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A-1 Toyota

New Haven, CT

4.8
1,140 Reviews
In the early 60’s, the owners of a local garage received a postcard announcing the production of a new four-wheel drive vehicle. At the time, the automotive industry was producing only one other vehicle in this category, so the owners thought this might be a good opportunity to introduce a new four-wheel drive vehicle that they would be able to sell as well as service. The postcard was answered and the response was the founding of the first Toyota dealership in New England and the beginning of what has become a very successful endeavor for Dominic Galardi, Anthony Buglione and A-1 Toyota. The history of A-1 Service began before this. In January of 1951, Dom joined his father-in-law, Tony Buglione in a partnership that included a gas station and used cars. The station was located on the corner of Olive Street and St. John in New Haven. In the late 1950’s, a new highway system was breaking through the neighborhood, people started moving to the suburbs, and with the limited space they had already outgrown, A-1 looked for a new location. The new site they chose was in East Haven. The partnership grew to include Dominic’s brother, Andrew. Their new location, occupying a city block on Main Street and the sign reading A-1 Auto Service, Inc., became a landmark for many. In 1963, A-1 completed the building of the first Toyota showroom on the East Coast. In 1966, just three years after opening their dealership, A-1 became the second largest Toyota dealership in the country. Toyota’s line-up featured only two vehicles at the time, the four-wheel drive Land Cruiser and one of the first economy cars, the Tiara. Over the years, A-1 Toyota continued to grow and in 1980 moved to their current location on Amity Road in New Haven adding the Dodge franchise that dueled with Toyota until 1990. A-1 Toyota’s line-up looks far different than it did in 1963, but the basis for a successful business has continued. The business is still owned by the same family, and Domin
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New Haven, CT

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October 19, 2019

Great Dealer highly recommended A1 Toyota is great dealership , with good customer service, highly recommended.Great prices, waiting time was great, treated you as a family, no hidde More

by Joellenous
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Gary Dos Reis
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October 17, 2019

Great Experience! I leased a 2019 Toyota Rav4 from your dealership. I had great customer service not only from one staff member but three!! Sunny Dhawan, Frank Niveas, More

by Filomena12!
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Frank Nieves
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Satinder (Sunny) Dhawan
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October 16, 2019

The only dealership I will ever go to! Our experiences with A1 Toyota and with Quincy Smith are always nothing short of excellent and this visit was no different. We leased a new 2019 Highl More

by lemcardle
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Quincy Smith
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Mark Mastracchio
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Satinder (Sunny) Dhawan
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October 11, 2019

On point, got all the info we needed. Staff is very nice Very professional staff, didn’t trash talk other dealerships or Brands. They focused on the positives that they offer. Sales guy that we dealt with wa More

by Wasan
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Mustafa Alsamraie
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Hatim Yousef
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October 09, 2019

Buying a 2019 Camry When I walked into A-1 Amjad was absolutely amazing to work with! I had a rough idea of what I wanted when I walked in and Amjad did all the rest. He More

by Vaso
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Paul Wright
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Amjad Alhajjali
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October 09, 2019

Once again a great experience This is the fourth time we have bought a car from A-1. Toyota which speaks for itself. We returned this time especially to work with Quincy Smith bec More

by PFB
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Quincy Smith
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October 08, 2019

Fast, friendly, and well organized. The A-1 team did a good job scheduling the test drive (Frank), explaining the benefits of the dealership, and taking care of paperwork and prep work p More

by Jim
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Kevin Wright
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October 07, 2019

Easy Peazy Quincy was the best salesperson I could have asked for. He was patient and understanding of my situation; he didn't pressure me at all into purchasing More

by kaywaites12
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Quincy Smith
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Frank Nieves
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October 07, 2019

Recommendation We have dealt with Quincy and A1 for many years and also our service manager Ken Perron. They are all exceptional people. Everyone in the dealership i More

by bjden0266
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Quincy Smith
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Carol Mazzarelli
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Ken Perrone
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October 07, 2019

The experience was very smooth and pleasant. The experience over all was very smooth and pleasant. The sales person Quincy was awseome. The waiting area was cleaned and it also had a snack shop. More

by jemeni528
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Quincy Smith
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