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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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March 11, 2018

Excellent and to the point My experience at A1 Toyota was great. The two employees my family and I worked with were very professional and kind. I felt at ease throughout the ent More

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March 11, 2018

By far, the best experince Through the years, i have dealt with many dealerships as I have purchased vehicles. Most were good, a couple poor. My recent experience at A-1 Toyota More

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March 07, 2018

Awesomeness My experience with A1 Toyota was and still the best they treat me like family and Carlos Rodriguez explain to me everything that I need to know... More

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Paul Patrigani
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March 07, 2018

Awsome place Carloz casu he did a great job show us a lot of option and he explain to us everything bu the book it was a great experiance More

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Carlos Casul
March 05, 2018

I LOVE BRENTON Brenton is amazing he makes you feel important and makes every step very understandable. Shows he cares almost makes you feel like you’re working with More

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Brenton Fisher
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March 04, 2018

The best car buying experience so far was with A1 Toyota I came 160 miles one way to buy my truck and I could not have asked for a better experience, from my sales rep Sunny who went above and beyond for all More

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Mike Querfeld
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Dan Wheeler
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Jerry Bell
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Satinder (Sunny) Dhawan
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March 02, 2018

Easy, quick, no stress! Mr. Emerson was very helpful and informative. He put us at ease right away and quickly found a car for our needs and financial abilities. Would defini More

by Chrissie
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Emerson Macavinta
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March 02, 2018

Excellent Customer Service I just purchased a 2015 Venza. From start to finish, The man I worked with, Dado, was kind, extremely accommodating and helped find the right car. H More

by Victoria3
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Anthony Galardi
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Anthony Galardi, Jr.
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Fariz -Dado Dadic
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Frank Nieves
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Other Employees : Anthony Horan, Donna Galardi
March 01, 2018

Excellent Dealership Purchasing a 2018 RAV-4 at A1 Toyota was a pleasure dealing with Kevin Wright, sales consultant and Gary Dos Reis, sales manager. Kevin was very frie More

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Gary Dos Reis
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Kevin Wright
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February 26, 2018

The sales man was very frendly and understanding Benton explained everything to me in detail. My intended on buying a new car , but after he explained why I should I brought one. Also Mr. Paul Wright More

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Frank Crisafi
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Other Employees : Paul Wright, Eric Yaworowski
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