wood and over 185 million pounds of cardboard thanks to its parts and accessories returnable container program. And Toyota TogetherGreen, now in its sixth year, has engaged approximately 500,000 people around the country in conservation efforts.

That Toyota is the most fuel-efficient full-line automotive manufacturer in the United States bodes especially well for Gurnee car dealers. To us it means delivering to customers vehicles like the Toyota Prius c, which was named the Greenest Car of the Year by the ACEEE, and the 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid, which is the first Toyota vehicle to be completely built in North America. It is certainly a feat that we can all get behind.